Healthy-ish cake, cupcakes, pie, and cheesecake recipes and decorating tips
March is hogging all the holidays in a manner that would make Rich Uncle Pennybags from Monopoly proud, so sharp shifting of gears from all things green to all things yellow and pastel for Easter here on the blog. I've been known to indulge in the occasional Peep or multiple handfuls of Cadbury mini eggs… Continue reading Peepin’ It Real
The one thing I wanted most of all my entire life was to rescue dogs that I could spoil relentlessly for the rest of their days to make up for their harsh start on life. Happy to say I have achieved this goal with our pups, Hank and Freyja. Just how spoiled are they? Well,… Continue reading Peanut Butter Banana Pupcake
Jump to recipe and instructions Alright, the time change yesterday has absolutely crushed my spirit...an hour of sleep stolen from us all even though no one asked for it...Irish I was back in bed right now, not gonna lie. Instead, I'm determined not to fall asleep on my keyboard and share with you this ultimate… Continue reading If It Ain’t Brogue, Don’t Fix It.
Girl Scout cookie season has arrived, but literally none of the good flavors are gluten free, which led me to the gluten free cookie section at my local Albertson's...after having a brief, silent cry that there wasn't even more than one row of gluten free cookies, my tears of sadness quickly turned to tears of… Continue reading Thin Mint Mini Cheesecakes
It's time to Party Gras! Sure, everyone's focused on Valentine's Day in February...chocolates are nice, roses are pretty, but you know what absolutely takes the literal cake? A holiday devoted eating and drinking with zero judgement when it comes to how many slices of cake or number of Hurricanes you've had to drink. That, to… Continue reading King Cake Layer Cake
I can't even be-gin to tell you the trial and error process I had bringing my absolute favorite cocktail of all time to life in edible form as a cheesecake. Attempt #1 was way too heavy on the gin (I like a hint of gin, not an entire Christmas tree in my mouth), had a… Continue reading French 75 Cheesecake
Go ahead, cake my day. Yep, that's right, January 7 was the 37th anniversary of my first time eating cake. Which, I guess, a normal person would just call it their birthday, but when you're an introvert that loves cake as much as I do, putting something else front and center just feels right. I… Continue reading Cake: The Gift You Can Give Yourself
I have not seen a single flake of snow so far this winter, and I simply can't take it anymore. I decided to make a snowy dessert instead because necessity is the mother of invention and all that jazz. I made a cool gelatin Shark Week cheesecake over the summer, so I had been dying… Continue reading Winter Wonderland Cheesecake
Jump to recipe and instructions All of 2023 seems to have gone by in the blink of an eye. October lasted approximately 15 minutes, Thanksgiving was a blink and you'll miss it moment, but somehow, the month of December has been about 16 weeks long, or at least it feels that way. But it's finally… Continue reading A Little Holiday Encourage-mint
It's a-bundt time to celebrate for Christmas, and this red and green peppermint cake is a super fun way to deck the halls. Sleigh dessert this season with the holly-est, jolly-est cake ever. You'll want to use a bundt cake that is a little bit more geometric in design than a standard tube bundt pan;… Continue reading Christmas Bundt Cake
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