Alana I’ve had a lot of free time since my finals finished, so I’ve been baking basically every day. Because I have all of this time, I feel like I have more freedom to step outside of my usual baking repertoire. I went through a cinnamon bun phase a couple years, but since then I … More Cinnamon Buns with Cream Cheese Frosting
Alana As the finals soccer mom, I told everybody that I would bring them baking to fuel their brains for all of that learning they need to do. I decided that these needed to be at the top of the “to-do” list. At least one batch of cupcakes needed to be gluten-free for one of … More Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cupcakes
Alana As per the latest trend, today’s baking post is brought to you by my BScN-in-progress. I finished my last two weeks of clinical on Friday, so again as a thank you, everybody in my clinical group brought something for the nursing staff on our unit. Because time was of the essence, I decided it … More White Chocolate Orange Cupcakes
Roopa I’m feeling pretty motivated to try out new recipes right now, so today I decided on a gingerbread cupcake with lemon buttercream icing. I was a little skeptical of the ginger-lemon combination, but google informed me that it’s an excellent pairing. To be perfectly honest, I’m not the best judge of anything where ginger … More Gingerbread Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream Icing
Roopa I haven’t really been trying anything new lately, so I decided to make a peanut butter chocolate cookie. They definitely turned out really soft and chewy, and have a strong peanut butter taste; they’re not bad, but they can be better. I can’t quite figure out what exactly needs to be fixed with them, … More Choco Peanut Butter Cookies
Roopa It was my friend Chris’ birthday, and I wanted to make something kind of creative. I decided on a beach volleyball cake, since it’s April, which means it’s almost not cold outside. Almost. It was a chocolate cake with salted caramel icing – I figured that if the execution sucked, the cake should at … More Beach Volleyball Cake
Roopa I really enjoy this recipe for a few reasons: 1) It’s really adaptable2) It’s really easy and quick3) It freezes well 4) The cookies turn out really soft and delicious Admittedly, I haven’t been experimenting much with cookies since I just love this recipe so much. It’s really easy to switch up the type of … More Go-To Cookie Recipe
MINT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES Roopa Just my go-to cookie recipe (but I double the vanilla, and use milk instead of eggs) with mint chocolate chips instead. [I add 1-2 tbsp of milk per egg. I add it in as the last ingredient, and add just enough to make the dough hold together.]
SPRING CUPCAKES Roopa These are from a little while ago, but it was pretty much a ‘let’s play around with icing’ kind of day. It was just a basic buttercream since that is stiff enough to decorate well, but soft enough to not cramp your hand.
Roopa It’s my old dance teacher Holly’s birthday tonight, and my other teacher Suzanne asked if I could bring cupcakes to class. They were basically the best teachers ever, so obviously I said yes. I don’t really have a good way to make a single oversized cupcake, so I opted for a mini cake with … More Chocolate Cake with Salted Caramel Icing
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