Citrus season is one of my favorite times of the year! My personal favorite way to use citrus fruits, especially lemons, is to make fruit curd. Curds are a delicious custard-like filling that provide a great pop of flavor in any number of delightful desserts: cakes, cupcakes, French macarons, mini […]
Happy New Year! It is hard to believe that 2019 has drawn to a close and that we have began not only another new year, but a new decade! For me, this past decade has had many milestones: high school graduation in 2011, college graduation in 2017, finally starting my […]
These airy cookies are a delightful treat with so many possible applications! Between vibrant colors and and the ability to make fun shapes, meringues are perfect for making super cute holiday treats. For Christmas, I decided to make Christmas trees, Santa hats, and Christmas wreathes. These are a lovely treat […]
The week of yummy peppermint posts continues today with a Peppermint & Cookie Cake Roll. The best things about cake rolls are that they are super easy to make and faster to make than a traditional layer cake. This cake roll combines super moist chocolate sponge with delightful peppermint buttercream, […]
Welcome to Peppermint Week, Day 3! The week of delicious peppermint themed recipes and treats continues with some peppermint mocha cupcakes. Yes, this is another one of my cupcakes inspired an extremely popular Starbucks beverage. It was only within the past few years that I branched out from peppermint hot […]
Welcome to Day 2 of Peppermint Week! I am so excited to introduce this delightful ball of holiday yumminess because I love making new types of truffles. For these truffles, I like to use chocolate with higher percentages of cocoa, like dark and semi-sweet chocolates, because they offer better flavor, […]
Welcome to Peppermint Week Day 1! We have officially arrived to my favorite of the three Christmas-themed weeks! Ever since I can remember, peppermint has always been my favorite holiday flavor. Even though I enjoy many holiday flavors, it does not feel like the holidays until I get a peppermint […]
For the final day of Snickerdoodle Week, I made a Snickerdoodle Christmas Wreath Cake! This is a delicious cake made of moist cinnamon and vanilla sponge, a decadent ganache filing, yummy cinnamon and vanilla buttercream, covered in festive sugar sprinkles, and topped with lovely buttercream decorations! I love the traditional […]
The week of delightfully yummy snickerdoodle posts continues today with a Snickerdoodle Mocha Christmas Cake Roll. This cake roll combines moist cinnamon and vanilla sponge with a creamy espresso chocolate ganache filling, a caramelized white chocolate and cinnamon ganache drizzle over the top, and festive sprinkles to complete this cinn-fully […]
Welcome to Snickerdoodle Week, Day 3! Today I continue this week of snickerdoodle inspired recipes with Snickerdoodle Cupcakes! These consist of everything that makes you love a classic snickerdoodle cookie: cinnamon, sugar, vanilla, and light caramel notes. The moist sponge base, smooth cinnamon and caramel ganache, silky buttercream, and sprinkling […]