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Peach Bourbon Cake Recipe
Peaches are by far my favorite fruit. I look forward to July every year because it means that peaches are finally in season in NJ. Most people think of Georgia when they think of peaches, but New Jersey peaches are nothing short of awesome. I buy them by the bucketful […]
Southern Biscuit Recipe with Honey Butter
The best southern style biscuits with honey butter
Cannoli Bars
Cannoli cheesecake bars
The Best Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies
Banana bread has been all the rage lately. People have been stuck at home with not much else to do but bake, and for some reason everyone has been baking banana bread. I get it, its easy and delicious. I made some banana bread too, but then I got tired […]
Caramel Pretzel Brownies
So last week was my brother’s birthday, and I wanted to make him something that I knew he would love. And he loves chocolate and caramel. At first I thought I should try to make salted caramel brownies, they are delicious and everyone loves them, but I didn’t have any […]
Berry Crumble Bars
To me, spring means it’s fresh berry season. Beautiful strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries can all be bought at local farmers markets. My absolute favorite berry is strawberry, so I get really excited when it gets to be spring in NJ and the strawberries come into season. I decided this […]
Quarantine Brownies
The invention of this recipe started with too many leftover egg whites after I made pastry cream. I had to come up with something to do with them, because I didn’t just want to throw them out. So, I did what everyone else would do, I googled “what can I […]
Cheesy Herb Beer Bread
Now that a majority of people are social distancing at home, and doing their best to stay inside, baking seems to have soared in popularity. My Instagram feed is filled with pictures of baked goods, and the most popular thing people seem to be baking is bread. So much so […]
Cinnamon Roll Cookies
These cookies are very easy to make and taste just like little cinnamon rolls. They use a sugar cookie dough filled with cinnamon sugar and drizzled with icing. If you want to save time, you can buy sugar cookie mix from the store and prepare it with the package directions, […]
Double Chocolate Banana Muffins
These delicious Chocolate Banana Muffins have won me blue ribbons at both the county and state fair for best muffin. They manage to retain the banana flavor, even though chocolate can usually tend to be overwhelming. They are easy to make and will impress anyone you feed them to.
Cherry Vanilla Cookies
When my co-workers birthday was coming up, I had to try to come up with something she would like as a treat. She hates chocolate, so that left out a lot of things I usually make. I remembered that she told me that her favorite ice cream flavor was cherry […]
Lemon Bar Cookies
I love lemon bars, but they can be so messy to eat. I was trying to come up with a way to eat them without getting my hands all sticky, and these little cookie cups are the best way to solve this problem! They have the taste of a lemon […]
Boozy Irish Brownies
These brownies are a delicious layer of Guinness brownies topped with Bailey’s frosting and Jameson ganache. These are similar to the Irish cake I made back in March, except these are a lot easier to make. They use a boxed brownie mix, and the same ganache and frosting as the […]
Peach Upside Down Cake
I love peaches. They are my favorite fruit, and every year I look forward to the day when the peaches are finally ripe at the local farms and I can go buy them. Once they are finally available, I tend to buy way too many and then need to come […]
Boozy Irish Cake
In honor of St. Patrick’s day, I made a cake with all components of the famous cocktail: Guinness, Irish Cream and Jameson. This cake is absolutely delicious, and despite the alcohol content isn’t overwhelming at all. For my version, I baked a chocolate cake with Guinness in it, topped it […]