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My Go-To Red Velvet Cake

October 7, 2022January 9, 2024

Red velvet cake is more than just a white cake dyed red, it’s also not a full-fledged chocolate cake. Instead, it has a buttery, tangy flavor with a slight chocolate undertone. Red velvet cake has a pretty unique flavor with an old-fashioned, from-scratch quality that I love. In my opinion… no boxed red velvet cake mix can compare to the work and effort.

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The Perfect Lychee Almond Cake Recipe

August 2, 2022January 9, 2024

This Lychee Almond Cake recipe adds a little Asian Flavor to a traditional Norwegian Cake called a Toscakake. The texture is soft and light. With slice almonds baked on the top to add a little texture and a silky Almond Glaze on top. This cake will become your newest dessert obsession.

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Recipe: Not So Tipsy Lard Trifle

November 23, 2021January 9, 2024

A couple of weeks ago I shared our family’s weekly theme we hold every Sunday. It was Scotland this time around. Included was I’m my version of a Tipsy Laird trifle (non-alcoholic). Today, I’m just sharing the recipe again, to make it easier for you to find.

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Recipe: (No Lemon) Blueberry Crumble Coffee Cake

July 28, 2015April 25, 2024

A week or so ago, I was craving something with blueberries, but I didn’t want muffins. Plus I wanted something I could double and bake easily so I could bake one for a friend who just had a baby (to save a little time one morning for breakfast). So I thought blueberry bread would be good. Unfortunately, all the bread recipes I saw had lemon in it and I really didn’t want to have to go back to the grocery store to get a lemon… So I set out to construct my own blueberry bread, but in the course of my attempt, I ended up with a very yummy, very dense blueberry coffee cake instead. Which, honestly, I was more than happy to eat (and so was my family). 🙂

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Recipe: Mint Chip “Milkshake” Cupcakes

March 30, 2015April 25, 2024

I am a huge Mint Chip Ice Cream fan (as is my oldest whom I made these cupcakes for). My oldest just had a birthday party recently and wanted some kind of fun cupcake for the party. Enter…. mint chip milkshake cupcakes. A fun play on basic cupcakes with a milkshake flair.

Last year, I made a cake that looked like a dragon (yes this kid is also really into dragons). But that was a lot. I had to bake the cake, freeze it, cut it, “glue it” and then frost and decorate it.