I can’t believe it has taken me so long to post a recipe on how to make caramelized white chocolate (or blonde chocolate) since I have been using it for so long. But Fall is the perfect opportunity to showcase caramelized white chocolate in a different way than you may be used to. In fact,…
Cranberry Pie With Hazelnut Cookie Crust
Tart yet sweet, with hints of citrus and spice, this Cranberry Pie With Hazelnut Cookie Crust is both stunning and festive. Cranberry orange curd is set inside Biscoff cookie and hazelnut crust. This ruby red pie is eye catching and a tantalizing contrast of sweet and tart; crunchy and smooth. A silky meringue (or fresh…
Sticky Toffee Date Bundt Cake
Sticky, spiced toffee sauce smothers a warm date and almond cake that tastes like a cozy holiday evening. This sticky toffee bundt cake is made of rum and pumpkin pie spiced dates, almond flour, and crunchy toasted walnuts. The toffee topping has the same spices infused into a buttery rum brown sugar sauce that’s going…
Butternut Squash Coffee Cake
Crunchy cinnamon streusel, tender spiced butternut squash cake, and a vanilla drizzle makes this cozy butternut squash coffee cake all about Fall. There’s nothing like a coffee cake, especially when it has a fun twist like my Cinnamon Crunch Streusel Cake or this one with the addition of squash. This cake is so easy to…
Snickerdoodle Whoopie Pies With Cookie Butter Filling
Soft and fluffy cinnamon sugar dusted cakes are stuffed with silky cookie butter buttercream. These snickerdoodle whoopie pies with speculoos buttercream are a sweet dream all whipped up into a dessert sandwich! They are perfect for any occasion or anytime of the year. But they especially shine like a star during the cozy holiday season….
Mascarpone Honeycomb Tart With Apricots
Freshly cut bits of raw honey comb and crystallized ginger are swirled within a lemon kissed mascarpone tart set inside a crunchy gingersnap crust. This tart is topped with rehydrated apricots which are soaked then simmered in a sweet rum and amaretto reduction. This mascarpone honeycomb tart takes only minutes to whip up and it’s…
Sri Lankan Milk Toffee (Kiri Aluwa)
Crunchy, super sweet, caramelized, and bold in flavor with cardamom, Sri Lankan Milk toffee is a unique candy that you have to try! This treat was a regular and beloved part of my childhood. And everytime I take a bite I am flooded with memories and a culture from years ago. Milk toffee was one…
Apple Cake With Buttermilk Sauce
Apple cider pound cake is topped with simply spiced fresh apples and drizzled with vanilla buttermilk sauce for this easy apple cake. This apple cake with buttermilk sauce shines with natural, harmonious flavors. The cake is much like a buttery pound cake that is infused with reduced apple cider. The apples are macerated with a…
Muscovado Oatmeal Cookies (Dark & Stormy Cookies)
Muscovado oatmeal cookies are dark, stormy, and mysterious. I call these my Dark & Stormy cookies and after one bite, you will get it! These chewy oatmeal cookies have the crispest edges and tiny pockets of muscovado sugar and plump raisins studded throughout. These are oatmeal cookies elevated in flavor and texture. Warning, Once you…
Plum Ginger Crumble Bars
Sticky and fresh plum compote is zinged up with a twist of ground white pepper, cinnamon, and fresh ginger. These plum ginger jam bars have a crisp crumble of brown sugar sweetened oats and buckwheat flour encasing them. They are refreshing, lightly spiced, and zany. They’re also very easily made into vegan crumble bars by…