“Happiness is knowing there is cake in the oven” Who likes tiramisu? Mascarpone frosting? Chocolate Mousse? Chocolate Ganache?? If you like at least one, or all of these – you will love this cake! This is a little 6-inch cake, perfect for your little birthday needs. Tiramisu Cake (2 6-inch cakes) 4 eggs, separated 1/2 cup +2tbsp sugar 1/4 cup espresso 2/3 cups flour 1/2 tsp baking soda Pinch of salt Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, beat egg yolks with electric mixer and half of the sugar. When frothy, add in 1/4 cup of cooled espresso. Continue…
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Continue Reading“Pie makes everybody happy” Squeezing the last bits of summer out with this key lime pie – kinda literally. The only key limes I could find were so tiny I had to squeeze a ton of them to get my key lime juice! But it was totally worth it! This pie is perfect part tart and sweet – you won’t regret making it this weekend! Crust 2.5 cups graham cracker crumbs 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup melted butter Preheat oven to 350F. Chop graham crackers in food processor until you get smooth crumbs. Add the brown sugar and continue to process…
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Continue Reading“Life is just a bowl of cherries” Time for a yummy cherry-centric dessert. Imagine a bunch of cherries piled into a dish, then covered with batter and dusted with sugar – and voila! You have cherry clafoutis! An easy dessert for a nice warm day. Cherry Clafoutis 2 cups of cherries, pitted 3/4 cup flour 1 cup of milk 4 eggs 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 tsp almond extract 1 tsp vanilla pinch of salt Powdered sugar for dusting Preheat oven to 350F. Butter or spray with non-stick spray a baking pan or pie pan. Place the cherries into the pan. In a…
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Continue Reading“As long as you know how to bake…life is sure to be sweet!” Here’s a little bit of a twist on classic banana nut bread. It’s summer so we’re lucky to have lots of strawberries! Why not add them to the banana bread and make your sweet treat a little sweeter?! This banana strawberry bread is super moist and the perfect breakfast treat or easy dessert. Banana + Strawberry bread 4 bananas 5 large strawberries 1 1/2 cups flour 3/4 cup sugar 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 1/3 cup butter 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla…
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Continue Reading“Cookies are made of butter and love” Is there any dessert more classic and cozy than a chocolate chip cookie? The scent of these baking in my oven just makes me want to throw on some pj’s, pour a glass of milk, and cozy up on the couch. It’s not easy to find the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe – mostly because everyone’s ideal cookie is a little different. I prefer a cookie that is slightly crunchy along the edges and soft with ooey-gooey chocolate chips in the middle. If that’s your style – then this is the cookie for you! Chocolate…
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Continue Reading“Donut worry, be happy” Donuts 1 packet active dry yeast 1/4 cup warm water 3/4 cup milk 1 egg 1/4 cup butter 1/4 cup sugar 2 1/4 cup flour (plus extra if needed later) Place the yeast in the water and let it rest for 10 minutes until foamy. In your stand mixer with the paddle attachment, combine the yeast mixture, milk, egg, butter, and sugar and beat until combined. Next add in the flour in parts and continue mixing. Now switch from paddle to hook attachment and knead, adding a bit of flour until the…
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Continue Reading“The red and white and starry blue…” So it’s a little early for Independence day, but I wanted to get these little patriotic cuties up so you have time to make them by the end of the week! These mousse cakelettes are so tasty and light! They start out with a light as air lemon chiffon cake base, are topped with strawberry mousse, blueberry mousse, vanilla mousse, and some more blueberry mousse – and finished off with homemade whipped cream, and fresh raspberries and blueberries. The Lemon Chiffon Cake base 8 egg whites Cream of tartar 1.5 cups…