It's my brother's 10th birthday tomorrow, but like I was told recently "You don't need an excuse, Nabs." So I'm going to say this upfront, as much as I love this kid and love spoiling him with sweets, I baked a cake today for my own satisfaction and not really for him. Does that make … Continue reading A post of many firsts
I can practically hear the introduction music to an epic film as I type up this post, even as I look over my computer screen at the container of Inception Cookies. A colleague made a comment to me earlier, as she broke one of those MegaCookies in half, "It takes a special brand of crazy … Continue reading The Inception Cookie
Everybody has a go-to chocolate chip cookie recipe, the one they can whip up in 10 minutes from memory and is the favourite snack for a rainy Sunday afternoon with the family, or even alone with milk and a box-set of DVDs. Here's mine:2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour1 tsp baking soda1 tsp salt1 cup butter … Continue reading Classic Chocolate Chip Cookie
I faked cupcakes today! This is one of the easiest, and possibly tastiest recipes you could ever try. I got this from Omnomicon's Vintage Recipes, it's an unconventional "ice-cream cake" where you just add softened ice-cream to a cake mix! I love making cake from scratch, but then again, there are days when you just … Continue reading Chocolate Raspberry Ice-Cream Cupcakes
I recently tried my hand at baking cookies, and so I finally decided to give my favourite cookies a shot. Raisin oatmeal cookies! I used to just buy store-bought cookies (ie Famous Amos) but a colleague told me a horror story of how she saw a worker carrying a shipment of those cookies dropped a … Continue reading Raisin Oatmeal Cookies
Just a list of recipes that I would like to try, or keep handy for future reference:Desserts/Sweets:Lemon Bars [Ina Garten]Rainbow Cake [Martha Stewart]Cream-cheese frosting [Georgetown cupcakes]Butterscotch-pecan biscuits [Omnomicon]Wholewheat bagelsVanilla Bean CupcakesBlackberry and Coconut Macaroon Tart
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