I’m always caught by surprise when Valentine’s Day rolls around. It’s in part because I get that “oh, shoot… did I make sure to get something for that special someone?” feeling and in part knowing another year has gone by. Days like these are like life markers, acting as little reference points for the passage…
cream cheese frosting
Pumpkin Cake + Hazelnut-Pumpkin Seed Crunch + Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
My last post of the month. Post Thanksgiving weekend, I think it’s safe to say that my stomach is ready for a break! And if your holiday weekend was anything like mine, I would venture to guess you’re probably in the same boat. However, there’s one last recipe that I NEED to share with you….
Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with Matcha Green Tea Frosting
Recently, I’ve had my mind on cake. Specifically chocolate cake. More specifically dark and decadent, moist and rich chocolate cake. Over the past two years of my time in New York, I’ve been on a quest to find the perfect chocolate cake. Unfortunately (and perhaps surprising to some) I have yet to find that golden…
Matcha Green Tea Cream Cheese Frosting
I am obsessed with matcha. I am obsessed with chocolate cake (including cupcakes). Thus it comes as no surprise that I’d end up making some sort of matcha frosting to go with chocolate cake. Best decision ever. This past weekend, as I stared gleefully at a fresh-baked batch of dark chocolate cupcakes, I pondered…