Pistachio Cupcakes with Lemon Frosting

Being abroad is an inspiring experience. You're exposed to new places, new sights, new experiences, new beliefs...and new baked goods. Two weeks home now, I continue to be inspired by my time in London. Case in point, this recipe, which was born from an afternoon's wandering around Shoreditch culminating in an impulsive afternoon tea.

In the mood for a sweet afternoon pick-me-up, and after poking my nose into several different cafes, scoping out their dessert counter, I stumbled on a most curious little flavor combination: pistachio lemon loaf cake. My interest piqued, I ordered a slice.

Have you ever had one of those experiences where you encounter two seemingly incongruous things that would never have occurred to you to pair together, but they are you just think, "Of course"? This was that. One bite in and I was totally smitten.

Reese's Cupcakes

I hope you guys aren't getting bored of peanut butter and chocolate baked goods. I hope you never do. Because they constitute about 35% of what we bake and post about on this blog

Carrot Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

I'm back! After along hiatus from this blog and an even longer hiatus from the United States, I am back to both. And I come bearing - what else? Carrot cake.

Cinnamon Roll Waffles with Cream Cheese "Syrup"

Now I bet you're probably thinking, "Cinnamon Roll Waffles, Audrey? Really? How are we ever going to be able to make something so extravagant and complicated?" (Unless you're not thinking this and are just reading this with an open mind and are fully confident of your baking abilities and are up to any challenge,). Well, think again, because these things are EASE-Y.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Cupcakes

The story behind these is simple: I was in the mood for Reese's (nothing new), and saw these on FoodGawker, and whenever I thought about baking, my mind kept wandering back to them. When you're in the mood for cupcakes and Reese's, (I can't imagine when you wouldn't be...) these are perfect.

Flourless Chocolate Cupcakes

Recently, my mom had to go to a business meeting and needed to bring refreshments, preferably of the sweet variety. I, of course, was commissioned to make these for her. My mind immediately started coming up with lavish ideas, but all of these were ruined when I learned that one of the people attending this meeting needed them to be gluten free. No, they did not have an allergy they decided to go gluten free for a couple of months to see how it would work as a diet or whatever. I do not under stand this- why would you willingly not eat gluten? No bread? No cupcakeS? No brownies? No cookies? No croissants? I would not be able to do it.

Bakery Review: Primrose Bakery

Yesterday, I made a trip to Primrose Hill to track down another bakery on my list called, fittingly enough, "Primrose Bakery." Because it was so out of the way (two tube transfers and a 15-minute walk through Camden), I decided to make an afternoon of it and do some exploring around the area.

Isn't their logo adorable? I almost didn't want to throw the bag away!