We made it! The final weekend in January of healthier lightened up dishes! I thought for this weekend since we have all been so darn good, I would share a sweet treat, come on, we deserve it! My Paleo no bake Turtle “Cheesecake”! This delicious plant based semi raw “cheesecake” will satisfy all your ...
Cakes and Cupcakes
Spice Cupcakes with Gingerbread Buttercream! Let the Holidaying Continue!
Just a few more days until Christmas and not too much longer until we close the books on 2018! I have another holiday treat for you with yet again, gingerbread! These warm spice cupcakes get all holidayey with a generous topping of that light as air Swiss Meringue Buttercream, flavored with you ...
Gingerbread Layer Cake with Maple Mascarpone Buttercream! Go Big All Season Long!
Ok, one Holiday down and on to the next one! For the next month, it’s all Christmas Flavors all the time! Kicking off the season with this behemoth triple layer gingerbread cake! This cake is the right amount of spice and that old familiar gingerbread flavor. Mellowed out by the maple mascarpone ...
Pumpkin Spice Eggnog Cupcakes! Have Your Cake and Eat it Too…Along with Pie!
Can’t decide what holiday flavor to go with for Thanksgiving? For me, Thanksgiving Day was the ok in my head to start thinking and consuming all Christmas flavors all the time. But you still want to honor those Fall flavors for one last big hoorah! So why not combine the two, it’s the perfect segue ...
Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Toasted Meringue! All Pumpkin All the Time!
Well last week we kicked off apple season with apple cider sangria. Sticking with those fall themes, this week is all about the pumpkin! These pumpkin spice cupcakes with a toasted meringue are reminiscent of the classic pumpkin pie in cake form! The warm spices and the addition of the pumpkin puree ...
Cinnamon Date Banana Bread Pudding Cake! Gluten/Grain/Refined Sugar Free!
This cake is part bread, part cake, part gooey and all parts delicious! As the weather turns and the temps start to cool off you crave those cozy homey comfort flavors. This is just that. Warm spices of cinnamon and cardamom combined with the banana and date make for the perfect fall dessert or ...
Salted Caramel Mini Rolo Cupcakes! Perfect Pairing for a Tasting at Winestyr!
We were planning a get together with some of the gals I used to have book club with and one of those gals recently started working at Winestyr, this great company that highlights the smaller family run wineries that can’t compete with the big dogs! So, they just opened this amazing tasting room in ...
Vanilla Cupcakes with a Vanilla Prosecco Swiss Meringue Buttercream. Simple, Pure, Classic with a Twist.
I love the simplicity and the classic flavor of vanilla. It’s my favorite. Vanilla, Vanilla Baby! There really is nothing like the pure smooth flavor that pairs with everything vanilla! All you naysayers that claim it’s boring or basic, you are all so wrong! It’s the best and you better remember ...
Strawberries and Cream Dipped Cupcakes! You had me at Dipped!
I’m a sucker for anything dipped. Chocolate dipped pretzels, chocolate dipped strawberries, dipped ice-cream cones, you get it, anything dippable. Well that includes dipped cupcakes. I have done a few different versions of the dipped cupcake, peppermint, hot chocolate- I highly recommend you make ...
Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cake! Congrats Grad!
It’s June, school is out, graduations have commenced, summer vacation has started! For the kids that is. Speaking of graduations, my nephew graduated from middle school! He will be off to high school in the fall! How did this happen so fast, seems like just yesterday he was in diapers! Any who, I ...