Heyyyyy 2017. I’m sorry I’m a few days late, but hey, I got a snow day. Snow days=my favorites. Spoiler alert: They’re not my favorite because I love to play in the snow or sleep until 1 PM or watch movies all day long. They’re my favorite because I can get a lot done. I’m…
sweets
Mexican Double Chocolate Cookies
When I was growing up, my Mom and I would be cooking or baking, and without much warning, we’d jab spoons of (insert whatever we were making) and say, “Try this!” Sometimes we paused to ask what it was, and sometimes we just went ahead and opened our mouths. Fast forward to how this has…
Cinnamon Roll Cake
Recently, one of my friends told me about a cinnamon roll cake she had seen on the internet, and she raved about how it looked so good. She told me it made her think of me and my baking endeavors. I thought about it for awhile, and then of course, I had to do some…
Cinnamon Graham Cracker Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
Summer. The word means many things to many people. As a teacher, I think of sleeping in (rarely past 8, though), reading, and “unlimited” planning time for the school year to come. Side note: Guess who banged out 4 unit plans in 1.5 weeks?!?! #thiskid As a human, summer means getting a tan (or a…
How to Decorate an Ombre Cake
The ig photos of this cake got so many likes that I wanted to give you a little behind the scenes peek at what went in to frosting this cake! Credits to: Sally’s Baking Addiction: Yellow Cake Sally’s Baking Addiction: Vanilla Frosting, and Multiple readings of this tutorial
Brown Butter Banana Bread + Dulce de Leche
Subtitle one: How to BURN butter rather than brown it. Subtitle two: When you think you know how to do something so you have all the confidence in the world, but then you FAIL. Before making this banana bread, I’d made brown butter before. Not enough to call myself an expert, but I could do…
Cookie Dough Chocolate Cake: 2 Ways!
I like to have options. I like to be picky and get what I feel like, not be constrained to one thing. If I was a kid who had to wear a uniform to school, it would have been a rough K-12 life. Says the girl who ALWAYS picks her clothes out for work the…
Dulce De Leche & Churro-Spiced Cheesecake
This cheesecake was born out of two desires: 1. To make a Mexican-inspired cheesecake to go along with a meal. 2. To use up a can of Dulce De Leche I bought unexpectedly. For more information, see below: Collin and I are part of a marriage group that meets once a week, and it’s always…
Samoa Cupcakes
It’s Girl Scout cookie season! A.k.a. so many reasons to indulge in Girl Scout cookies and trash up other baked goods to mimic them! Honestly, this recipe was born out of a necessity to use up some of my Caramel & Coconut Coffee Creamer. I bought it and had high expectations that were not met…
Double-Baked Molten Lava Cake
Some people jump out of airplanes to get their adrenaline rushes. Others run marathons. Me? I get my adrenaline from crazy recipes like this one. I tell you, it’s not for the faint of heart, but oh it is worth it. It all started when I was trying to plan a Valentine’s Day dinner for…