For anyone who knows me, it’s no surprise that my absolute favorite dessert of choice is a hearty slice of deep, dark, chocolatey layer cake. I admit it: I’m a choco-holic. And while chocolate cake may be a relatively recent dessert favorite (it used to be brownies, and before that it was double chocolate chip cookies)…
coconut milk
Lavender Macaron with Honey Vanilla Filling
When I first thought about committing to the “A Year in Macarons” series in which I experimented with, baked, and introduced a new macaron flavor combination for each month, I had very few ideas of what flavors I would actually be trying. April’s flavor, however, was an exception. In the back of my mind I…
Light Banana Cream Pie
Pi Day is approaching again.. never fails to arrive on the 14th of March of every year. Back in college, my roommate and I would often joke about our favorite hometown bakeries that specialized in pies. I talked non-stop about how I loved (and oftentimes craved) the pies from Marie Callender’s. My roommate*…
November: Pumpkin Spice Macaron
I bought myself a little Kitchenaid splurge a few months back but have FINALLY just been able to use it for this month’s batch of macarons. I had a grand dream for my Kitchenaid–that it would solve all of my macaronage problems (that it would solve all of my baking problems) and I’d never make…