It never fails that on any given Saturday or Sunday, my kids ask for cinnamon rolls for breakfast. And, it never fails that I always forget to plan ahead when it comes to weekend breakfast or brunch. Always. Don’t these kids know that most cinnamon roll recipes need to be prepared the night before?! Well,…
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Banana Muffins Swirled with Dulce de Leche
Okay, so I did a thing. A really, really good thing. I took a whole jarful of that luscious homemade dulce de leche and swirled it into bakery-style banana muffins. Eeeeeeeeeee!! How awesome does that sound?! Banana pairs so well with the milky caramel flavor of the dulce de leche. It’s a new take on…
Alfajores
Remember the Homemade Dulce de Leche recipe I posted recently? Well, I kinda needed something to bake with it, otherwise I would have gone to town eating it by the spoonful. Not productive for anyone. So, I baked up some shortbread cookies called Alfajores. And, lemme tell ya, I am in love! The delicately soft…
Easy Homemade Dulce de Leche
Can we all just pause a minute and admire the gloriousness that is Dulce de Leche? Just look at it! Smooth, rich, milky, caramely goodness. And, it’s so darn easy to make at home. One single ingredient is all it takes to produce this delectable delight of a treat. Dulce de leche is very similar…
Jacques Torres Chocolate Chip Cookies
It’s always fun to try new recipes, especially when famous chefs make their famous recipes public for us home bakers to try them out! I have seen this recipe for Jacques Torres’ Chocolate Chip Cookies floating around for some time, so of course I had to give it a go. I’m always curious if these…
Butter Cake with Rum Glaze
Just the idea of a cake that’s centered around the main ingredients of butter and rum sends me swooning. I mean, these are two fantastic ingredients, am I right? This Butter Cake with Rum Glaze tastes like buttery rich heaven with a kick of something special. The perfect marriage of flavors, if you ask me!
Lemon Crumb Bars
For me, lemon is a flavor that goes so well with the warmer months. It brightens up any dish including, of course, dessert! For these Lemon Crumb Bars, I mashed together a bunch of my recipes and added in this citrus rockstar. I came out on the other side with an amazing recipe for reimagined…
Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache and Oreo Buttercream Frosting
Oreo has got to be one of my favorite flavors. Cookies and cream ice cream has always been my go-to and, to this day, it still ranks up there as number one. My kids have clearly inherited that gene from me because they are also huge fans. We’re the family that buys every new flavor…
Bakery-Style Double Chocolate Chip Muffins
Ahhhh the goodness of muffins freshly baked at your neighborhood bakery and served warm with a steaming mug of coffee on a lazy weekend morning… This makes for an ideal way to start your day. So comforting and filling and just plan delicious! Now you can bake up some Bakery-Style Double Chocolate Chip Muffins at…
Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies
The perfect sugar cookie recipe is hard to come by, I’ve learned. Some come out too dry, some too crumbly. Some require way too much prep time, i.e. chilling for hours, and some lack flavor and texture. Not these Sugar Cookies! They are soft and chewy and full of flavor. And, the best part? No…
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