Pies, tarts, cakes, cookies, bars, and more!
Do you like matcha? Do you like all-day baking projects? Do you like Mexican desserts & pastries? Then this is for you!
This is a how-to guide for making conchas aka pan dulces at home. This matcha concha recipe is an innovative/inspired-by-Mexican food recipe. These matcha conchas are delicious with coffee in the morning or afternoon!
…This brioche donut hole recipe is made with my signature brioche dough recipe and is a perfect little two-bite dessert. If you love brioche donuts, you’ll love these brioche donut holes.
…This recipe for blueberry brioche is delicious, fresh, and super impressive. Using fresh blueberries, you can make this brioche in about a half-hour of active time and 6-8 hrs of resting time. This blueberry brioche loaf is not too sweet, and would be great sliced and griddled like french toast!!
…If you’ve been with me a while, you might know my love of boxed cake mix. Who needs to weigh out every dry ingredient if someone has already done it for you!!! This coconut cake recipe uses a regular white cake mix and spruces it up with a lovely cream cheese frosting + optional lemon curd. This coconut cake is easy to make and will impress everyone.
…This is my trusted brioche dough recipe I use again and again. This recipe yields about 2 1/2 lbs of raw brioche dough, enough for 1 regular sized (8-1/2″ x 4-1/2″ x 2-1/2″ inches), two mini loaves, or about 2 dozen donuts. This basic brioche dough recipe can be taken and used for a brioche loaf, brioche donuts, brioche pull-apart bread, or any brioche variation you like.
…This is a recipe for a one-layer black and white cake, which is a chocolate cake with white frosting. While you could certainly make this type of cake with a classic buttercream, I think a Swiss meringue buttercream (which is more of a science project) is a great complement to the simplicity of the chocolate cake. Make this black and white cake for any birthday or any celebration coming up!
…This recipe for a no-bake key lime, aka a frozen key lime pie, is so easy, foolproof and delicious. Make it with regular limes! Instead of using key limes (expensive, tiny, dry, finicky) I highly recommend you use regular limes (juicy, abundant, relatively cheap). If you live near a citrus growing population, tree-ripened limes are best! This frozen key lime pie is refreshing, no-bake, and easy to make.
…This rosewater cake is so easy to make, even non-bakers can make this cake without fail. And, the rose flavoring here could be anything – lemon, orange, grapefruit, berries, vanilla. Anything! I chose cardamom and rosewater because they bring a nice floral, Persian-inspired flavor to this dessert. There’s not very much oil, and you don’t need an electric mixer to make it. Make this snacking cake any time you want an easy elegant dessert.
…This saffron yellow cake with chocolate swiss meringue frosting is a fancy, overachiever version of a yellow cake with chocolate frosting. Make this saffron yellow cake when you want to celebrate something or impress someone!
…This Meyer lemon pie is made with whole lemons in the blender, and with olive oil instead of butter! Enjoy it during citrus season. Yes, the whole lemon blended up!
…This coconut flan with a coffee caramel is TO DIE FOR. I ate a quarter of it by myself immediately after taking pictures of it. Make this coconut flan with just a can of coconut milk, condensed milk, 1 egg and 1 tablespoon of gelatin, alongside a super simple coffee caramel. The caramel has espresso infused it in, which adds some bitterness to the caramel. This coconut flan recipe is easy, foolproof, and not too sweet. YUM!!
…Tarta de queso, known as gazta tarta in the Basque Region, is a cheesecake that is crustless, creamy, tender, and really amazing — it’s known as Burnt Basque Cheesecake here in the states. It’s also less sweet than the New York-style cheesecake. These Basque Cheesecake Bars have the flavor profile of the Basque dessert but are made into a more handy, on-the-go format by adding a crust made of Maria cookies (which are also Spanish!) and then cutting them into squares.
…Here’s a recipe for chai blondies that are vegan, using coconut oil and a flax egg. They are scented with a warming chai spice – a mixture of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and anise. These chai blondies are amazing!
…Don’t be mad if you end up eating this peach and blueberry trifle recipe for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It’s a healthy-ish, easy dessert that uses beautiful summer produce alongside an airy angel food cake and a greek yogurt-whipped cream filling. This peach and blueberry trifle is to die for!
…This cherry pudding cake is a mashup between a cake, a spoon bread, and a buckle. It’s tender on the outside, and quite soft in the middle (by design!). It’s also made with fresh cherries – this easy cherry cake comes together quickly and is a great cherry dessert idea.
…Here’s a recipe for olive oil cake with plums. Why? I love stone fruit. I love baking with olive oil. I had a bunch of plums from my CSA box this week that arrived ripely and by day 3 were about to peace out. This olive oil cake with plums has a tight crumb, and is perfect with a dollop of fresh cream or ice cream. Enjoy this olive oil plum cake in the summertime!
…I *love* baking with zucchini – don’t you agree? It makes it feel like what you’re baking has a semblance of health. These healthy lemon zucchini cupcakes are cupcakes for adults – they’re not too sweet, but feel just decadent enough. The cream cheese frosting is really special, too. It also features my foolproof lemon curd recipe — this lemon curd never breaks and always comes out. Try these lemon zucchini cupcakes this summer!
…Here’s an easy paleo chocolate pudding recipe that’s inspired by Mexican hot chocolate. It can come together in less than 10 minutes, and is perfect for whenever you have a chocolate craving!
…Here’s a gluten-free olive oil cake made with almond flour, scented with orange zest. It’s topped with Greek yogurt whipped cream and good with any fruit on top! You could make it as a loaf, as I did below, or in a cake pan.
…Have you ever really wanted a homemade chocolate chip cookie but every recipe out there yielded like 3 dozen? Well, here’s a chocolate chip cookie recipe that produces the perfect amount – 12 cookies. You might still eat all 12 in 1 sitting but hey, at least it wasn’t 36.
…Here is a super easy, fail-proof recipe for strawberry pie. This pie sets up beautifully every time and anyone can make it! Make this strawberry pie at the first sight of strawberries come spring.
…Today I’m so excited to be sharing a recipe for a tea cake! This recipe yields a fluffy, light cake that’s flavored with chamomile tea and is covered with buttercream and decorated with fresh chamomile flowers. Read on for plenty of tips for making a layer cake that uses chamomile tea in it!
…This recipe for brioche donuts is decadent and a true treat. If you’re looking to flex your brioche-making skills as well as get more comfortable with frying, this is the recipe to take on. You can do any flavor of jam, curd or pastry cream you want to fill, or leave them plain!
…if you like a classic
