winter

Spiced Muscovado Chocolate Sheet Cake

October 18, 2019 by Melina Thompson Leave a Comment

Everyone should have a quick and easy chocolate sheet cake recipe on hand and this one is my absolute favorite. Why? Because it has a rich chocolate flavor, is suuuuuper easy, has simple ingredients, and the texture is super spongey and fluffy. Which is not always the case with one-bowl cake recipes. And best of all, I swapped the brown sugar for muscovado sugar and I am telling you, I am never going back! I also added some cinnamon and a hint of cardamom… I just can’t help it this time of year!…

Spiced Pear Streusel Bars

October 24, 2018 by Melina Thompson 1 Comment

The fall season has officially started and I am so excited about all the fall baking ahead. With warm spices like cinnamon, ginger, and cardamom, these one-bowl Spiced Pear Streusel Bars are the perfect recipe for this cozy season. And, best of all, they are so quick and easy to make! The secret to this super easy recipe: both the streusel and the bottom of the bars are made from the same dough. So all you need is a couple of simple and straight-forward ingredients such as oats, flour and Challenge Butter, one bowl, a whisk, 30 minutes of time, and you’re all set. Served warm with vanilla bean ice cream, they make a super delicious – and impressive – dessert, even for Thanksgiving! Because let’s be honest, with all the Thanksgiving cooking, who has time to bake a pie?…

Pumpkin Hummingbird Cake with Maple Buttercream

November 16, 2015 by Melina Thompson 4 Comments

As if there’s not enough food during the Thanksgiving holiday, I’m gonna add this super decadent Pumpkin Hummingbird Cake with Maple Buttercream to the menu. Can never have enough cake, right? This is a fally twist on the classic replacing the banana with pumpkin and adding maple sirup to the buttercream!
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Hazelnut Cake with Marzipan and Apple Buttercream

November 8, 2014 by Melina Thompson 1 Comment

It’ time to cuddle up, make some coffee (or tea) and enjoy a tasty piece of cake! The perfect cake for the fall season is this hazelnut sponge cake with marzipan and apple buttercream, boosting 3 absolute must-flavors of this time of the year, hazelnut, marzipan and apple. I love the buttercream since it gives the rich hazelnut and marzipan a fruity kick. It is flavored with apple juice and all natural apple extract and made with Swiss meringue.

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Wintery Brownie Cupcakes with Cranberries

December 20, 2013 by Melina Thompson Leave a Comment

Six days till christmas! If you’re stuck with your dinner plans and still looking for a dessert, you might have found it. It’s easy to make, super delicious, well made in advance and the sugared cranberries on top give those bite-size brownie cupcakes the perfect holiday touch.
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Gingerbread Petits Fours

December 12, 2013 by Melina Thompson 2 Comments

It’s almost christmas time! Simply the best time of the year. And I was way overdue to kick off the Christmas baking season – I had kind of a late start this year. But what a kick-off it was! Just look at these little cuties! Gingerbread, apricot and marzipan, all packed into adorable little petits fours. Can it get more Christmas-y than that? And if you think making petits fours is difficult, think again! It is absolutely fun and, looking at the end result, you know your work paid off.

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