Cinderella’s Midnight Snack: Chocolate Pumpkin Cheesecake Cupcakes
So, after Cinderella’s unfortunate midnight pumpkin incident and prior to her “rescue” by Prince Charming, very few people are aware of her actual activities. (Disney always softens the ugly truth– have you read the original version of The Little Mermaid?) I’ve come to learn from anonymous sources that what she was doing on that sad, dark […]
Ultra-Rich & Creamy Bittersweet Chocolate Frosting
I am an equal-opportunity chocolate whore. I love me some cake, cupcakes, cookies, ice cream, candy, mousse– you name it. (Though oddly, I’m not the biggest fan of truffles– I’m complex and mysterious like that.) However, there is nothing quite like a decadent chocolate frosting– the kind you just want to eat out of the […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Good Morning Sunshine Bars
People, if you don’t already know, it’s a good thing you’re reading this: CEREAL IS NOT JUST FOR BREAKFAST. You’re welcome. The pinnacle of cereal-based delights, Rice Krispie Treats, was certainly the first such phenomenon of this nature that I’d ever had as a child, and it’s always held a special place in my heart. […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Devil Dogs with Malted Buttercream Filling
I had such a sheltered childhood. As an immigrant child, I did not experience some of the classic American treats that most of my peers knew and loved. Things like peanut butter and jelly and milkshakes were foreign to me, and I stayed wary and suspicious of these unfamiliar delicacies until I grew old enough […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars
I rarely crave pumpkin out of season; although I quite like it, it’s not generally one of my overarching favorite flavors per se– it does not keep me up at night with recipe ideas or stark, raving mad obsession like chocolate or caramel. (That’s normal, right?!) However, almost like clockwork, on the Autumnal Equinox, all […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Brown Butter Snickerdoodles
I chuckle when I think back to the first time that I made brown butter, and I noticed little dark bits in my pool of melted butter. At first I thought something had fallen into my pan, so I tried to pick it out with a spatula. But more and more bits formed, and I […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Orange Almond Ricotta Cheesecake
I almost threw it away. I almost threw it away. I was going to write a sob story about how I ruined my cheesecake and wasted $24 worth of fresh ricotta cheese… but then it rocked my world. I thought I would have to re-bake my second cake in a row– I hope these things […]
Slice of Summer: Peach-Vanilla Bean Lattice Pie
I wish I had a charming, nostalgic story to tell you about pie; something like, ‘I used to watch hungrily over the edge of the countertop when I was a little girl as my grandmother lovingly crimped her pie dough edges while humming’… but I don’t. I didn’t eat much pie growing up, and it’s […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Mile-High Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Buttercream
By definition, a recipe with the words ‘mile-high’ and ‘chocolate’ in the title really couldn’t be anything but mind-blowing; at the very least, it certainly got my attention. I had been really looking forward to the Mile-High Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Buttercream from Baked Elements on the Baked Sunday Mornings schedule for some time, and […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Whiskey Peach Upside-Down Cake
There are lots of peach-tastic things happening in my kitchen lately. The peaches at the farmers’ market are just perfect at the moment, and I find that I kinda daydream about them throughout the day. Well, I should say that they’re perfect for about 24 hours… and then they cross the line to moldy, mushy […]