Insanely delicious brown sugar swirl coffee cake recipe packed full of bourbon vanilla dried figs, topped with honey glaze. Just enough sweet, swirl, and sticky for the perfect dessert. I know, y’all. That name is a bit long, right? I tried to cut it down but honestly, every single one of those words is needed…
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Raspberry Brown Butter Chiffon Cake
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…
Santa Claus Conchas Donuts
Ho.. Ho.. dHonuts, y’all! There is a favorite panadería, or Mexican bakery, in Nashville that I discovered this past year. It’s hidden in a little corner of the city, and holds some of the best sweet pastries and breads in town. It’s my little secret, and I’m never going to tell any of ya where it…
How to Make a Mirror Glazed Cake
I’m sure you’ve seen them by now. Those cake finishes that should be on a wall for you to look at yourself in. Super-glossy, bright colors, almost too pretty to eat. (Almost. Nothing is ever too pretty to actually eat.) After plenty of painstaking hours of testing recipes and half-assed finishes, I finally mastered the shimmering…
Ginger Beer Cupcakes with Roasted Pear Mascarpone Frosting
Sometimes, I find myself daydreaming of new confections that Wonka would put out of his tiny-people ran factory. Maybe a snozzberry gumdrop, strawberry pie lollipops that are the size of your head, miniature chocolate Oompas for Loompa Easter. During my last daydreaming deluge, I came back to earth to decide on something almost as magical: Ginger Beer Cupcakes. Spicy,…
Giant Cinnamon Rolls
Just take a minute and look at those. Ok… ok. Back away from the screen. I’ll just show you how to make them yourself. Giant Homemade Fluffy Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting. We all have our favorite cinnamon roll spot. You have your Cinnabons, maybe those canned things that you pull out on Christmas…
