Dress up strawberries, peaches, or blueberries with Honey-Chamomile Whipped Cream. With a delicately sweet herbal flavor, this easy-to-prepare topping tastes spectacular atop just about any kind of summer fruit.
Half a month has passed since I last posted, and, at least until August arrives, it doesn’t look like I’ll have much luck keeping up with my goal of sharing one recipe a week. This is just the reality of summer for me these days….
These tender Buttermilk Cupcakes are full of sweet vanilla flavor. This mix-by-hand recipe is just as easy to prepare as box-mix cupcakes, but it tastes infinitely better.
Simple, yet classic, these buttermilk cupcakes are super versatile. Tender in texture and full of sweet vanilla flavor, they pair well with anything from fruit to chocolate to caramel and beyond….
Mixed by hand, these Simple Chocolate Cupcakes are just as easy to prepare as box-mix cupcakes. They’re rich, tender, and delicious, especially topped with Vanilla Frosting, which, like the cupcakes, is easy to make without an electric mixer.
My daughter Eliza and I were recently talking about the kinds of treats her classmates bring to school for their birthdays. Clearly looking for an opening, she said, “If kids only knew how easy it was to make cupcakes, I bet they’d bake their own birthday treats.”…
The taste of sweet vanilla — which so often features only as a background flavor — shines in these Simple Vanilla Cookies. Not only are they quick and easy to make, they can be prepared with minimal mess.
I recently started baking once a week with Eliza’s fifth grade class. This has challenged me to come up with simple recipes that can be prepared in less than an hour with minimal mess….
With fresh orange zest and juice mixed into the thick batter, these Orange Creamsicle Cupcakes bake into tender little treats with a deliciously sweet orange flavor. Topped with vanilla buttercream or freshly whipped cream, they’re reminiscent of the classic orange-vanilla frozen bars.
When we arranged a cupcake decorating date with some friends a few weeks ago, I asked my kids what kind of cupcakes they wanted. Eliza suggested baking some that would taste like Orange Creamsicles….
Small and adorable, these Mini Chocolate Cream Pies feature creamy chocolate pudding layered over a crisp hint-of-cinnamon chocolate crust topped with lightly sweetened whipped cream. Hooray for pie!
Most people who send holiday cards get them out in time for Christmas. At my house, we’re not what you’d call super organized about holiday cards….
Inspired by the after dinner drink, these rich chocolate cupcakes topped with minty frosting come together as decadent and delicious Grasshopper Cupcakes.
A few weeks ago, my husband ordered a Grasshopper after we’d finished up our meal at The Boxing Room in San Francisco. I’d never actually tried this after dinner drink that inspired Grasshopper Pie, one of my favorite childhood desserts, so I couldn’t help taking a few sips to see how I felt about it….
Deep, dark chocolate and refreshing minty goodness come together in these dense and rich Mint Chocolate Brownies.
Eliza fell in love with some ultra precious rainbow heart sugar cookies this week and decided she needed to make them. It’s totally my fault….
