Roopa I was requested to do some baking this weekend, and was really feeling the lack of cupcakes in my life. I considered a few possibilities and at the end laziness won, so I made whatever I could that didn’t involve me leaving my house. I had a little bit of peanut butter and some … More Banana Cream filled Cupcakes with Butterscotch-Peanut Butter Icing
Roopa This particular baking endeavour was largely inspired by the leftover icing I had from these purple velvet cupcakes. Once again, I looked to Sprinklebakes for ideas and came across this Mast Brothers Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe. It looked pretty phenomenal so I decided to make cookie sandwiches with that. Admittedly, my version is the … More Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwiches
Roopa After what felt like ages, I’ve had the opportunity to bake something! I had finals through April, and a practicum (and subsequent lack of kitchen) through May, and then some travelling around at the start of June. For my first foray back into baking, I wanted to try something new! I found this recipe for … More Purple Velvet Cupcakes
Roopa Despite living in different provinces, Alana and I seem to be on the same wavelength in regards to baking with mini eggs. She just made these mini egg cookies and I made cupcakes! I wanted to make them spring-like so I decided to go with a lemon icing. EGGLESS VANILLA CUPCAKES (24 medium) 1-¾ cups … More Easter Mini Egg Cupcakes
PRETTY, PRETTY PRINCESS CINDERELLA BIRTHDAY CAKE Roopa My friend was making a Cinderella themed birthday cake for his daughter’s birthday and I got to help out! We used this cake recipe (minus the chocolate chips) and this icing recipe, and swapped some of the vanilla for lemon. We got it baked and decorated in about 4 hours, … More Cinderella Cake
Roopa I always thought that the correct spelling was ‘St. Patty’s Day’ because it was from St. Patrick. I recently found out that the correct spelling is actually St. Paddy’s because it’s actually from Padraig, the Gaelic spelling. Fun fact of the day! Having just come back from Ireland, I felt compelled to make some celebratory cupcakes. … More St. Paddy’s Day Cupcakes
HEALTHY PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES Roopa I wanted to make healthyish cookies that were low in sugar, so I adapted this recipe. I didn’t have everything – my Vancouver kitchen is not as well stocked as Edmonton – so I skipped the nutmeg, clove, and coconut. I used chopped up almonds instead of peanuts, … More Healthy Peanut Butter Cookies
WHITE CHOCOLATE MOLASSES COOKIES Roopa To be perfectly honest, I didn’t really do much with these cookies. I was baking at my friend’s house and he really did most of the work. We used this recipe from Sally’s Baking Addiction with a few little changes: we only chilled the dough for about an hour, and we … More White Chocolate Molasses Cookies
CHOCOLATE DIPPED COOKIES Roopa I used this cookie recipe (minus the pudding and the chips) and added 2 tablespoons of cocoa to it. After the cookies cooled, I dipped them in melted white chocolate and covered them in sprinkles. Nothing too fancy, but they were pretty delicious.
Roopa I wanted to try and make a healthy cake that was low in sugar, so I adapted a recipe for a sweet potato cake. The recipe was very similar to some brownies I had tried in the past that turned out really well. I felt that the cake turned out quite well – it was … More Gluten Free Vegan Sweet Potato Cake
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