Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes… in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
As I mentioned in my last post for Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Scones, I am not the biggest fan of the illustrious chocolate-peanut butter duo. I don’t hate it or anything, but I feel like the peanut butter eclipses my total chocolate immersion experience, and frankly, I find that concept very troubling. However, this […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Scones
My last post featured a scone of the dainty English variety, which I was inspired to make as a contrast to this rustic, chunky, indulgent number! These Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Scones are more suited to a tall glass of chocolate milk than a cup of tea, in my opinion. Alternatively, one might just […]
Perfect with a Spot of Tea: Currant Cream Scones
I’ve got scones on the brain. This weekend’s Baked Sunday Mornings assignment is a “rustic” scone recipe. In preparation for this, I was inspired to conduct a little scone contrast experiment. I’ve mostly baked the traditional, English-style scone, which I find to be utterly delightful and comforting. My early baking was heavily influenced by recipes […]
Baked Sunday Mornings: Burnt Sugar Bundt Cake with Caramel Rum Frosting
I cannot remember the last time I made a Bundt cake. I have nothing in particular against them, but I tend to prefer more decadent cakes slathered in creamy frosting, rather than those sporting the meager dusting of confectioners’ sugar typical of Bundt cakes. I guess I would generally place them in the category of […]
Sweet, Salty & a Little Malty: Chocolate Stout Pretzel Cupcakes
One of my favorite things to do in the kitchen is create mash-ups of my best-loved baking recipes. I am immensely enjoying experiments of the “sweet & salty” variety at the moment, with particular affinity for the pairing of chocolate and pretzels. [Note to self: Next time I make Whole-Wheat Cinnamon Sugar Pretzels, drizzle with […]
Party Like It’s Your Birthday: Confetti Cookies
Who doesn’t love good ol’ fashioned birthday cake with sprinkles… in the form of a cookie?? That is the sort of brilliant baked innovation found in pretty much, well, every recipe in the Momofuku Milk Bar cookbook. Currently, Milk Bar is one of my biggest culinary influences; it has single-handedly changed the way I think […]
Come to the Dark Side: Oreo Cupcakes
I am generally pretty adamant (some might say… a tad snobby) about using the best possible ingredients in my baking: high-quality chocolate, European butter, organic eggs… Although I shy away from over-processed and artificial foods, I have to admit that there are a few exceptions to this rule, most notably the crown jewel of the […]