Anyone who knows me and my tastes knows that I’m a decadent queen. Chocolate, caramel, nuts, and especially peanut butter. For almost any dessert, if it comes in a peanut butter flavor, that’s what I’m gravitating towards. Ice cream, mousse, candy, it’s all drastically improved by peanut butter! My one Read more
Something about honey always makes me feel more whimsical. Maybe it’s the association with cottage core and slower living, maybe it’s the nostalgia of Winnie the Pooh, who knows? The important thing is that it does. It can be a bit tricky to bake with, though. As a liquid sugar, Read more
Honestly, I’m not usually a chocolate cake person. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a big chocolate girl! But chocolate cake typically just doesn’t do it for me. Most chocolate cakes end up being weirdly bland and tasting more of sugar than anything else. They rely heavily on frosting to make Read more
Springtime is my favorite season of the year, with Autumn coming in at a close second. The flowers begin to bloom, the animals creep out of their Winter resting spaces, that bite in the air calms down so going outside is peaceful once again. Sundresses come back in rotation, whimsical Read more
When I think of bundt cake, one thing and one thing alone comes to mind: one of the greatest cinematic masterpieces of our time, My Big Fat Greek Wedding. I can recite most of that film from memory, but the scene with the bundt cake is easily one of the Read more
Carrot cake is one of those genuinely nostalgic desserts for me, personally. Not because it’s always been a favorite of my own, but it was for my oldest brother and father. Every birthday for either one of them, every Father’s Day, a carrot cake from the bakery or grocery store Read more
Today, we mainly associate “gingerbread” with intricately decorated cookies, from little people to whole houses. Which is fair, gingerbread cookies are (when they’re made correctly) delicious, whimsical, and have been around for millennia! But that’s not the only form gingerbread takes, traditionally speaking. For centuries now, gingerbread has also been Read more
I’m not going to lie, the inspiration for creating this recipe came from seeing the movie The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. Along with infusing me with a new dose of wanderlust to go visit Iceland someday, I really wanted a piece of that clementine cake Walter’s mom baked. I’m Read more
If there’s anything being trained in a classic French pastry style has taught me, it’s to appreciate the almond. The addition of almond can be found all over the French pastry world: in decadent cakes, filling flaky pastries like croissants or pithiviers, as part of delicate cookies and tarts, in Read more
I’m honestly not the biggest pumpkin fan. I know, it’s a staple of the season and a big crowd favorite. With pumpkin spiced everything everywhere come September, it’s inescapable. It just usually doesn’t do it for me! However, when you add in chocolate, I’m all over it. It sounds like Read more