Dessert-o-licious

Ever since I joined the daring bakers earlier this month, I have been anxiously waiting to see what the challenge was for April. Looks like it was revealed across blogs today. It was Abbey’s Infamous Cheesecake. I’m loving looking around the web at everyones different incarnations of this recipe. My favorite that I’ve seen so [...]

My blog has been adopted by Sass & Veracity thanks to Dine and Dish’s 3rd Adopt a Blogger event! Yay! I’m so excited!

Isn’t this just adorable? Posted by jdesmeules (Blue Cupcake) on Flickr.

For 3 years I’ve wanted to buy some Goldtouch Pans from Williams-Sonoma and have never really gotten around it. Yesterday I finally got some! I got an 8″ round pan and some mini-loaf pans. I can’t wait to start baking with them!!

Last night I made apple turnovers for the first time and they came out really great! I modified the recipe found on The Repressed Pastry Chef here. I did not make the icing because I thought they were sweet enough to begin with. I also liked eating them warm, rather than the suggested cool. They [...]

Yesterday I joined the Daring Kitchen as a Daring Baker! I’m sure you’ve all heard of them, but in case not, heres a little info. Basically, once a month, the host for the month reveals a new recipe that all bakers must make using the exact same recipe. All participants must make the recipe during the [...]

I just discovered the greatest blog, The Repressed Pastry Chef. She has really great recipes for things like apple turnovers and napolean cupcakes, as well as sharing my obsession for tart lemon bars! I seriously want to try every recipe she has on her site! You should check them out too!

I discovered a new delicious fruit yesterday called a Kiwiberry! It’s a small fruit, about the size of a grape, grown in New Zealand, that has a skin which resembles the look of a watermelon, but when bitten into it looks like a kiwi, and it tastes almost exactly like a kiwi, without the annoyance of the furry [...]

Be careful which ones you eat… Originally posted by Rakka on Flickr here.

I love to bake, but I never know what to do with all of the finished products, so I wind up not baking as often as I would. But, I just came upon the Drop In & Decorate site and I’m very suddenly inspired. Since Mother’s Day is just around the corner, wouldn’t it be [...]