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12 Days of Christmas Baking Day 4: Bibingka

I purposely rearranged my baking challenge schedule to give myself a little break after the last two days. True to this baking challenge I’m baking recipes that I’ve never done before and many of which (including this one) I’ve never tasted before. Bibingka is a type of baked rice cake the Philippines that’s usually eaten…
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12 Days of Christmas Baking Day 3: Conchas (Mexican Pan Dulce)

Wow… I thought yesterday tested my abilities. Today’s challenge stepped things up a little! First, I would definitely recommend watching the video under the instructions beforehand as it was really helpful to watch someone else doing this before starting. Second, I should have started this dough last night and let it rise in the fridge…
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12 Days of Christmas Baking Day 2: German Christmas Stollen

I’ll be honest, I’ve never even tasted stollen before much less made it. I knew this particular baked good would be a bit of a challenge as I haven’t had a lot of experience with bread making. Unlike everyone else in 2020, I spent my time making unhealthy treats like cupcakes instead of bread! While…
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Peppermint Macarons
I’ve been wanting to try macarons again since round one didn’t go as well as I had hoped. As I mentioned on that post, there are a lot of things that can go wrong with macarons as they’re a bit finicky. I made the others during summer and since we live in the Southeast region…
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Hot Fudge Pudding Cake

Well, I’ve gotten a little off-track with my baking the past month so apologies there. However, stay tuned as I’ll be posting the 12 Days of Christmas Baking starting on Christmas Day. The goal is to try something new everyday and I’m already pulling together recipes so prepare yourselves! 🙂 We just recently purchased a…
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Kentucky Derby Pie
I’ve never really been a fan of chocolate chip cookies unless they’re straight out of the oven, but this pie is everything I love about a warm cookie in pie form. It’s like pecan pie meets chocolate chip cookie and when it’s warm and topped with vanilla ice cream it’s delicious. The good thing is,…
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Chocolate Lava Muffins
I mentioned a few weeks ago that I’m not great with gluten-free bakes; however, this recipe is another easy one that can be made gluten-free. I feel like I’ve said this several times before, but this is honestly one of the easiest recipes. I’ve made this twice within the past few months and was able…
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Black Forest Cupcakes
My husband and I enjoy hosting dinners and parties and we’ll often create some kind of these to help tie things together. We wanted to host a sort of Octoberfest celebration with a few friends so I started the search for a German themed dessert. Apple strudel would have been the obvious choice, but I…

