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carrot cake

Apr 17, 2017

carrot cake

As per usual, I decided to make a dessert for an upcoming holiday– Easter. I thought of making a variety of cookies and then I realized that carrot cake would be perfect. You know the Easter "bunny" eats carrots, and a dessert that incorporated that would fit the theme. As a kid I had sort of a resentment against carrot cake, I guess just hearing that something sweet had a vegetable in it gave me doubts. How was something so flavorless like carrots supposed to taste good in a

s'mores cupcakes

Apr 14, 2017

s'mores cupcakes

Ever since I had my first s'more cupcake at Kara's Cupcakes, I was in love. I'm pretty sure one summer I got one every week, that is how obsessed I was. Here I am a few years later recreating that cupcake and I have to say it was a success. Normally s'more are something I just have in the summer when I'm in Donner around a fire pit, but s'mores cupcakes you can eat for any occasion. The graham cracker crust with chocolate cake and marshmallow frosting gives the same impressio

Coconut date granola bars

Apr 13, 2017

Coconut date granola bars

As you can see, I have been getting into a date trend lately. I have been looking for any way to incorporate dates into recipes, and luckily there are hundreds out there. I chose this one in particular because it only needed a few ingredients, had no added sugar, and caught my eye on pinterest. What you need: 1 cup raw almonds (soaked and dried) 1⅓ cups pitted dates 1 tsp pure vanilla extract ½ cup shredded coconut ⅛ tsp salt What to do: Place all the ingredients into food pr

gooey chocolate cookies

Apr 8, 2017

gooey chocolate cookies

There is nothing I crave more than ooey gooey cookies. The best is when you break a cookie open, especially chocolate chip, and you can see the melted chocolate strands. I had the idea of a soft cookie in mind and once I saw this one I knew I found a winner. Although these didn't have chocolate chips they were still packed with a chocolate flavor. They were super simple to make and easy to keep in the fridge for later days. If you also crave ooey gooey cookies this might just

hazelnut tart

Apr 2, 2017

hazelnut tart

Sometimes I wish I hadn't discovered this recipe because it is quite deadly, literally and figuratively. This is surely no "diet" dessert, but if you are looking for Nutella flavor you have come to the right place. Not only is the toasted hazelnut crust paired perfectly with the Nutella filling, it could easily work with any chocolate filling – knowing myself I would have used dark chocolate instead of nutella. If you have a Nutella addiction or you know a friend who does, th

baby birthday cake

Apr 1, 2017

baby birthday cake

What you need: For the cake: 1 cup unsalted butter softened 1 and 1/2 cups granulated sugar 4 eggs or 6 egg whites* 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 2 and 3/4 cups cake flour ** 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup whole milk For the frosting: 4 cups of powdered sugar 1 Cup (2 sticks) of Softened butter (we have used both salted and unsalted, but we normally use salted.) 2-3 teaspoons of vanilla 1-2 tablespoons of milk What to do: 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Greas