VANILLA BABY DOUGHNUTS Roopa These were another attempt at these vanilla doughnuts from Sprinklebakes. I added just over 1/8 tsp. of nutmeg, used vanilla almond milk with 1 tsp. of apple cider vinegar instead of buttermilk, and only used vanilla (since I didn’t have any beans handy). I’d go a little lighter on the nutmeg next … More Vanilla Doughnuts
Alana Yesterday was my half-brother’s birthday so I offered to bake a cake for the party. He requested lemon, so I pulled up my post from Stephen’s Birthday Cake. I looked back on my previous post with this recipe and noted that I found the middle/non-blueberry layer a little bit dry. I figured I could … More Blueberry Lemon Birthday Cake II
Alana A friend of mine and Roopa’s is hosting a baby shower a little while ago. She needed a cake and came to us! Roopa is in Vancouver so I agreed to help out 🙂 We chatted a little bit about decorations, but we didn’t say too much about the kind of cake. I thought … More Chocolate Baby Shower Cake
SKELETON CAKE Roopa I finally got to use my skeleton mold! There was nothing fancy about the baking of this cake – yay for Betty Crocker – since I didn’t have a lot of time. I think my vision was much cooler than the actual execution, but you can’t win them all. I used white … More Skeleton Cake
Roopa I made these chocolate lentil cupcakes a little while ago, and while they were good, they definitely needed some tinkering. I had some ingredients to use up and thought I’d give them another go. They turned out better than the previous attempt, but a little bit dry; I think that I may have undercooked the … More Chocolate Lentil Cupcakes: V2
Roopa I needed to order this month’s book club book – Boy, by Roald Dahl – and to get free shipping, you need to spend $25. Clearly I HAD to bump up my purchase. So obviously, I now own a mini cheesecake pan. Oops. I was a little bit lazy with making these, and also … More Mini Mint Cheesecakes
Alana My family had a bit of a last minute Easter this year, so on Saturday I offered to bring some dessert. I decided it would be a good idea to practice one of the recipes from pastry school. The choux pastry with vanilla pastry creme seemed like a good choice because it’s nice and … More Paris-Brest
Roopa Happy Easter! In my mind, Easter is associated with mini eggs, so it’s a very happy time. Traditionally it also meant finals, but I have a peculiar school schedule this year, so my finals aren’t for 2 months. I wasn’t feeling ambitious enough to bake another cake, so I went with cookies. I also … More Easter Mini Egg Cookies
Roopa Ever since the Sweetapolita Bakebook came out, I’ve wanted to make this watercolour cake. A bunch of my friends are in town for an Easter weekend volleyball tournament, so I thought it would be an opportune time to try it out! This was my first time covering a cake with fondant, and while things … More Watercolour Cake
Alana I’ve made a lot of banana bread and love the recipe I have for Zucchini Brownies, but I have yet to try baking a zucchini bread. I figured it would make another good option for snacking in addition to the Banana Banana Bread I made to bring along to Jasper this past weekend 🙂 … More Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread
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