I don’t like to admit this anyplace where my husband can read it, but I have a real, serious, (read: expensive) Starbucks addiction. I go there on the daily. To the point that when we pull up into the drive through, my kids start hollering requests from the back seat for “pink do-duts,” “banilla bean scones,”… Continue reading Starbucks Iced Lemon Pound Cake
Usually, when I’m baking for myself, I stay away from anything labeled “gluten free” or “dairy free.” It’s nothing personal, it’s just that my family doesn’t have those dietary restrictions, and I love me some dairy and some gluten. In fact, I may have said once or twice that “to me, a life without cheese… Continue reading Oatmeal Coconut Cookies (Naturally gluten-free and dairy-free)
My daughter is 5 today. St. Patrick’s Day. The day for the wearin’ o’ the green. The day of my people. So, you can imagine my alarm when she said to me yesterday afternoon “Tomorrow is my birthday, and I’d like everything to be pink, and very fancy.” I should have known it was… Continue reading “Very Fancy” Strawberries and Whipped Cream Sponge Cake
My future sister-in-law, Lexie, sent me this recipe on Pinterest a couple of weeks ago, with the message “I want this.” When I went and looked at the recipe, I had to agree- I wanted this too. Chocolate and banana bread aren’t two things that I would have thought would be too terribly great together,… Continue reading Double Chocolate Banana Bread
Why is it that everything very good is so very, very bad? Take this modified Paula Deen recipe for Gooey Butter Bars that the genius over at Brown Sugar Mama had the fantastic idea of adding coconut and lemon to. There are almost 3/4lbs of butter in this this recipe and so much sugar that you… Continue reading Lemon Coconut Gooey Butter Bars
I came across this recipe for Johnny Iuzzini’s Crumb Cake on Just Baked a few days ago, and as soon as I saw the pictures of the cake, and the source of the cake (totally rad pastry chef and Top Chef judge Johnny Iuzzini) I knew that I had to try it, even though having… Continue reading Johnny Iuzzini’s Crumb Cake
Did you know that Saturday is National Bundt Cake Day? Neither did I, until a few days ago. I always wonder who makes up these silly “holidays.” “National Donut Day” and “National Apple Pie Day,” “National Fried Cheese Day.” Is that a thing? Probably. Anyway, I figured it was as good an excuse as any to… Continue reading Chocolate Cream Cheese Marbled Bundt Cake
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