Baked Sunday Mornings: Hippie Cake
In the world of chocolate cake, there are those that make you want to weep tears of joy and ecstasy, and others that try really hard, but lack something in flavor or texture. This week’s Baked Sunday Mornings recipe for Hippie Cake from Baked Occasions fell into the latter category for me. This vegan chocolate cake was created […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Mae’s Crescent Cookies
It’s official: Walnuts have won me over. I was never a huge fan; at most I found them tolerable, if not mildly irritating. But as is the case with so many suspect ingredients, BAKED‘s recipes have changed my mind about the merit of walnuts. Past Baked Sunday Mornings recipes like Chocolate Velvet Walnut Fudge and Easy Candy Bar Tart, […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Mega Easter (Primavera) Pie
When I joined Baked Sunday Mornings over 3 years ago, the group was working their way through BAKED’s second cookbook, Baked Explorations, and they were just cracking open the newly released Baked Elements— I was so excited to jump in! The premise of our group is to bake through every recipe one by one and learn/enjoy/chow […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: St. Patrick’s Drunk Bundt Cake
As I’ve talked about before (here and here), I have always been thoroughly enamored with all things Irish. I adore the names, language, music, accent, and that unique Irish beauty; the misty, romantic melancholy of it all. I feel a certain connection to Ireland, though I don’t possess a drop of Irish blood– I’ve even worn an emerald […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Pistachio White Chocolate Cheesecake
It was cheesecake– my first baking love. It’s hard to remember that time so long ago when my kitchen was not filled to the brink with couverture chocolate, cake pans, various kinds of flour, and countless jars of sprinkles! Despite my mother being a wonderful cook, I had little interest in kitchen activities (uhhh, besides eating) […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Conversation Heart Cakes (aka Black Velvet Cakes)
There is something about heart-shaped things. Whether they are edible or decorative, I appreciate the warm fuzzies that they bring to the day. Truth be told… I am not a huge fan of Valentine’s Day. While the sentiment is endearing, I think it’s overdone and too commercialized, and most of the romantic places to go with your sweetheart […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Dolly’s Doughnut
Hellloooo, coconut– I missed you. You know how sometimes there’s an ingredient that you love, but don’t use all that much, and then when you do use it, your love for said ingredient smacks you in the face? That’s me and coconut. It’s not something I grew up eating, and in fact, I was possessed of the […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Brutti Ma Buoni (Italian Pistachio-Chocolate Chip Meringue Cookies)
I think I’ve always felt that meringues are sort of a black-and-white thing: either you love them, or you don’t– there’s not much gray area in the middle. (Disclaimer: It’s perfectly likely that I’m completely, entirely wrong about this.) When I saw this recipe for Brutti Ma Buoni (‘Ugly But Good’ in Italian) from Baked Occasions on the Baked […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Brown Sugar Oatmeal Whoopie Pies with Maple Marshmallow Filling
Truth be told, National Maple Syrup Day was not really on my radar as part of the Fall/Winter holiday season. But alas, it is apparently a thing, celebrated on December 17th in honor of that sweet, magical serum derived from maple trees. I don’t remember eating it much growing up (and if I did, I’m […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Whipped Shortbread
Butter. Oh, butter… How I love you so. I mean, I know this goes without saying, but I can’t imagine life without the rich, magical deliciousness of butter. There is some pretty f*cked up stuff going on in the world right now, and it distresses me to no end when I think about where we are heading… […]
