Two friends, miles apart, who love to bake!
I remember when I was in high school and my sister, cousin and I had these massive all-day movie marathons. We would go to Blockbuster or Hollywood Video (I swear we aren’t that old…) and rent about 5 movies and just lounge in our pajamas …
Ya, try and say that five times fast. Sorry for the long name but it perfectly explains what these cookies are and what’s in them. We’ve got all the good stuff: chocolate, chocolate chips, and cookie butter. What could be better?! Trader Joe’s is one …
Yellow cake with chocolate frosting- could there be a better cake combination?!
As I have previously mentioned in other posts, I am making my best friend’s wedding cake. A wedding cake is a lot of pressure so I want to make sure that it looks legit and not like some last minute cake thrown together. This cake needs to be perfect!
I bought some cake decorating tools a few weeks ago and decided this would be a great recipe to practice with. I used Sally’s Baking Addiction Yellow Cupcake recipe but baked it in a 6″ pan instead. It was delicious! Seriously, Sally’s Baking Addiction is favorite blog here at LDB; all her recipes are amazing!!
I know, a 6″ cake is tiny, personalize size really, but it’s the perfect practice size for the future wedding cake. If you have a party coming up soon and need to whip up an easy and yummy recipe, this is it! Enjoy!
-Kelly
Guys, my mom made cookies last night. And guess what, they were really good! She called it miraculous. This post was supposed to be homemade hot cocoa (coming next week now) but Bunsy has been on a chocolate chip cookie kick lately and wanted to …
Confession: I have a huge sweet tooth (shocker, I know). Mostly for chocolate. I rarely ever crave candy or other sweets…but I think on a weekly basis I say something along the lines of “OMG I need chocolate!” While I have been known to bake …
I don’t know about you but I’m big fan of early Saturday morning Food Network TV, especially The Pioneer Woman and Trisha’s Southern Kitchen. Their food always looks amazing! It might put you on the path to heart problems with the amount of butter used, but I’ll take a plate of whatever they make!
I was watching Trisha’s Southern Kitchen a few weeks ago and she made cookie dough pops. I’ve never had cookie dough pops but I love cookie dough so I figured I could make my own version. The best part, there are no raw eggs in the batter. Use your favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe and substitute 1/4 cup applesauce for 1 egg. So no fear of raw egg and the applesauce practically makes it healthy. Right?!
Instead of the classic cake pops sticks, I had extra 4th of July straws laying around. Adds a nice pop of color, don’t ya think? Make a bunch of these pops and keep them in the freezer for those times when you get a chocolate craving; these are perfect for that! Hope you enjoy!
-Kelly
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First, thanks Aunt Paula and Mimi for this old-fashioned cake plate! Isn’t it so cute?! Antique shopping runs in the family and this was definitely a great find. Second, happy birthday Naiomi. My cousin Naiomi’s birthday was on Friday and we celebrated last night with …
Every year for one week, my family and I rent a beach house in Aptos, California. The first time I went to this house, I was just over a year and some of my favorite childhood memories are from the beach house. It’s this massive …
Happy 4th of July!! I often wonder when reading about the American Revolution and the early years of our country (I do this fairly often), what our Founding Fathers would think of America today. Do you think that too or am I just nerding out on history??
Also, as a side-note, one day when I own a house with a backyard and get a dog, preferably a husky or lab, one of the potential names of my future dog is George Washington. I also have the names of my future children picked out and they all happen to be from presidents… I swear I’m not that history obsessed I just really like presidential names! I mean, come on, how cute would it be to see a little Abe and Teddy running around?
Anyway, back to the dessert at hand: Chocolate Caramel Peanut Clusters. These are seriously the easiest thing you will ever make. In fact, if you need to whip up a dessert for today, look no further! These are inspired by my Aunt Joy’s peanut clusters that she used to make every year around Christmas. I was going to recreate her classic recipe but I had a huge hankering for caramel so I decided to incorporate caramel into the mix. These definitely hit the spot and satisfied my caramel craving!
Although this is a super simple recipe, it is done in two steps with refrigeration time in between. Step one is the caramel/peanut cluster formation. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before step 2, which is dipping the clusters in chocolate. Refrigerate for at least another hour before serving!
Be warned, these are addicting but totally delicious! Hope you enjoy and have a wonderful 4th of July!
-Kelly
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Now I know for some, the title of this post will turn you away. That’s ok, I understand. It probably would have turned me away too but I have good reason for a gluten free post… My dad’s birthday! Last year my dad drastically changed …