Flaky Morning Buns, from #100MorningTreats. Cinnam Flaky Morning Buns, from #100MorningTreats. Cinnamon, sugar, and orange all wrapped up in my buttery, cheater croissant dough. 💛 Inspired by @tartinebakery. *Pre-order* the new cookbook for this recipe and many more, link is in my profile!
🍊 New recipe! Blood Orange Loaf Cake. I really 🍊 New recipe! Blood Orange Loaf Cake. I really love blood oranges. As I am immersed in gray winter days, the shock of bright purple segments hiding under that rusty orange peel brings light and warmth into our little home. This loaf cake is the perfect vessel for these oranges. It’s crammed full of zest, has a tender crumb, and is brushed with a blood orange glaze. The oil keeps the loaf light and moist, and the orange flavor is perfectly sweet-tart. There is some sun in this snow country after all. ☀️ Link to the *recipe* in my profile! _______________ #loafcake #cakerecipe #bloodorange #glazedcake
Minty Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies! 🍀 I've never Minty Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies! 🍀 I've never had the good fortune of visiting Ireland, but I do have a tiny sliver of Irish in me (my mom is doing a deep-dive into our ancestry, so I'm learning all kinds of things about the previous generations) and hope to one day make it to the country of rolling green hills and incredible food and pastries. So we celebrate St. Patrick's Day with these. The cookie base here is my favorite sugar cookie: soft with crispy edges. It’s vanilla and chocolate, with a hint of cocoa and mint extract! The cream cheese swirl is beautiful and adds a nice creamy bite, along with tanginess to cut the sweetness. 🍀 Link to the recipe in my profile!
Happy Pi(e) Day! This New-Fashioned Chocolate Meri Happy Pi(e) Day! This New-Fashioned Chocolate Meringue Pie recipe is ready for you on the blog. Link is in my profile. ❤️
It keeps snowing, so I keep making brownies. Marsh It keeps snowing, so I keep making brownies. Marshmallow Peanut Butter Swirl! Link to the *recipe* in my profile.
🍋 Lemon Poppy Seed Bundt Cake! So tender, moist 🍋 Lemon Poppy Seed Bundt Cake! So tender, moist, and full of lemon flavor. I really love the cream cheese in the base of the cake, and the tiny crunch from the poppy seeds. It’s inspired by @yossyarefi’s citrus Bundt cake in her beautiful book, Sweeter Off the Vine. Link to the recipe in my profile! ________________ #lemoncakes #lemonpoppyseed #bundtcakes #cakerecipe
☀️New recipe! Key Lime Pie Bars with Mint Whip ☀️New recipe! Key Lime Pie Bars with Mint Whipped Cream. The silky, sweet-tart filling sits atop a buttery graham cracker crust and is finished with a cool mint whipped cream. These bars are requested by so many of my family members for different occasions. They're very refreshing and perfect for citrus season! Link to the *recipe* in my profile. __________ #keylimepie #piebar #keylimes #bakingblog
⭐️ New recipe: Chocolate Dipped Meringues! I l ⭐️ New recipe: Chocolate Dipped Meringues! I love their swoops and swirls, and pure white exterior. While other meringues have a soft inside and firm outside, these are baked until they shatter upon first bite. I add a little salt to my meringues and dip them in bittersweet chocolate to help to balance the sweetness they are typically known for. They’re perfect on their own, in hot chocolate, or for decorating cakes and pie. • Link to the recipe in my profile! _____________ #meringuecookies #meringuecookie #chocolatedipped #eggwhites #cookierecipe
🍋 Glazed Meyer Lemon Snacking Cake! This zesty 🍋 Glazed Meyer Lemon Snacking Cake! This zesty poppy seed speckled cake is just as at perfect for breakfast table as it is served as the dinner finale. A mix of whole milk and meyer lemon juice gives it an unbelievably tender crumb while imbuing every bite with the meyer lemon's unique floral flavor. The glaze rounds out this cake's sweet notes with welcome tanginess. The recipe comes from @thebakefeed Baking From Scratch Cookbook (Vol. 5). An easy, everyday cake that is definitively a reader favorite. ❤️ ⁣ • Link to the RECIPE in my profile! __________ #lemoncake #snackcake #cakerecipe #bakingblog
Pan-banging Chocolate Chip Cookies will always hav Pan-banging Chocolate Chip Cookies will always have my ❤️. A batch would make a lovely Valentine’s treat. Link to the *recipe* in my profile! ___________ #cookiemaking #cookierecipe #panbanging #panbangingcookies
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Cakes• Loaves + Quickbreads• Spring• Winter

Blood Orange Loaf Cake

blood orange cake with icing on marble

I’m sort of obsessed with blood oranges, as you may have guessed after seeing my Olive Oil Sugar Cookies with Blood Orange Icing. As I am immersed in gray winter days, the shock of bright purple segments hiding under that rusty orange peel brings light and warmth into our little home. This loaf cake is the perfect vessel for these oranges. It’s crammed full of zest, has a…

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key lime pie bars on parchment
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Key Lime Pie Bars

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red velvet crinkle cookies on parchment paper
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