Roopa A friend of mine is in town today, so I thought I’d make him some cookies! In the past I’ve given him a lot of vanilla (even though he prefers chocolate) so I I’m overcompensating with these cookies. I just tweaked my normal cookie recipe, which worked very nicely. They’re strongly chocolatey, and not … More Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
VANILLA CUPCAKES WITH MALTED CHOCOLATE ICING Roopa It was my end of season volleyball party, so obviously I brought cupcakes. I used this cupcake recipe, and this icing recipe (although I use a bit of milk rather than cream, and I proportioned everything to ~90g of butter), and put skor bits on top.
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.]
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
ST. PATTY’S DAY VANILLA IRISH CREAM CUPCAKES What is more in theme with St. Patty’s day than Irish Cream cupcakes? I suppose I could have made them green, but oh well. I used this cupcake recipe, and stole the icing idea from these amazing looking cupcakes by Sprinklebakes: http://www.sprinklebakes.com/2013/02/bottoms-up-irish-cream-hot-fudge.html I wasn’t really motivated enough to do the … More Baileys Cupcakes
CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH ALMOND BUTTERCREAM ICING Roopa I used this cupcake recipe, and just a basic almond buttercream (left over from last week’s Cookie Monster cupcakes). I added Skor bits on top for the final product, but they weren’t the most aesthetically pleasing. Just delicious.
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