Archive for July, 2014

  • Blueberry Crumble Muffins

    Blueberry Crumble Muffins

    July 30th, 2014

    I am so excited by these! Yeah, we’ve all had blueberry muffins, and I’ve posted more than my share of blueberry-filled recipes.  But these.  These muffins have a crumbly top, which takes them out of this realm and into another kind of buttery, sugary world.  (I think crumble tops make anything better.  Maybe I’ll start putting […]

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  • Cheesecake Stuffed Chocolate Bars

    Cheesecake Stuffed Chocolate Brownie Bars

    July 23rd, 2014

    Imagine a brownie- a fudgy and chocolatey one- baked with a layer of cheesecake inside of it. Imagine not inhaling this dessert after it has cooled down just enough to not burn your tongue and mouth to smithereens. I know, it’s not possible.  You’ll either let it cool just barely enough and eat the whole […]

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  • White Chocolate & Pistachio Dipped Cookies

    White Chocolate & Pistachio Dipped Cookies

    July 19th, 2014

    I need more pistachios in my life.  (I also feel like I need more cilantro and cumin, and adventure, but I’ll stick to the sweet stuff since I know that’s what you came here for.) I’ve already bored you to tears with my soliloquies about shortbread cookies.  You know I love them, you know it’s […]

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  • Creamy Berry Icebox Cake

    Creamy Berry Icebox Cookie Cake

    July 16th, 2014

    Sometimes us bakers just need to chill the freak out. Sometimes a “no bake” recipe just works.  Sometimes it’s just too hot to preheat the oven, let alone have it raging at 375º for several hours (because if you’re anything like me, you don’t just bake one dessert at a time… you bake like two […]

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  • Apple Cinnamon Rum Cake Trifle

    Apple Cinnamon Rum Cake Trifle

    July 12th, 2014

    There’s a lot going on here, and it’s all for a good cause. Trust me. For most people, all you need to do is hear the word ‘trifle’, and it’s pretty much game over… because really- anything layered in between fresh whipped cream is a winner, and we all know it. But what if said […]

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  • Egghead Mistake

    I’m Such an Egghead.

    July 9th, 2014

    Damn it. I know better. Lightly beaten eggs + heat (oh, like from hot butter, for example) = scrambled eggs. I was making a batch of my almost-too-good-to-eat Chewy Pecan Bars the other day (wait- I know that’s stupid- if something is too good to eat then by definition one should eat more of it) and made […]

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  • Chocolate Cake Ice Cream Cones

    Chocolate Cake Ice Cream Cones

    July 5th, 2014

    First off, let’s get this out of the way: yes, it IS possible to bake cake into ice cream cup cones. So now that you know that, I know you won’t be able to not make these.  Who needs cupcakes when you can have cake cones?  Especially in the summer? Secondly, let’s get this out of […]

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  • July 4th Flag Cake

    July 4th Red Velvet & Cream Cheese Flag Cake

    July 2nd, 2014

    I know.  It’s impressive.  It’s so… American. You can’t not sing the national anthem (or at least hum it in your head) after slicing into this patriotic cake.  You can’t not see fireworks after stabbing your fork into the layers of Red Velvet Cake and Buttermilk Vanilla Cake glued together with Cream Cheese Frosting.  And you can’t not love […]

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