This black velvet snack cake is a single layer small cake that is both easy to bake up, and richly decadent. It’s also perfect for when you are thinking maybe red velvet sounds good, but honestly want something better. It’s topped with a whipped mascarpone frosting and by the end you’ll be wishing the cake…
These chocolate sweet rolls are a chocolate version of a cinnamon roll, but instead of cinnamon filling we have a creamy, gooey, delicious chocolate filling. Everyone loves chocolate, and everyone loves cinnamon rolls – at least everyone I know. So why not combine those things and create a chocolate cinnamon roll, or chocolate sweet rolls….
These flaky buttermilk biscuits have layers of buttery and tangy goodness, baked up high and ready to be eaten on their own or served with jam or honey. A good biscuit can be life changing. Buttery and warm, personally I love when the exterior is a little crisp but the interior is soft. Perfection. I…
These copycat cranberry bliss bars are a blondie base, with a orange cream cheese frosting and white chocolate chips and dried cranberries. Just like from your favorite coffee shop but maybe a little bit better and way more dessert for the amount spent. Believe it or not, I had never actually had one of Starbucks’…
This lemon scone loaf is a lemon scone recipe baked as a loaf bread/dessert with lemon extract, zest, juice and glaze. Perfect for all lemon lovers. Last year I made a Blueberry Scone Loaf and I loved how wonderfully it turned out. I make regular scones all the time, but I wanted to get a…
These sugared milk buns are the sibling of my super soft milk bread buns, but are more of a dessert bread. Soft and sweet and addictively good. I love a dessert bread. I also love milk bread. I’ve made dessert focaccia and I’ve actually made chocolate milk bread but I wanted to make something a…
This small batch monkey bread is made in a loaf tin and a much more manageable size to serve to a family or smaller group than traditional monkey bread recipes. Perfect for when you’re at home and want a sweet dessert but don’t need to feed 10 people. What is monkey bread? Monkey bread is…
These chocolate peanut butter sandwich cookies are made of chocolate roll out sugar cookies sandwiched with a peanut butter frosting. Chocolate and peanut butter, one of the world’s best combos. When creating these cookies, I knew I wanted the cookie to be firm and more like an Oreo than a soft cookie or a whoopie…
Glazed donut cookies are soft sugar cookies with a familiar iconic donut glaze. Made to invoke that feeling of a fresh glazed yeasted donut, without the mess of frying or having to run out to a donut shop. I’m going to say something controversial considering where I live (New England). I don’t like Dunkin’ Donuts….
These cinnamon sugar shortbread cookies are light and sweet, and feel like they both melt in your mouth and have the perfect crisp. I love shortbread, it’s so buttery and delicious. I remember when I discovered Lorna Doone cookies and was like WHAT are these?? I don’t buy those anymore because I can make my…
Traditional lace cookies often have either oatmeal or almonds (or both) but I opted to use a different nut. These pistachio lace cookies have the same look and texture as the original but a different flavor that I personally find superior. I looked at a ton of recipes when researching Florentine, or lace cookies. I…
Are you a mint chocolate person? I one hundred percent AM. I love it, and not just around the holidays. Peppermint cheesecake brownies definitely are holiday appropriate but can be enjoyed year round. Mint cookie ice cream is one of my favorite flavors. I love thin mints, and mint Oreos, and my mom always made…
Holidays often mean special meals and special desserts. Cakes and candies and all kinds of treats. If you’re anything like me you could eat a piece of bread or a dinner roll at every meal. But some people prefer to wait for special occasions. This is a roundup of some of the best holiday dinner…
Gingerbread scones are for the holidays. Not that you can’t make them in summer, but gingerbread is very much a winter favorite. Scones are something I feel like you either love or hate. Most of the hate though, in my opinion is undeserved. There’s a lot of bad scones out there. Too sweet, too cakey,…
Savory biscotti is NOT traditional biscotti, and I am aware of this. However, you are talking to a gal who also likes to bake dessert focaccia and other creative takes on traditional bakes. Because that’s one of the great things about cooking and baking, you can be creative with flavors! What is biscotti? Biscotti is…