There’s nothing wrong with just slapping some green frosting on your cupcakes for St. Paddy’s day, but if you want a dessert that really will make the Irishmen (and ladies) swoon, this Malted Guinness Chocolate Cake with Baileys Frosting is what you should be baking this year. And next year. And every chance you get for…
Easy Salted Caramel Molten Lava Cakes
Do you remember those classroom motivational posters? You know what I’m talking about– the ones that read “Believe And You Will Succeed,” or “If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It,” or some other feel-good phrase that made us elementary-aged children super self-assured. Well, my biggest life goal at that age was to be a dinosaur…
Death By Chocolate Chunk Cookies
This cookie is the result of countless hours of inner-debate over which decadent dessert to bake. Do I whip together my famous Chocolate Chip Cookies? Do I mix up some One Bowl Brownies? How’s a woman to choose between both sources of sugary splendor? She doesn’t. In times of crisis, she makes Death By Chocolate Chunk…
Matcha Cookie Christmas Tree Stacks
It’s an exciting day of firsts for me. This is my first post I’ve written since moving (to my first place I’ve rented away from home since college), of my first time using matcha in baked goods. I never thought these Matcha Cookie Christmas Tree Stacks would turn out so perfectly on my first go, but what do you know? It’s a…
Easy Applesauce Drop Doughnuts with Caramel Glaze
I’ve got to be quick today, for two reasons: First, because Hanukkah is just around the corner, and I want you to seriously consider making these Easy Applesauce Drop Doughnuts with Caramel Glaze for your holiday get-together. They’re fried, they’re much easier and quicker to make than Sufganiyah (they take less than an hour from start…
Ultimate Sweet Potato Casserole
Listen, I know that casseroles are supposed to be just “throw it together and bake” types of dishes, but sweet potato casserole is typically reserved for special holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas, and if I’m going to make anything on those days, I’m going to make it right. That means no dried out turkey, no soggy lasagna,…
Slow Cooker Pumpkin Cheesecake
Let’s be honest: no matter how great of a cook you are, nor how gracious a host, Thanksgiving gets stressful when you’re the chosen one who’s preparing the feast. Everyone is counting on you for a delicious day; it is the biggest food-centric event of the year, after all. You spend days planning and prepping,…
Salted Caramel Crunch Cookies
I realize that this is the second post in a row that has “Crunch” in the title. But honestly, who doesn’t want a crunchy exterior surrounding their chicken, or some crunchy mix-ins in their cookie dough? After all, if flavor is the leading role, then texture is the director. Did you know that texture actually largely…
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
While scrolling down my facebook feed earlier this week, I noticed a post from my cousin Jamie that made me laugh as I waited for my Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars to come out of the oven. She announced, I’ve noticed a big backlash lately against pumpkin spice and I just wanted to make my…
Sangria Sorbet
You might not be used to your frozen desserts having rules, but this one has three: Must love sangria. Must resist the urge to eat it all before fully frozen. Must not operate a vehicle immediately after consuming, because this sorbet packs a punch.
Coconut Milk Ice Cream with Mango Swirl
I can now honestly tell you that a dairy-free ice cream is in my top 5 list of all-time favorites. What? Dairy free ice cream? Yes, that’s exactly what I said. And it’s freakin’ amazing. You know that Lincoln commercial with Matthew McConaughey where he channels his True Detective character’s dark and brooding introspection and lets you know, “I…
Hickory Peach Ice Cream with Candied Bacon
That’s right, Hickory. Peach. Candied Bacon. Ice Cream. There are two possibilities right now: Either you are like, “Wow! That sounds amazing, and I need to drop everything I’m doing and get this ice cream in my life as soon as humanly possible,” (in which case you’re 110% correct), or you are thinking the opposite,…
Blue Moon Orange Creamsicles
Just over two years ago, I came up with one of my most popular recipes– Creamy Margarita Popsicles. At the time, James told me that they were going to be a hit; “You should sell these,” he said, “You’d make a lot of money.” And even though I didn’t decide to venture into entrepreneurship with a…
The Best One Bowl Brownies
You guys, I have been trying for a long time now to come up with the best brownies. I have tested all of the celebrated brownie recipes my little heart could handle, and I found promise in some, but not perfection. I have compared to box mixes. I have compared to bakery brownies. I have talked to…
Gooey Lemon Bars with Blueberry Glaze
My family heard that I was making brownies for Easter, so they showed up ready to get their sweet teeth tickled. “That is not a brownie,” my grandmother informed me, pointing to a yellow rectangle I was cutting. “And hi, dear!” She was right, the brownies were set aside (more on those brownies next week, by…
Sugar Stenciled Raspberry Dark Chocolate Cake
I was all set to make a flourless torte for James. I had the ingredients all measured out, I had my pan sprayed, and for once, I was feeling pretty confident that I would get a sweet recipe right the first time around. “Are you making cake?” James asked, wide-eyed and obviously excited. “Well, yes,…
