Matcha brownies are the definition of “unexpected.” the matcha brings an earthy and grassy flavor, and the dark chocolate adds sweetness and complexity to these grown-up, Japanese-inspired brownies. i’ve been on a brownie bender lately — e.g., these mexican hot chocolate brownies — but these are my favorite ones yet.
I’m really on a chocolate kick lately and wanted to find a way to spice up a typical brownie. These Mexican hot chocolate brownies are actually amazing. make these Mexican hot chocolate brownies the next time you’re in the mood for a fudgy, chocolatey brownie with a little kick to it.
Fresh flowers are such lovely decorations for a cake. This is a vanilla flower cake decorated with fresh roses – it’s a super simple white cake with vanilla frosting that looks much fancier that what it takes to make it. This is my favorite, go-to white cake recipe, too. It comes out every time and is light and fluffy.
This ginger peach pie is a showstopper. While pie is definitely a project – don’t underestimate how long it takes to bake! – it’s so, so good. This ginger peach pie is a modern take on summery peach pie, and honestly can be made with either fresh peaches in the summer or frozen in the winter.
…here is a recipe for a mile-high lemon meringue pie. lemon meringue pie is in my top 3 favorite pies — after rhubarb and gooseberry (do i like tart things? apparently) — and this pie gets its name from its absurdly tall meringue topping. this pie will impress your significant other and is perfect for a ladies’ brunch.
Here is a recipe for buckwheat chocolate chunk cookies. These are some really lovely, sophisticated, grown-up chocolate chip cookies. Instead of using all-purpose flour, these use a portion of buckwheat flour in the mixture. These buckwheat chocolate chunk cookies are tender, flaky and just delicious!
This black sesame marble cheesecake is no-bake, gorgeous, and such an interesting play on flavors. Using black tahini, it adds a savory, nutty hint to the cheesecake that you just don’t normally come across. It comes together so quickly and is not too sweet, and perfect for warmer weather. This black sesame marble cheesecake is a sophisticated take on cheesecake that is sure to impress!
…This cinnamon bun naked cake with brown butter frosting is scented with cardamom, giving it a lovely spice scent. It has a cream cheese drizzle on top of brown butter frosting, which is very cinnamon bun inspired. I love this cake!
here is a copycat recipe for blue bottle’s saffron snickerdoodles. like traditional snickerdoodles, they are chewy, tender and sweet. steeped in saffron though, these saffron snickerdoodles become more fragrant and perfect for an afternoon coffee. amazing!
shortbread is the easiest thing to make once you remember the proportion of butter: flour (1 stick of butter: 1 cup of flour), and is the starter for lots of delicious carbs like so!
shortbread cookies
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this is a pretty freeform, rustic apple tart recipe that is more art than science. in the fall, come apple season, easy rustic tarts are a quick way to celebrate and use up your apples that you got apple picking. make this apple tart anytime you have a ton of apples!
…This easy lemon yogurt cake is perfect for breakfast or afternoon tea. it’s tender, the crumb is perfect, and the flavor is bright. another thing this easy lemon yogurt cake recipe does — it utilizes a yogurt cup as a measurement tool so you save dishes. i actually adapted this from a french parenting book – “bringing up bebe.” haha!
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