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!

Peanut Butter "Waffles"

Warning: this post contains a heart-wrenching tale of woe and hardship, to be overcome by a brilliant, tough and hard-working, problem-solving protagonist. If you easily get emotional during stories, I recommend grabbing a box of tissues right now.

Brown Butter Cupcakes with Cinnamon Streusel and Blueberry Frosting

I made these to welcome my dad home from his latest trip, that lasted two weeks, so in order to do so, I started brainstorming all his favorite flavors- blueberry, cinnamon, etc. They turned out great.

Brownie Doctor: Mound Bar Brownies

We went to a family friend's house the other night, and, as usual, I was commissioned to prepare a dessert to bring to them. After much debate over the kind of brownie, and with the help of my dad in coming up with the idea, we settled on a new brownie doctor recipe.
My dad noticed, and I agree, that coconut chocolate is delicious together, but never made very frequently. So I decided to come up with a recipe that would replicate Mound bars. (Not Almond Joys. No one likes those.) And they were delicious.

Carrot Cake White Chocolate Chip Cookies

I'm back again - and I brought more cake mix cookies!

You might have noticed a carrot cake theme emerging on this blog. Yeah... That's my fault. In the last couple months, I've developed a weird obsession with it. And as it turns out? Coming to England is the worst best thing someone suffering from acute carrot cake craving could have done. They are gaga for it here! I had no idea that carrot cake was such a British staple, but it's been on the counter of literally every bakery and cafe I've gone into. Large, luscious slices of cake brimming with carrot shreds, raisons, and nuts, and smeared with thick cream cheese frosting... I think I am truly living in some kind of heaven.

But somehow, rather than satisfy my craving, the surplus of carrot cake around me has only served to increase my carroty (← a real word! who knew?) craziness. The success of my Cadbury Caramel Cake Mix Cookies opened my eyes to a world of cake mix cookie flavor possibilities. And the first flavor they landed on? Carrot cake. naturally.