Audrey, Author at The Batter Thickens

Banza Pasta with Creamy Pesto and Tempeh (Vegetarian)

This vegetarian Banza pasta with creamy pesto and tempeh comes together quickly, making this dish an easy, healthy weeknight meal that’s easy on your diet too. I’ve said it a million times, but the thing I missed most at college was cooking. Now that I’m home for the summer with little else to do but play…

12 LA Bakeries and Brunch Spots to Visit When You’re New to the City

These are the LA bakeries, doughnut shops, ice cream shops, and brunch spots that are perfect for exploring the city and trying some of the delicious food it has to offer. Having traveled a fair amount, I’ve found that the best way to feel comfortable in a new place is to get some good food….

Moose Tracks Cake

Moose Tracks Cake is inspired by the ice cream flavor by the same name. Moist layers of white vanilla cake are studded with mini chocolate chips, smeared with fudgy chocolate ganache, and frosting with peanut butter frosting. Top it off with some more generous drizzles of ganache and decorate with mini peanut butter cups. Audrey…

Strawberry Champagne Cupcakes

Happy New Year! We’re having Champagne Cupcakes. Christmas is over, which is always sad, but the New Year brings lots of exciting things! All those dreams of resolutions that will never happen, but that’s fun to pretend will happen. All the ideas of fresh starts, even if you’re in school and are in the middle…

Orange Dark Chocolate Pound Cake

Fresh winter citrus is the star in this recipe for Orange Dark Chocolate Pound Cake. It’s the perfect dessert to make long winter days a little bit sweeter. This cake. Is the cake of my dreams. Like actually, I think about this cake a lot. Literally all year I think of this cake. It’s deliciously…

Brown Butter Eggnog Cutout Cookies

Merry Christmas! I just got back from college earlier this week, and as soon as I was over the jet-lag it was Christmas, Christmas, Christmas. Christmas is the name of the game. And what is more Christmasy than decorating cookies? Specifically, Brown Butter Sugar Cookies? I like to think I’ve gotten a little better…

Cinnamon Roll Blondies

Hello all! This is Audrey, and this is my first time posting in a while. Before I get to these cinnamon roll blondies, I promise I have a good reason. It’s called I started college three months ago. Things have been exciting and hectic and crazy busy, and unfortunately I haven’t gotten time to bake…

Little Damage and Charcoal Ice Cream

I had a day off from band and finally got out of my dorm / off campus over the weekend. Naturally, that involved getting dessert. I chose a soft-serve ice cream place called Little Damage that went viral because their ice cream and cones are black. It seems fitting that my first food review…