Kate Bakes Cakes

Jump to recipe I do not have a sunny disposition (it's more gloom-adjacent), but it's summer and I'm trying to perk up instead of wilting in the heat. In order to avoid a funk, I wanted to create a good connotation to go along with the sun. You know, trick myself mentally into liking it… Continue reading Here Comes the Sun(flower)

What she lacks in appearance, she more than makes up for in taste, truly. Cakes don't always have to take two and half days to make and decorate. The phrase "Never judge a book by its cover," comes to mind for one of my all-time favorite cake recipes: a protein cake suitable for breakfast or… Continue reading Easy Protein Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Dark chocolate macro heaven Sometimes you need a hug in the form of chocolate, and these brownies definitely do the trick. They don't contain a ton of fat, so because of this, they are more cakey than fudgy. If you want a super fudgy brownie (not low calorie, sorry, I only can work so many… Continue reading Easy Protein Brownies

Jump to recipe I'd like to point out I've managed to make it all the way to the middle of May before I started complaining about summer heat this year. If we still lived in Florida, these tantrums would've began in February, so thank you, New Mexico: the land of enchantment and lower A/C bills.… Continue reading Just in Lime for Summer

I'm a fan of Easter simply because it's the Spring Edition of "There Are No Rules: We Begin Eating Chocolate at Sunrise," much like how Christmas is the Winter Edition of "There Are REALLY No Rules: Cake Pairs Well with Spiked Hot Chocolate at Dawn." I knew I wanted to do a bunch of baking… Continue reading Every Bunny Loves Carrot Cake

I love gloomy weather. Is it grey and cloudy? Good. It is raining? Better. Is it snowing? Best. Needless to say, after five very long, very winter-less years in Florida, I was stoked to be back in New Mexico where it gets cloudy, rainy, and snowy sometimes all in the same day during the winter… Continue reading Simply the Zest

Let me preface this blog by plainly stating, I do not celebrate Valentine's Day. Adjectives to describe me have never included "lovey dovey," "romantic," or "cuddly." I required six feet of personal space even before COVID, and I would rather get my eye poked than meet someone for the first time who says they're a… Continue reading A Heart Full of Cake

 I know it seems weird to most people that I make my own birthday cake, but baking is my hobby, not my husband's. I'm sure if I relinquished control (ha!) and let him bake my birthday cake, it would turn out absolutely fine (but oh would there be hovering). Alas, then what would I have… Continue reading Space: The Most Delicious Frontier

 Well, we've finally made it into the last round of Holiday Eating 2021. I'm not huge into Christmas...the music is deplorable, most of the movies are too mushy (except for Die Hard, the best Christmas movie), and well, minus a strange man coming down the chimney at night to leave gifts, there is literally nothing… Continue reading He's a Green One, Alright.

Day 4 of the Thanksgiving holiday: the sight of turkey on my plate for the 65th time, the stretchiest of pants don my waistline, and I'm simply proud of myself for showering today. I gotta say, I probably wouldn't need to take Zzz-quil every night if I ate a turkey leg an hour before bedtime.… Continue reading The Belle of the Butterball