Blueberry Crumb Muffins
All too often blueberry muffins are a disappointment. Blueberry muffin recipes are often too dry, not fluffy enough, stained violet, or all the berries sink to the bottom. The struggle for the perfect blueberry muffin led me through a gauntlet of unhappiness and bad muffins, but I am happy to report that I won the battle. This recipe produces a tender muffin with an even distribution of berries. To make these muffins even better I...
Chocolate Cardamom Cupcakes with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
When I’m feeling under the weather I tend to hibernate and stay out of the kitchen. Once I begin to feel better I get the itch to bake. If you follow me on Twitter (@BakingBlog) you know that I caught a nasty bug last week and it knocked me out for about four days. Now that I am, happily, on the mend I am back in the kitchen whipping up some food to feed my evil soul. After being so sick I felt I deserved something rich so...
Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Bundt Cake
I love bundt cakes! I think it is the fact that they could go right out of the pan and need little more than a glaze, or a dusting of powdered sugar, to be ready to serve. Growing up we used to have bundt cakes at most family gatherings. At some point they fell out of favor with the members of my family. Not, of course, that we would not eat one right up if you served it to us, but we never seemed to make them anymore. It is a real...
Chocolate Mousse Cake
Often simple desserts are better than complicated ones. That is not to say that the flavors are simple. What I mean is that the dessert itself is made of only a few very well constructed components. This mousse cake is an example of this. Tender cake fluffy, rich mousse, and a light dusting of powdered sugar are all you need to create something very impressive. Well, maybe a few well placed berries would not go amiss. The...
Raspberry and Chocolate Ganache Cake with White Chocolate Buttercream
I had the opportunity, thanks to Natalie at Natalie’s Killer Cuisine, to be a part of a Dallas Food Bloggers Pot-Luck Lunch. She has a write up of the event on her blog, which you can check out here, and aside from a whole lot of good food, there was a whole lot of fantastic company. We discussed food, blogging, photography, and life in general. It was wonderful to connect with other local bloggers and learn about their...
Cheddar Bacon Muffins
Go check out TasteStopping to see my guest post about inspiration and comfort zones. I was their very first guest blogger, and I am so excited to share this with you!! Go, now. The muffins will be here when you return! I love breakfast. After dessert, it is my favorite meal of the day. (And, yes, I consider dessert a meal, and not an add-on to dinner.) Where else can you combine sweet and savory so neatly? One of my favorite...
