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
Somehow, my baby boy turned 3 last weekend. I gave birth to him, and then I blinked, and here we are. Charlie’s favorite thing in the entire world is chocolate. He would choose chocolate over anything, including puppies, Disneyland, and Paw Patrol. It is his very favorite thing. When I asked him what kind of… Continue reading Chocolate Sour Cream Cake
You know those horrible (and by horrible, I mean wonderful) little Cadbury chocolate eggs that come out at Easter time? They have that crispy, hard shell, and they are filled with that wonderful, creamy chocolate? Yeah, I bought a bag of those last week. It was a moment of weakness, and I instantly regretted it.… Continue reading Peanut Butter and Chocolate Egg Blondies
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
I don’t know about you all, but my family had an awesome Halloween. We spent it with some of our best friends and their kiddos (who are some of our kiddos best friends.) Before we headed out into the dark drizzle with our to-go hot chocolates, we gathered first at our house for hot spiced honeycrisp… Continue reading Pumpkin Crunch – The Perfect Thanksgiving Dessert
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