I was in the mood to bake a cake that involved almond extract, and this easy almond cake fit the bill. I love the way this cake makes the house smell while it’s baking, it’s very easy to put together, and doesn’t involve any exotic ingredients. While I intended this cake as a dessert, I …
When I picked up a half-gallon of apple cider I had 2 recipes in mind: these apple cider mini muffins and my Fall apple risotto. I’ve seen some mini-muffin recipes bake in as little as 11-15 minutes, but mine needed a little more time. These came in at the 20-minute mark, although I probably could …
Pumpkin spice coffee cake is perfect for dessert or breakfast (I’ve done the legwork!). I’ve been looking to add a pumpkin twist on a sour cream coffee cake I’ve been making for almost 15 years. I picked up my first can of pumpkin puree of the season this past week with half going towards this …
Lately, it seems like basic banana bread is everywhere as if it’s the official baking assignment of quarantine. Since I had two pretty big bananas that were overripe and rapidly declining, I figured I’d throw my hat into the banana bread ring! This is meant to be a very simple recipe, but if you want …
After making a peanut butter chocolate chip cookie dough for my peanut butter chocolate cake, I wanted to make a version of the dough to bake off for cookies. This recipe can be doubled easily, although in my house having lots of cookie dough readily available can be rather dangerous…
I love a cakey cookie, and that’s what these soft-baked chocolate chip cookies are… soft pillowy cookies of chocolaty goodness. I sometimes decide to be bougie and use vanilla bean paste instead of extract, but either way, they are wonderful. This is a small batch, but can easily be doubled. This recipe uses half of …
Apple cider pound cake can be stored, loosely covered, at room temperature for up to 3 days, or you can freeze it for up to a month. I wound up with leftover cinnamon-sugar topping, so I stored that in a tiny container for future use (i.e. oatmeal topping or cinnamon toast). Please note, while I …
These girl scout cookie cocktails are a fun spin on dessert. Rather than cake, brownies, or cookies, I wanted a chocolaty cocktail to avoid having leftover dessert in the house. After reading a post on Coastal Living about the best wine pairings with Halloween candy, I wound up down a rabbit hole of cocktails that …
This would make a great birthday cake for someone who loves all things chocolate and peanut butter! I have no idea what kind of succinct name to assign to this chocolate cake… but it’s all the wonderful joyousness of chocolate cake, chocolate chip cookie dough, and peanut butter. How bad can that be? This is …
I first saw a recipe for malva pudding in a fashion magazine roughly 10-12 years ago at this point. The article was based around a viewing party hosted by an actress in her apartment with friends. There were fancy drinks, cute little bites, and this malva pudding. As I tested the recipe, it learned the …
