Stellina Sweets

Unleavened Heaven: Matzah Tiramisu Cake

This year, I wasn’t able to host or attend a Passover Seder, so I wasn’t planning on baking for Passover. I was content scrolling through loads of Instagram food porn […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Easter Coconut Sheet Cake

Holy coconuts, Batman. I have gotten a hell of a […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Light & Lemony Jelly Roll with Raspberry Cream Filling

Consider the lemon. A humble fruit that cannot be eaten […]

Chocolate

St. Patrick’s Italian Escapade: Irish Tiramisu Trifle

I hope the leprechauns behaved and rainbows shone bright for […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Blood Orange Tiramisu… & Recipe Testing!

Does there exist a more iconic Italian dessert than tiramisu? […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Chocolate Texas Sheet Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting

After quite a stretch without much chocolate in my life […]

Chocolate

Adventures in French Pastry: Blonde Chocolate Tarts

You guys… YOU GUYS. You know how sometimes you need […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Cherry Almond (Vanilla) Crisp

Fact: Winter cherries are sad, sad little creatures. This week’s […]

Cakes

The Stuff of Valentine’s Dreams: Vanilla Bean Cake with Pomegranate Buttercream

Some days I’m wrapped up in daydreams of fluffy, buttery, […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Toffee Coffee Cake Surprise

Sometimes in life, we’re asked to do things we don’t want […]

Chocolate

Channeling Sicily: Blondies with Salted Pistachios & Lemon

When I saw this recipe for Blondies with Salted Pistachios […]

Cookies & Small Treats

The Polar Espresso: Stumptown Shorties

I feel like an Ovenly fan-girl– I just can’t say enough about their magical little cookbook. Every recipe I’ve tried (here and here, plus Eggnog Sandwich Cookies) has been terrific; not since BAKED […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Gingersnaps with Lemon Sugar

We are a couple of weeks into 2015 now, and […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Hair of the Dog Cake

Happy 2015! As usual, it’s hard to believe that another year has come and gone, and that the whirlwind of the holidays is behind us. This holiday season was chock-full […]

Cookies & Small Treats

Champagne Wishes, Caramel Dreams: Butterscotch Blondie Bars with Peanut-Pretzel Caramel

Happy New Year, friends! As 2015 begins, I’m sure many […]

Baked Sunday Mornings

Baked Sunday Mornings: Wintermint Cake

Gone are the days that I used to dread making layer cakes. When a layer cake would come up on the Baked Sunday Mornings schedule, I used to feel a mixture of elation, anxiety, and […]

Stellina Sweets

Sweet Morsels from My Kitchen

Baked Sunday Mornings: Ultra-Lemony Lemon Bundt Cake with Almond Glaze

Coconut Remix: Salted Sesame Caramel Macaroons

Baked Sunday Mornings: Buttery Pound Cake with Salty Caramel Glaze

Unleavened Heaven: Matzah Tiramisu Cake

Baked Sunday Mornings: Easter Coconut Sheet Cake

Baked Sunday Mornings: Light & Lemony Jelly Roll with Raspberry Cream Filling

St. Patrick’s Italian Escapade: Irish Tiramisu Trifle

Baked Sunday Mornings: Blood Orange Tiramisu… & Recipe Testing!

Baked Sunday Mornings: Chocolate Texas Sheet Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting

Adventures in French Pastry: Blonde Chocolate Tarts

Baked Sunday Mornings: Cherry Almond (Vanilla) Crisp

The Stuff of Valentine’s Dreams: Vanilla Bean Cake with Pomegranate Buttercream

Baked Sunday Mornings: Toffee Coffee Cake Surprise

Channeling Sicily: Blondies with Salted Pistachios & Lemon

The Polar Espresso: Stumptown Shorties

Baked Sunday Mornings: Gingersnaps with Lemon Sugar

Baked Sunday Mornings: Hair of the Dog Cake

Champagne Wishes, Caramel Dreams: Butterscotch Blondie Bars with Peanut-Pretzel Caramel

Baked Sunday Mornings: Wintermint Cake

Baked Sunday Mornings: Date Squares… with Toffee Sauce