Healthy-ish cake, cupcakes, pie, and cheesecake recipes and decorating tips
If you’re mint to make something sweet this season but don’t have time to turn your kitchen into a winter war zone, these No-Bake, Gluten-Free Candy Cane Bark Cups are here to work magic even Santa would be jealous of. So, if December has you running on vibes, caffeine, and sheer seasonal delusion, these babies… Continue reading Candy Cane Bark Cups
This two-toned white-and-red Christmas cake didn’t come to play: it came to sleigh. With a holly-jolly sprinkle surprise tucked right in the middle and swoops of green buttercream dancing across the top like tiny evergreen waves, this cake is basically wearing its holiday sweater loud and proud. It’s sweet, it’s merry, it’s serving serious North… Continue reading Holly Christmas Cake
Step aside, Santa, this winterscape cake is sleigh-ing the whole season. Dressed in shimmering snowflakes and the tiniest ornament-studded trees, it’s basically the dessert version of stepping into a holiday snow globe. With silver accents that glisten like freshly fallen snow (but without the whole freezing your face off thing), this cake is here to… Continue reading Sleigh the Day with This Teal Winterscape Cake
If loving pumpkin spice makes me a basic white girl, then call me the Grand High Priestess of Fall because the moment November hits, I transform into an oversized-sweater wearing menace to society. So obviously I conjured up this glazed walnut protein pumpkin loaf: a quick bread so dangerously delicious it should come with a… Continue reading Glazed Walnut Pumpkin Protein Loaf
“Do you like scary cakes?” Because I sure do. This Ghostface Scream cake is a total slice-tacular tribute to one of my favorite horror franchises and the most spooktacular time of year. Forget phone calls from creepy strangers (who still answers unknown calls?), the only thing you’ll be dialing up here is seconds because this… Continue reading Scream Ghostface Cake
“I’ve got my eye on you…” and by “you,” I mean these adorable Mike Wazowski cupcakes! Inspired by everyone’s favorite one-eyed wonder from Monsters, Inc., these gluten free goodies are equal parts spooky, silly, and sweet. With bright green frosting, a homemade eye worthy of the monster himself, and that signature goofy grin, they’re so… Continue reading Mike Wazowski Cupcakes
It’s the most boo-tiful time of the year: October is near! As a self-proclaimed spooky season superfan, I wait all year for the chance to whip up frightfully fun treats, and these gluten free mini candy corn cheesecakes are a real scream. With their festive layers of gold, orange, and white, they’re basically candy corn… Continue reading Mini Candy Corn Cheesecakes
Some desserts are just a-peel-ing, and these gluten free mini banana cream cheesecakes take the (banana) cake. Topped with a cloud of Cool Whip and a slice of fresh banana, they’re proof that good things really do come in small packages, or, in this case, a muffin tin. And the best part? Each little bite… Continue reading Mini Banana Cream Cheesecakes
It’s not even sweater weather yet, but I’ve already fallen head over heels into pumpkin season, and I’m not sorry about it. Some people say it’s too soon, but when it comes to pumpkin desserts, my motto is gourd early, gourd often. The only snag? My husband starts giving me that look when I break… Continue reading Pumpkin Rum Cake (GF)
When your mother-in-law swoons over her birthday cake in June, you know you’ve set the bake-bar high… so for my grandmother-in-law’s 84th birthday, I had to brew up something just as special. Enter: my famous Guinness chocolate cupcakes topped with Baileys cream cheese frosting, piped into dreamy two-toned pink and white roses and hydrangeas. These… Continue reading Guinness Cupcakes with Floral Piping Tutorials
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