Sometimes in life… you just need some cake. This month has been one of those months for me. Two big trips, lots of photography client deadlines, and a move (more on that later) mixed right in the middle of it all. I wondered if baking a cake would distract me enough to simmer down a…
Recipes
Coffee Coffee Cake
Steeping my coffee cake game to a whole new level with a super moist yogurt buttermilk coffee cake, complete with coffee brown sugar cinnamon swirls, coffee streusel crumble, and a sweet coffee glaze. Wake up, San Francisco! It’s time to drink your coffee and eat it too. — Everything is better with coffee. There’s something magical…
Banana Cream Mousse Tart with NILLA Wafers Crust
This post has been sponsored by NILLA Wafers. All thoughts and opinions are my own. — A tart that will take those banana pudding memories to a whole new level. NILLA Wafers butter crust is topped with malted chocolate ganache and a banana-packed white chocolate mousse. Finished with whipped cream, bananas, and crushed NILLA Wafers….
Chocolate Rye Brownies with Bourbon Caramel
I guess I’m just going to continue the whole chocolate theme for the month with these. I don’t expect anyone will have too much protest for that, right? These chocolate rye brownies with a bourbon caramel swirl and crunchy pistachios are a unique, toasty twist on a fudgy brownie. Rye flour is something that I’ve…
Chestnut Chocolate Eclairs
Happy New Year, y’all! (I can still say that, right? Ehhh…. Maybe pushing it a bit.) — I took a bit of a much-needed blog breather during the holidays this season. December is usually blog-central, with more traffic coming in for one month than a few regular months combined. I am usually trying to post…
White Chocolate Peppermint Madeleines
Buttery rich French madeleines dipped in white chocolate with a sprinkle of festive peppermint candy cane pieces. Perfect morning or afternoon bite-sized perks with coffee or tea. Made simply with butter, flour, sugar, and eggs. One of my favorite memories from visiting Paris was picking a random arrondissement in the morning and walking around. You could…
Creamy Cauldron Queso Dip
It’s just a little hocus pocus, y’all. — Ghouls and goblins are great and all, but a cast iron cauldron full of queso cheese dip is what I really want as my Halloween treat. This simple creamy four cheese queso is perfect for your monster bash or movie night in. Without any doubt, Halloween is…
Chorizo Cheddar Biscuits
Southern-style, fluffy, all-butter biscuits packed with spicy chorizo and shredded cheddar cheese. Made with buttermilk, butter, seasoned chorizo, and Tillamook Sharp Cheddar both in the biscuits and melted on top to finish with a bang. Perfect for fall get-togethers, brunch, or breakfast for dinner. Here in the south, you aren’t really having a party unless there’s a…
Malted Chocolate Raspberry Cake
Incredible chocolate devil’s food cake recipe layered with malted milk chocolate raspberry whipped ganache frosting. Finished with chocolate drizzles and fresh raspberries. Powdered sugar, because why not? I’m not even sure where to start with this one. Devil’s food cake? Raspberry ganache? I mean… malted raspberry chocolate ganache?! Come on, y’all. How could you not want…
Beer Battered Jalapeño Hushpuppies
Hushpuppies are a classic southern side, and for good reason. Delicious 4-ingredient hushpuppy recipe with a bit of a bite from jalapeños, cheese, and a rich beer batter makes these a southern side winner. Created with my sponsored partners at House-Autry. Growing up in the south during the end of summer and start of fall…
