Chocolate Strawberry Cupcakes
What makes these cupcakes special is the use of FRESH strawberries. Mix in a few mini chocolate chips, top with cream cheese frosting and you have a perfect dessert. You’ll… Continue Reading »
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Chocolate Chip Cookies with See’s chips
If we had a family crest, there’d probably be a picture of See’s Candies on it. We eat A LOT of it. It’s a Southern California fave and boy, does… Continue Reading »
Batman Lollipop Cupcakes
There’s really no way to improve upon a cupcake, unless you add a lollipop and unless that lollipop has the Batman symbol on it! Back when I made the Phoenix-Jean… Continue Reading »
Profiteroles
Don’t be afraid of the choux. That should be your mantra. Because making pastry choux for cream puffs is the easiest, honest! And there’s nothing more fun than making little… Continue Reading »
Banana + Peanut Butter Swirl cupcakes w/Chocolate Ganache
My friends call me the Cupcake Fairy because I often drop off my experiments I MEAN CREATIONS, or extra cupcakes on people’s doorsteps, businesses, offices – just a little treat… Continue Reading »
Blue cupcakes w/edible candy LEGO heads
This was for the Kid’s LEGO party, here. This was one of the things the Kid was VERY specific about. There HAD to be cupcakes and they HAD to have… Continue Reading »
Toffee Blondies w/Chocolate LEGO minifigs
This was part of the Kid’s LEGO party, here. There’s something delicious and comforting about a square of buttery baked brown sugar. Since this was for the Kid, I made… Continue Reading »
Dulce de Leche Brownie Cupcakes
Like the Horchata Cupcakes, this is another dessert I made up for my mom’s library lecture for a Mexican-American author. Give me a theme and I will run with it…. Continue Reading »
Chocolate Mac Nut Icebox Pie
While I usually only bake from scratch, something that always steals my heart is Jell-o+pudding. It reminds me of when I was a kid, my mom made TONS of desserts… Continue Reading »
tiny Chocolate Ganache Apples on a stick
Caramel apples are so two-thousand-and-late, don’t you think? Not really, I love caramel but I wanted to come up with another take on dipped apples. Anything on a stick is… Continue Reading »