Category Archives: Treats
coffee, coffee, coffee [cake]
Because coffee was our April ingredient, I thought it important to tackle a dessert that brought out the wonderful taste of coffee (coffee flavored cake whilst drinking coffee? Yes, please!) I found this recipe from PW, and decided that it …
Easy as [Banana Cream] Pie
You may or may not know that I usually don’t do banana. Not because I don’t like them – I do like a banana now and then! I just subscribe to the idea that one should eat locally sourced produce, …
Strawberry Bird’s Nest Cupcakes
Around Easter, a co-workers birthday prompted me to make some strawberry cupcakes with buttercream frosting. But I also wanted them to be somewhat special – so I topped them with dark chocolate eggs. OK, so really I just wanted dark …
Recipe Review: Tiramisu
For a friend’s recent birthday, she requested tiramisu as the dessert of choice. I had never made tiramisu before, but Rebecca had made it once, and we had a few recipes on hand that made it look interesting. I say …
Baking A Heart Inside A Cake
Happy Valentine’s Day! One year ago, Jessica sent Mary and I this blog post by I Am Baker for a photo shoot about hearts in weird places. This totally qualifies. We made it and photographed it, and now it is …