Recently, my family wen to visit my brother in California, and we went to this really good- like, reeeeally good- restaurant called The Lark. Literally everything I put in my mouth was mind-blowing. And we ordered like twelve different things to share as a table. And then came dessert, and I didn’t think my mind could be…
Carrot Cake Ice Cream with Cream Cheese Frosting Swirl
I’ve learned a lot of things from this blog. But I think I’ve just learned the most important lesson of all. Frosting is the best possible thing you can swirl into ice cream. Literally nothing else can get on the level of a frosting ice cream swirl. Especially if it’s cream cheese frosting swirl. In…
Chocolate-Peanut Butter Pretzel Cake
I (Molly) haven’t posted a recipe to this blog since November 24. November 24!! Technically last year. I can’t believe it. Between holiday baking and holiday traveling and, well, the holidays, I haven’t actually baked anything that wasn’t a Christmas cookie or hostess gift in weeks. It’s hard to believe it’s been that long. Where did the time…
Peppermint and Chocolate Candy Cane Cake
Peppermint and Chocolate Candy Cane Cake is alternating red velvet cake and vanilla cake shaped like a candy cane with peppermint frosting. Festive and fun for the holidays! “Peppermint, but only a little. Chocolate, but a lot.” These were my instructions, from my aforementioned friend at school who gives me her family’s homemade curry for…
Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream Cake
Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream Cake uses Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams pumpkin ice cream recipe with a pie crust ice cream adapted from Momofuku Milk Bar’s graham cracker crust ice cream recipe, topped with Milk Bar pretzel crumb and salted caramel. Regular pumpkin pie just doesn’t compare. Do you like pumpkin pie? I’ve met very few…
Carrot Zucchini Bread with Maple Cream Cheese Glaze
Carrots add an extra bit of sweetness to the already-moist zucchini bread foundation in this recipe for Carrot Zucchini Bread. Hiding vegetables in a delicious, flavorful quick bread smothered in a luscious maple cream cheese glaze is pretty genius, and will make your breakfast (and morning) a little more special. Confession: I’m kind of obsessed with…
Dark Chocolate Butterscotch Crunch Cake
Dark Chocolate Butterscotch Crunch Cake starts with two layers of rich dark chocolate devil’s food poke cake with a butterscotch sauce. Butterscotch chocolate ganache is smeared between the layers, then sprinkled with chocolate covered caramel corn pieces. The whole thing is frosted with a light butterscotch buttercream. Salty, caramel-y, chocolatey heaven. You know, this might be…
Peanut Butter Chocolate Guinness Pretzel Cake
The problem I face when Molly and I bake birthday cakes for each other is that we both trust each other to make a good cake decision, so we don’t give each other a flavor. We might suggest somethings, and chocolate is always good… But for the most part, it’s fair game. Talk about stress….