Category: Seasonal Bakes
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12 Days of Christmas Baking- Pastry Edition Day 11: King Cake
Before I begin talking about the recipe I feel like I should give a disclaimer. Apparently you’re not supposed to eat king cake before Epiphany (Jan 6) because it’ll bring you bad luck. I’m not superstitious so I figured a little earlier wouldn’t hurt…. I’ve made a king cake twice before. The first time I […]
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Overnight Panettone
Last year during my 12 Days of Christmas Baking I made Panettone for the first time and it failed quite miserably. I was determined to try again and made sure I bought the large molds since using the smaller ones last year potentially made things a little more difficult. I’m honestly not sure what all […]
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Berry Cream Tart
I recently bought a tart pan and have been trying to find the right recipe to break it in. What better way to do that than with this beautiful berry tart? This recipes isn’t super difficult, but it’s got quite a few steps so keep that in mind if you try it. I’ve never made […]
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Best-Ever Easter Bread
I don’t often make bread so I always get nervous trying bread recipes because I feel like they can be so finicky. This recipe looked so fun though and I’m trying to push myself outside my comfort zone a little so I figured I’d just try it and see what happens. This recipe takes a […]
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Speckled Malted Coconut Cake
The photo of this cake on Country Living’s website is just stunning and after running across this recipe I knew I was going to have to try it. I’m not a huge fan of coconut cake, much less malt, but it was just too pretty to not test out. Plus my coworkers are pretty awesome […]
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Apple Matzo Cake
In honor of Passover beginning on Saturday I wanted to try and find a recipe to try that could be eaten as part of a Passover celebration. I ran across this recipe for Apple Matzo Cake and thought it looked interesting, especially since it uses Matzo crackers instead of flour. As a whole this is […]
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Sesame Seed Balls
Today is the Lunar New Year and we bid farewell to the Year of the Rat and usher in the Year of the Ox. Fried Sesame Balls, or Jian Dui, are a classic Chinese dessert that is traditionally served during the Lunar New Year so that’s what I’m trying today! Not only have I never […]
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Hot Chocolate Macarons
I saw these adorable macarons on Pies & Taco’s Instagram a few weeks ago and have just been waiting for the chance to make them. I was already making a Hot Cocoa Cake (stay tuned for that post this weekend!) and thought making these too would be a fun edition. After a more successful venture […]