This French-style apple cake is all about the fruit: thin slices of tart apples held together by a simple, tender batter that bakes up golden and rustic. It’s the kind of dessert that feels cozy and homey but still special enough for a dinner party or holiday table. The rum and vanilla give it just… Continue reading French Apple Cake with Maple Rum Custard
Nothing beats a gingerbread cake made with fresh ginger and brown butter frosting. People will go crazy for this cake, and the best part? It’s only about 20 minutes of work for you. Yeah, she’s real low maintenance, and she tastes like Christmas in a bite. Gingerbread Cake with Brown Butter Icing Prep Time: 15… Continue reading Christmasy Gingerbread Cake
Whenever I hear the words “tiramisu,” I think of the scene in Sleepless in Seattle when Tom Hanks and Rob Reiner are walking through Pike Place Market discussing dating. “Tiramisu”“What is Tiramisu?”“You’ll find out.”“Well, what is it?”“You’ll see.”“Some woman is going to want me to do it to her, and I’m not gonna know what… Continue reading Homemade Tiramisu {without lady fingers}
Kringle, a traditional Danish pastry (the word actually means “pretzel”) is one of my very favorite holiday treats. I used to only be able to find it at Christmastime, when we would go to Wight’s Home and Garden on the day after Thanksgiving and pick out a Christmas ornament. They would always serve hot coffee… Continue reading Homemade Danish Kringle
It’s crazy to me that I’ve never put this recipe on my blog, because I’ve been watching my mom and my Nanny make this recipe my entire life, and eating it my entire life. Maybe I thought it was too simple to be considered a recipe. I don’t know. I do know it’s delicious. People… Continue reading Classic Banana Pudding
Homemade donuts are SO much easier to make than you think. My mom always made them with refrigerated biscuit dough on snow days. We’ve been having the most beautiful week of snow here in Seattle. This morning I woke up wanting to make warm donuts with my kids on day 3 of no school, but… Continue reading Homemade Glazed {and Cinnamon Sugar} Donuts
Here it is, the most perfect German chocolate cake recipe ever!! This cake is a rich chocolate, with a homemade chocolate buttercream all around the edges, filled and topped with a perfect coconut pecan frosting. I love to top mine with some toasted sweetened coconut and some toasted chocolate dipped pecans, but you can easily… Continue reading Perfect German Chocolate Cake
Rumbly in my Tumbly 