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Banana Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake with Cream Cheese Filling

June 12, 2019 Cakes, Cupcakes & Icing
Banana Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake

Last week I took my first true vacation since starting my (not-so) new job last Fall. I went to LA for a quick visit to see my friends Christine & Daryl (lots more on that soon!) and then was back home in time for a super fun charity event with my co-workers, Games 3 and […]

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Carrot Loaf

March 23, 2017 Cakes, Cupcakes & Icing
Carrot Loaf

When Spring and Easter are on the horizon, there are three things I’m drawn to baking with that are all out of character for me: coconut, lemon and carrot. There is never any other time during the year when I’m interested in any of these ingredients in my desserts, but something about each of them […]

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Baked Sunday Mornings: Conversation Heart Cakes

February 14, 2016 Baked Sunday Mornings
Conversation Heart Cakes

It’s pretty rare that the holiday/recipe we’re baking for from Baked Occasions actually falls on the Sunday we’re posting, so first of all Happy Valentine’s Day (if you believe in this sort of thing, which I do, basically as an excuse to bake cute things and eat chocolate). I was pretty excited to make these […]

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Rhubarb Lemon Bars

July 27, 2015 Bars & Squares
Rhubarb Lemon Squares

When I was sick back in June and lying around on my couch drinking hot water with honey and lemon, I pretty much resigned myself to the fact that I was going to completely miss rhubarb season this year. I accepted the sad tragedy that it would be a rhubarb-less summer here on Planet Byn. […]

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Baked Sunday Mornings: Ube Cake

July 19, 2015 Baked Sunday Mornings
Ube Cake

I was so excited back in October to finally get my hands on a copy of Baked Occasions. Even though I had a preview of the book after testing out almost a dozen recipes, I couldn’t wait to see what other treats were inside. After the launch party at Baked Tribeca, I went back to […]

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Hummingbird Cake

July 13, 2015 Cakes, Cupcakes & Icing
Hummingbird Cake

Baking layer cakes is pretty much like therapy for me. I can rush my way through a batch of cookies or make a pan of brownies practically with my eyes closed, but layer cakes demand time, patience and love. We have a few coming up on our Baked Sunday Morning schedule and I can’t wait […]

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Baked Sunday Mornings: Poppy Seed Pound Cake with Brown Butter Glaze

June 9, 2014 Baked Sunday Mornings
Poppy Seed Pound Cake with Brown Butter Glaze

This is hands-down the best recipe I’ve made so far from Baked Elements. It’s a simple pound cake with three* twists to keep things interesting: Cream cheese in the batter, which keeps things nice and hydrated, with a little bit of tang Aggressive poppy seed filling that uses 1/2 cup of poppy seeds Brown butter […]

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Peanut Butter Cake with Chocolate Peanut Butter Filling & Cream Cheese Frosting

October 23, 2013 Cakes, Cupcakes & Icing
Peanut Butter Birthday Cake

I have seriously been waiting to make this cake for an entire year. On Thanksgiving it’s a toss up between making Fall-themed desserts, or concocting a ridiculous birthday cake for myself. Last year, I kind of combined the two with this Caramel Apple Cake, but that meant putting this beast on the back burner. I […]

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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

November 2, 2012 Muffins & Scones

Okay! I lied! I am already thinking about Christmas cookies! I can’t help it! Yesterday I sent out a Save the Date email for Champagne & Cookies III! And Kristine just emailed me that the holiday drinks are back at Starbucks! Speaking of Starbucks (smooth transition), remember way back when I ripped off their Pumpkin […]

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Oatmeal Cream Cheese Butterscotch Bars

October 27, 2011 Bars & Squares

How do you organize the recipes you want to make? I would say I’m a bit of a hot mess in the area. I have a folder of favourites on my work computer (categories: Dinner, Treats, Breakfast, BBQ, Other Stuff), another system on my personal computer at home (categories: Treats, Pioneer Woman), a huge stack […]

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