Stellina Sweets

Sweet Morsels from My Kitchen

Essentials

Fit for a Ballerina: Rhubarb-Vanilla Pavlova

I’m nothing, if not determined. I’ve been working on a number of more complicated recipes recently to stretch my skills, and at some point pavlovas caught my attention. I’ve never […]

Fit for a Ballerina: Rhubarb-Vanilla Pavlova

Essentials

Sticky Sweet Springtime: Rhubarb-Vanilla Sauce

If you could distill the brightness, sweetness, and exuberance of […]

Sticky Sweet Springtime: Rhubarb-Vanilla Sauce

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Old-School Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Educators of America, rejoice! At long last, the end of […]

Baked Sunday Mornings: Old-School Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cookies & Small Treats

All Buttered Up: Chocolate Chip Toffee Shortbread Bars

For bakers who like to tinker, accidents and failures are […]

All Buttered Up: Chocolate Chip Toffee Shortbread Bars

Breads & Doughs

Twice as Nice: Double Sesame Banana Bread

You’ve seen one banana bread recipe, you’ve seen ’em all, right? Okay, that was a lie– a big, fat, terrible, vicious lie. While a classic banana bread is perfectly scrumptious, I’ve found that […]

Twice as Nice: Double Sesame Banana Bread

Cakes

Classic Passover Decadence: Flourless Chocolate Cake

Chocolate. Butter. Eggs. Sugar. That is all you need to […]

Classic Passover Decadence: Flourless Chocolate Cake

Chocolate

At the End of the Rainbow: Irish Chocolate Biscuit Cake

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Let me start this Irish-inspired post […]

At the End of the Rainbow: Irish Chocolate Biscuit Cake

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Baked Ultimate Birthday Cake

Happy New Year! You guys, 2016 was rough. I’m hoping […]

Baked Sunday Mornings: Baked Ultimate Birthday Cake

Cakes

Autumn in Brooklyn: Pumpkin Olive Oil Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting & Maple Roasted Pepitas

I’m lucky to live near San Francisco, I really am. […]

Autumn in Brooklyn: Pumpkin Olive Oil Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting & Maple Roasted Pepitas

Breads & Doughs

Side Dish Supremacy: Southwestern Buttermilk Cornbread

I know I’m not alone in this: I’m one of […]

Side Dish Supremacy: Southwestern Buttermilk Cornbread

Cookies & Small Treats

Kisses From Italy: Baci di Dama

I used to say that I didn’t care for Italian desserts. Even after spending three weeks in Italy a couple of summers ago, I was still fairly lukewarm, except for good […]

Kisses From Italy: Baci di Dama

Chocolate