Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
An easy-to-make square cake, typically unfrosted, is what my family would consider a snacking cake when I was growing up. This easy apple cake qualifies as a snacking cake because it stands on its own as a moist, delicious cake, unfrosted. BUT...if you add...Read more...
New Cookbook
Hello friends, I'm excited to share my new cookbook with you! Enchanted Baking is filled with delightful fairy-inspired recipes to bring magic to your kitchen. I created delicious, whimsical...Read more...
Harry Potter Inspired Pumpkin Pasties
Even though the weather is warm where I live at the moment, I’m dreaming about all the delicious fall treats I’ll be baking this year. Let’s look forward to cool, crisp weather, the smell of pumpkin or apples baking, and sipping a warm mug of something spicy while we wait for...Read more...
Maple Blueberry Buckle
A "buckle" is a single layer cake made with fruit. It often has a crumb topping similar to a crumb cake or a coffee cake. My version of a buckle is made with blueberries and maple icing. Although blueberry desserts are typically made when blueberries are in season, this delicious cake can be made year around, because...Read more...
Apple Cinnamon Mini Muffins
These delicious little two-bite muffins are the apple version of my viral Pumpkin Cinnamon Mini Muffins. They have fresh apples in the batter which helps to make them...Read more...
Mocha Pumpkin Spice Bread
It wouldn’t be fall without PSL’s and pumpkin bread. This ultra moist, deluxe version of pumpkin bread has mocha batter swirled though it and a rich chocolate glaze that takes it over the top. It’s dangerously...Read more...
Brown Butter Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
Oatmeal cookies are the most nostalgic and comforting cookies. A freshly baked, warm oatmeal cookie is like a hug from your grandmother. For this recipe, I kept the cozy, nostalgic flavor we all love about oatmeal cookies, but I enhanced them with...Read more...
Raspberry Iced Pistachio Loaf
This lovely Raspberry Iced Pistachio Loaf is one of the many delicious recipes I shared in my cookbook, "Enchanted Baking." I'm happy to announce that...Read more...
Raspberry Rose Shortbread Cookies
I don't think I've ever created a recipe that delighted all of my senses as much as these cookies. I used dried rosebuds in the cookie dough, but you can also use dried rose petals. Whether you purchase dried rose petals or make them yourself, they're pleasantly fragrant with a subtle flavor...Read more...
Cherry Lemon Muffins
Blueberry and lemon are a classic muffin flavor combination, but have you tried cherry and lemon? They complement each other beautifully in lemonade, so why not muffins? Cherries are plentiful at the moment so I came up with these pretty and delicious Cherry Lemon Muffins that are perfect for...Read more...
Vanilla Bean Glazed Peach Turnovers
These pretty, portable pastries are made with fresh, juicy peaches wrapped in golden pie crust, coated with sweet vanilla bean glaze. They’re so perfect for...Read more...
Pink Lemonade Cookie Bars
These cheerful Pink Lemonade Cookie Bars are sweet, summery and nostalgic. They remind me of...Read more...
Triple Berry Crumble Cheesecake Bars
Snacking on fresh summer berries is a treat I look forward to every year. Making desserts with berries is even more anticipated! So I decided to share my dreamy Triple Berry Crumble Cheesecake bars. The cheesecake filling is so ...Read more...
Sour Cream & Chive Biscuits
These soft, fluffy biscuits with buttery, golden edges are prefect for...Read more...
Iced Almond Brownies
If you like almond desserts, you’ll love these Iced Almond Brownies. They have the base ingredients of frangipane or almond cream, but in brownie form. The addition of...Read more...
Banana Chocolate Pecan Cookies with Salted Caramel
Many of us love chocolate chip cookies and banana bread so much, that I thought those two iconic bakes would be delicious combined in a cookie. Most of the banana cookies I tried were...Read more...
Blueberry Galette with Lavender Cream
This rustic Blueberry Galette is so much easier to make than blueberry pie, but it's equally delicious. It's bursting with...Read more...
Raspberry White Chocolate Cookies
These cookies were inspired by my viral Raspberry White Chocolate Scones. The flavors work so well together and the pretty pink sparkling sugar adds a nice crunchy texture, so I thought they would make excellent cookies too. And I was right! These cookies are ...Read more...
Blueberry Lemon Crumb Cakes
The texture and flavor of these cute Blueberry Lemon Crumb Cakes is immaculate. You'll love them so much, you won't want to share, but this recipe makes six 4-inch personal crumb cakes, so you'll have one all to yourself. You'll understand once you...Read more...
Chocolate Olive Oil Cakes
These soft, plush mini chocolate loaf cakes with a silky chocolate glaze are perfect for fairy picnics. They also make adorable...Read more...
Strawberry Blondies
These golden, buttery bars have soft, chewy centers and crisp edges. They're studded with fresh strawberry chunks and white chocolate chips. They're perfectly delicious as is, but I drizzled them with fresh...Read more...
Lemon Bundt Cakes with Blueberry Cream Cheese Icing
Say hello to springtime in cake form. These soft, fluffy, little lemon bundt cakes are bursting with lemon flavor and topped with a beautiful, delicious blueberry cream cheese icing. The icing gets it’s natural beauty from...Read more...
Strawberry Swirl Cake
This soft, incredibly moist cake is a happy experiment that successfully combines my favorite strawberry cake with cinnamon roll cake. Instead of cinnamon sugar it has a swirl of ...Read more...
Double Strawberry Mini Muffins
These cute little pink muffins are the strawberriest muffins ever. I had to use a word that's not even in the dictionary because...Read more...
Mini Baklava Cheesecakes
These Mini Baklava Cheesecakes are so cute and incredibly delicious that they actually made me mad! I'd been thinking of making them for awhile, so I was mad at myself for...Read more...
Brownie Cheesecake Cookies
If you love chocolate chip cheesecake, you'll adore these Brownie Cheesecake Cookies. I took my favorite elements from brownies and chocolate chip cheesecake and combined them in a cookie...Read more...
Blueberry Cornmeal Tea Cakes with Honey Butter Icing
If you're looking forward to spring as much as I am, you'll love these tender, fluffy Blueberry Cornmeal Tea Cakes. They taste like soft, sweet cornbread with the added freshness of juicy blueberries. The Honey Butter Icing adds the perfect...Read more...
Melt-in-Your-Mouth Peanut Butter Cookie Sandwiches
I never imagined that I’d ever be posting a peanut butter cookie recipe. There are already crunchy peanut butter cookies, soft ones, chewy ones, and those peanut shaped store bought ones out there. I mean, do we even need another peanut butter cookie recipe? After I tasted this one, it’s a resounding YES! ...Read more...
Strawberry Sugar Hearts
I’ve always been enamored by sugar cubes. You can’t help but feel fancy dropping a lump of sugar or two into your teacup. Flavored sugar formed into cute shapes is so fancy, I may faint. Someone please get the smelling salts! Pardon me while I google “what exactly are smelling salts?” In the mean time please ...Read more...
Raspberry Truffle Brownies
Who else loves those heart shaped boxes of chocolates we see at Valentine’s Day? That adventurous first bite of chocolate, when you don’t know which flavor you’re getting, is...Read more...
Chocolate Gingerbread
Chocolate gingerbread is gingerbread’s elegant sister. It has the warm spices we love in gingerbread combined with the earthy depth of chocolate. Topping this rich, tender loaf with silky cream cheese frosting is the best possible choice to...Read more...
Maple Brown Sugar Madeleines
I had tea with a well mannered hedgehog once on a crisp fall day. He brought me a tiny bouquet of flowers, which I placed in a small jam jar filled with water. He said the delightful maple scent of these Madeleines reminded him of...Read more...
Chocolate Trail Mix Oatmeal Cookies
Many people think of trail mix as a dry, chewy form of nourishment nibbled on during hiking or camping. Let me say that I think of trail mix as a highly customizable luxurious snack. That’s because I love to...Read more...
Peach Crumble Pie Cookies
I couldn’t decide whether to call these cookies or pies, so I made a compromise. They’re about the size of cookies, but they taste like little peach crumble pies. The base is tender like shortbread or pie crust and the filling is made with fresh peaches. I’ve seen people make something similar with jam and call them... Read more...
Blueberry Lavender Cookies
Blueberry cookies remind me of a time when I was little. Every year my family would take a road trip up to Northern California. My parents loved stopping at roadside stands to buy fresh produce on the way back. One year my dad bought an enormous...Read more...
Raspberry White Chocolate Scones
A good scone has a way of making you feel elegant, especially if you pronounce it 'skon' instead of 'skōne'. I went to a lovely tea recently where scones were served, along with an array of dainty tea sandwiches and desserts. The scones were round with pink sugar sprinkled on top. Pretty pink food is always so promising. Unfortunately, the scones were...Read more...
Lilac Vanilla Mini Cakes
Once upon a time, there was a little black bear who woke up from a long nap. As she stretched, she felt her tummy growl. She ventured into the morning sunshine and smelled something sweet. She sniffed the air, following the sweet fragrance until she came upon a...Read more...
Creamy Lemon Tarts
One of the reasons I love baking is because of the joy it brings. In this case it’s...Read more...
Glazed Lemon Muffins
However your day is going today, it's about to get better. I can confidently say...Read more...
Lemon Crinkle Cookies
Crinkle cookies, also known as crackle cookies, have been around for a very long time. The pretty, crispy, cracked exterior and the soft, moist interior are what we love about them! There’s definitely no shortage of recipes for crinkles out there, everything from chocolate to red velvet. I even saw an audacious cookie company selling lemon crinkles for...Read more...
Strawberries & Cream Profiteroles
Imagine you’re in a beautiful room, reclining on a plush velvet chaise lounge. There’s a dainty table nearby. On the table is a cake pedestal with a little pyramid of small, perfectly plump, pink pastries. They’re filled with sweet, luscious strawberry cream. And... Read more...
Pink Velvet Cookies
Whenever I walk into a bakery, my eyes are always drawn to anything pink. Pink cupcakes, cookies, donuts or anything with pink icing will inevitably come home with me. This probably started...Read more...
Strawberry Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies
These cute kitties were created as a special request by someone who grew up playing with Webkinz. Do you remember the Strawberry Cloud Leopard? It was a cute pink Webkinz plushie. The cookies are made of...Read more...
Little Strawberry Charlotte
Meet Little Strawberry Charlotte. She brings romance with her wherever she goes. Whether it's a tea party, a birthday celebration or a romantic dinner, you'll gaze at her beauty and sigh...Read more...
Lavender White Chocolate Scones
If you headed over here from TikTok or Instagram, welcome! Most of my recipes can be found here. I share some recipes in the caption on Instagram reels and some recipes are written in text on TikTok videos. I Iearned my lesson when...Read more...
Mini Orange Olive Oil Cakes
Ever since a certain celebrity cut a hole from the middle of her favorite olive oil cake back in 2020, the internet has been obsessed with olive oil cakes. I must confess that I was...Read more...
Dark Chocolate Strawberry Marble Cookies
To the indecisive German baker who invented marble cake, I thank you! Marble cake, sampler platters and tasting flights are the perfect solution for those times when you...Read more...
Fairy Puffs
My dad used to take me on walks in the woods to look for fairy rings when I was a child. I wanted to see a real fairy so badly! I got a book about fairies, hoping to learn more about them. Fairies love... Read more...
Cherry Blossom Cookies
Each spring, I look forward to the sight and fragrance of beautiful botanical blooms, especially cherry blossoms. We often think of cherry blossoms as something unique to... Read more...