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Blueberry Biscuit Shortcakes with Blueberry Butter

August 22, 2021 2 Comments

The summer is winding down and if I have one regret about my otherwise enjoyable summer, it’s not having enough shortcake. The shocking truth is you’re looking at the extent of my shortcake activities this year. Yes, I know. Strawberry season somehow escaped me. I apparently did not live my summer to its fullest. But regardless of whether you, like me, are making up for lost time or simply looking to squeeze what’s left out of summer, these Blueberry Biscuit Shortcakes are a perfect choice. So let’s start breaking these puppies down.

Cakes, Confections, Cookies & Squares, Custards & Puddings, Dessert

Raspberry Ricotta Mousse Cakes

February 12, 2021 No Comments

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I’ve never been one for Valentine’s Day. The concept of the day never sat right with me. If there were ever an aspect of a person’s life one should feel absolutely no shame about, it’s their relationship status. Whether you’re single or attached or somewhere in between, it says very little about you or your worth, in my opinion. So organizing a day to celebrate what is celebrated and praised all year round is ludicrous. Diagnosing the health of your relationship based on the displays of affection (or lack thereof) you received on one day – bonkers! And it’s not even a holiday, you still have to go to work. So I’ve decided Valentine’s Day is not a celebration of love. It’s the celebration of the color pink and frothy feminine desserts. So let’s kick the festivities off with these Raspberry Ricotta Mousse Cakes.

Cakes, Confections, Cookies & Squares, Holiday

Five Spice Gingerbread Cake with Chestnut Cream

December 23, 2020 No Comments

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Many thoughts ran through my head while I was constructing this Five Spice Gingerbread Cake. “Why am I doing this to myself?” was the loudest and most insistent among them. This whole over-the-top exercise began when I got the “fun” idea of doing a gingerbread diorama on a cake. And once that idea took root in my brain, I knew I was in trouble. I don’t make gingerbread – I’ve never even attempted a prepackaged house kit before this. And my experience with royal icing is…scant. But I’m stubborn, so I persevered and I am so glad I did.

Cakes, Dessert

Apple Spice Cheesecake with Calvados

December 4, 2020 No Comments

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With the holidays creeping ever closer, we all have sweet things on the brain. From gingerbread houses to steamed puddings, this is sugar’s peak season. Now, obviously, a cookie obsession takes hold of us every December, but this year, with the COVID of it all, the need for dessert magic is all the more acute. For many of us, the treats we leave on the porches of friends and family will be the closest we physically get to one another. So, everything we can’t say with a hug will have to be said with a box of cookies or a tray of squares or, in my case, a quarter of this Apple Spice Cheesecake. No pressure or anything.