Whether you’re spending Valentine’s Day with your better half, your partner in crime, or a quiet night by yourself next to a fire, make it extra special with a homemade dessert. Here are 15 of our chocolatiest, strawberriest, and most decadent recipes that won’t let you or your guest down. More
Marbled Pumpkin Cheesecake Squares
By Ari in Brownies and Bars, Puddings & Custards 1 Comment Tags: cheesecake, Cream Cheese, Ginger, Gingerbread, pumpkin
Looking for something new to bring to the holidays dessert table? These pumpkin cheesecake bars are a great alternative to either pumpkin pie or any basic cheesecake!
Thanksgiving Recipe Round-up
By Ari in Brownies and Bars, Cakes, Candies & Chocolates, Odds & Ends, Pies, Recipes, Scones No Comments Tags: fall, thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a time for family, friends, giving thanks, and… dessert! Over the years we have compiled quite the list of fall-thanksgivingy treats. Whether you are just beginning, in the middle of, or finished with preparations – or even if you’re not in charge of the food festivities at all this year, we hope the recipes below give you some inspiration and get you in the holiday mood.
Apple Cake with Orange Zest
By Tia in Cakes No Comments Tags: Apple, Cinnamon, Whipped Cream
Vanilla Whipped Cream
By Tia in Fillings, Frostings, Odds & Ends No Comments Tags: Vanilla, Vanilla Bean, Whipped Cream
There is something to be said about homemade vanilla whipped cream. It tastes fantastic, and is so much better than the store bought kinds. When making whipped cream at home you can control the sweetness and flavor. Do you want almond whipped cream? Lemon whipped cream? Or even chocolate whipped cream? Go ahead!
Breakfast Series: Toasty Cinnamon Crunch Cupcakes
By Tia in Breakfast, Cakes, Cupcakes No Comments Tags: Breakfast, brown butter, Churro Cake, Cinnamon, cinnamon sugar
A trip down memory lane (and a possible flashback) is what you’ll get with these cupcakes. We’ve discovered that favorite cereals always equal amazing cupcakes because, well, let’s face it, cereal is really just desert for breakfast. Well… unless you are eating bran bark…
Whipped Cinnamon Vanilla Frosting
By Tia in Frostings No Comments Tags: Cinnamon, cinnamon sugar
This cinnamon frosting is so divine you’ll be eating it out of a bowl with a spoon! We used our Whipped Vanilla Bean Frosting as a base; however, we substituted vanilla extract for the vanilla bean paste, and added cinnamon. More
Lemon Ginger Zinger Doughnuts with Honey Butter Glaze
By Ari in Breakfast, Cakes, Cupcakes, Parties, Pastries 2 Comments Tags: Crystalized-Ginger, Ginger, Honey, Lemon
Ari recently hosted a brunch bridal shower, for one of her best friends since high school. While brainstorming about what we could bake, we decided on making two different kinds of cupcakes. What breakfast/brunch isn’t complete without cupcakes? We agreed that coffee and tea flavored cupcakes would be appropriate… and delicious! Salted Caramel Cocoa Coffee Cupcakes were a shoe-in for the coffee flavor, but we had to do some investigative work into what the bride’s favorite teas were to decide on the second flavor.
Chai Spiced Plum Custard Tart with a Brown Sugar Crust
By Tia in Puddings & Custards, Tarts No Comments Tags: Chai, Custard, Pie, Plum, Spiced, Stone Fruit, Tart, Tea, Whipped Cream
If you are looking for an elegant dessert, then this tart is your answer! Plums are the perfect baking fruit. You can use them in so many preparations, and they hold their structure when heated. Instead of absorbing the flavors around them, they just become stronger and more intense. Combining them with a sweet Brown Sugar Tart Pastry and filled with a chai spiced custard, it creates an other worldly experience. More
Brown Sugar Tart Pastry
By Tia in Pastries, Pies, Tarts 2 Comments Tags: Brown Sugar, Crust, Pastry, Pie, Tart
This is one of our favorite (and easiest) cookie crust recipes. Just like our basic shortbread crust, used in our Blueberry Tart, it’s a press-in crust with no rolling required. Plus, it’s got a great cookie crust crunch. More