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 […]
Just Around the Corner: Fig White Chocolate Poppyseed Hamantashen
Purim really snuck up on me this year. What with the mad green frenzy last week, and the spring equinox, and even Easter in March, the hamantashen (3-cornered cookies symbolizing the hat of Haman, the villain in the biblical story of Queen Esther) damn near didn’t happen this year. Even though I don’t have a […]
Short & Stout: Italian Chocolate Guinness Cake
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you! I know what you’re thinking; didn’t you just post a chocolate-stout cake last weekend? And it’s true, I did. But that Drunk Bundt Cake was so obscenely delicious that I can’t.stop.thinking. about chocolate-stout cake. And what do I do in such desperate times? Obviously I scour the internets for more. (And […]
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) […]
Valentine’s Trifecta: S’mores Brownie Pie
Oh S’mores, how do I love thee? I love thee over a campfire, in cupcake form, as an ice cream flavor, and I definitely love thee in a pie dish! Especially a ruffly, heart-shaped pie dish in February, to be more specific. There are few flavors that I adore more than the glorious trifecta of […]
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: Chinese 5-Spice Sesame Scones
I’ve had sesame seeds on the brain. I suppose that might be an odd thing to think about as a baker; I mean, fixating on chocolate or Irish butter is a fairly regular occurrence in my sugar-glazed brain, but sesame seeds? And yet, I’ve thought about the importance of sesame since I attended a talk […]
