Alana A couple weeks ago was my friend Brad’s 30th birthday. He’s gay, so Theresa suggested making a cake of a more phallic persuasion… If you know what I mean…. Normally I don’t think I would bake a penis cake, but I was pretty okay with our game plan. Partly because it suits Brad, partly … More Chocolate Chip Birthday 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
Roopa I got to go to Ireland over spring break to visit my sister! I missed St. Patrick’s day by 2 days, but things were ramping up for the weekend. The people she was staying with were absolutely lovely and let me use their kitchen to some baking! I was lacking a lot of my … More Baileys Truffles
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
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 saw a picture of half and half yin-yangesque cookies, and I wanted to try and make them. It’s a little more challenging to get the actual yin-yang shape, but I was pretty content with how they turned out. It’s basically cookies and various types of chocolate, so there was really no way these … More Reverse Cookies
REESE’S COOKIES Roopa I used my go-to cookie recipe (and left out the chocolate chips and pudding), and simply stuck a Reese’s cup in each cookie immediately after pulling them out of the oven. I had wanted the cookies to be a little taller, but I had too much liquid in the dough and they flattened … More Reese’s Cookies
Alana It was my good friend Stephen’s birthday a couple weekends ago, and his wonderful girlfriend (Ashlea) asked if either me or my friend Theresa could bake a birthday cake. Unfortunately Theresa was out of town, so this was a solo cake adventure. Ashlea had no requests/suggestions for the kind of cake she thought Stephen … More Chocolate Whiskey Birthday Cake
Roopa I got a baking blowtorch for my birthday (!!!!) and finally got an opportunity to use it! I made s’mores cupcakes, because what is better to torch than marshmallow?! I made a graham cracker based cupcakes (adapted from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World), and covered them in marshmallow creme and a piece of … More S’mores Cupcakes
NUTELLA CHOCOLATE CAKE Roopa I am going to be moving to Vancouver pretty soon to start my after-degree in Prosthetics and Orthotics. My friend Nick was pretty invaluable during the application process, so to thank him I made him a chocolate cake with Nutella icing. I tried to make it sort of prosthetics themed, which is … More Prosthetics Cake
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