Perfect on chocolate cupcakes, ermine icing is the “traditional” icing for red velvet cake. It has a roux base, which means that the flour, sugar, and milk are boiled on the stove and create the basis of the icing. This is a great icing to make when you want a less sweet icing, don’t want…
I wanted to quickly whip up some cupcakes for a family dinner (and also make them Pride themed), and this is what I did! It worked magically. They turned out really moist, and their sweetness was complemented really well by a mildly sweet ermine icing (the icing traditionally made for red velvet cake). I highly…
I had some frozen blueberries and almond flour sitting around that I needed to use before moving across the country, and this cake was the result! Absolutely amazingly fluffy yet moist, and quite sweet, it fueled a multi-hour bike adventure. Only one adventure because then it was gone… Let me know if you try making…
I only had a brownie pan and a quick bread pan available, so I opted to adapt one of my carrot cakes to a quick bread one day! Voila! It worked well, but it wasn’t very sweet… a good sweetness level to be breakfast without icing and dessert with icing! If you want it sweeter,…
This was the first time I tried making something with a “non-traditional” ingredient — tahini! And I also decided to not add any granulated sugar. So pleasantly surprised and happy with the result! This is a slightly sweeter, lighter banana bread than other banana breads I’ve posted. Total time: 1 hour 10 mins. Materials: 1 mixing…
Even when blueberry season is long over, blueberry pie season is going strong. An all-year-round favorite, this works with frozen blueberries too! Fair warning though, you need to let it sit overnight to cool or it will be a runny mess when you try to slice it. Total time (including baking, not cooling): 2 hours.…
These are big cookies — not for the faint-hearted! In my opinion, perfect BIG WET FOOD energy (WILL get you going)! If you’re leaning crispier, try my Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies or, if chewier, my Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies… (If you’re going all in on the chocolate, try my Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies too!) I…