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Category Archives: Cakes & Cupcakes
Blueberry Basil Bourbon Cupcakes
Blueberries, bourbon, basil. It might sound like a tongue-twister, or an odd amalgamation at best. But please trust me: this trio of flavors is a sweet symphony of complementary bliss. While I’ve made plenty of desserts with liquor and occasionally … Continue reading
Posted in Baking with Herbs, Baking with Spirits, Cakes & Cupcakes, Sweets
Tagged baking, baking with booze, baking with herbs, basil, blueberries, blueberry, booze, bourbon, food, herbal, herbs, recipe, whiskey, whisky
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Buttered Rum Cake: Crispy, Gooey, Buttery and Boozy
When my husband and I took a little getaway recently, we left without any set plans except to explore. The trip worked out wonderfully; we found ourselves refreshed by easy discoveries of countless charming shops, festive neighborhoods, and beautiful bridges … Continue reading
Posted in Baking with Spirits, Cakes & Cupcakes, Sweets
Tagged baking, baking with booze, booze, coffee cake, dessert, food, recipe, rum, rum dessert, spiced rum
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Orange and Black (Olive) Cake: A Dark Chocolate Delight
Like many kids, I was known to stick black olives on my fingertips at holiday gatherings, joyously waving my hands until I popped them into my mouth one by one. I loved the way the olives transformed my hands into … Continue reading
Posted in Baking with Veggies, Cakes & Cupcakes, Sweets, Traditional with a Twist
Tagged baking, baking with vegetables, black dessert, black olives, black-on-black, chocolate olive cake, cocoa, cocoa powder, dessert, food, halloween, moist chocolate cake, olive, olives, orange, orange chocolate, orange chocolate cake, orange zest, recipe
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Lemony Fennel Cupcakes
Before she left town for a new job in a new state, my kind friend had me over for dinner earlier this summer. It was a dreamy evening filled with playing with her little son, picking figs from her neighbor’s … Continue reading
Lavender and Blue(berry) Cake
I’ve always been rather skeptical about treating lavender as an edible. Sure, it’s a relaxing and wonderful scent in bath products, perfumes and sachets, and it’s just lovely when growing outside. But it’s taken me awhile to enjoy it in … Continue reading
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