Storytime: Why Carrot Cake Is My Not-So-Secret Weapon You know, it’s funny—when I was a kid, I thought carrot cake was a weird grown-up food; why would anyone put veggies in dessert? Now, I’m the grown-up shoving grated carrots into batter (and sneaking bites of frosting when no one’s looking). The first time I made …
Hey, You Need Frosting—Like, Right Now? So, picture this: it’s 9pm, someone just texts that they’re on their way over (with cake), and I suddenly remember that store-bought frosting is…not my favorite, to put it nicely. I mean, it’s sweet, sure—but not, you know, the good kind. That’s actually how I started making this super …
Okay, friend, let’s talk Red Velvet Cookies. The first time I made these, it was on a weirdly hot November afternoon (yes, really, in November!), and I ended up with red fingerprints all over my kitchen cupboards. But hey, that’s how you know you’re having fun, right? Anyway, these cookies are now what I bake …
If you ever wanted a dessert that looks fancy but is ridiculously forgiving… Okay, so here’s the story: I was elbow-deep in flour one rainy Saturday trying to impress my cousin who’s basically a Bake Off fanatic. And what do you know? I come up with these Puff Pastry Berry Hearts—mainly because it’s what I …
Let Me Tell You About These Strawberry Shortcake Cookies Okay, full disclosure: I stumbled into the whole Strawberry shortcake cookie thing by accident. I had strawberries going a bit too soft (you know how they just mutiny overnight?), and not quite enough patience for a full-on shortcake, so cookies it was. One batch in, and …