Ingredients 2 ½ cups of all purpose flour 2 ½ tsp. of baking powder ½ tsp. of table salt ½ cup of unsalted butter, room temperature 1 ¾ cups of granulated sugar 4 large eggs, room temperature ½ cup of greek yogurt 1 tsp vanilla extract Zest of 6 lemons (approximately ¼ cup) Juice ofContinue reading “When Life Gives You Lemons Cake”
Category Archives: Confections
Cinnamon Rolls
Cinnamon Rolls Dough • 2- 1/4-ounce package yeast • 1/2 cup luke warm water (approximately 140F) • 1/4 cup sugar • 1/3 cup butter, melted • 1 teaspoon salt • 1 egg • 4 to 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour Filling • ½ cup butter, softened • ¾ cup likely packed brown sugar • 2Continue reading “Cinnamon Rolls”
Limonc”hello”
Limoncello (adaptive from What’s Cooking America recipe): 15 organic lemons ( I used 6 meyer lemons and 9 regular lemons) 2 (750 ml) bottles 100-proof vodka ( I used Tito’s) Simple Syrup: 4 cups sugar 5 cups water (filtered tap water or distilled water) Instructions Step One: Clean the lemons to remove any dirt,Continue reading “Limonc”hello””
Côte d’Azur Cake
Nice, France and its surrounding cities are in ways indescribable.
Purple Rain Paradise cupcakes with raspberry (beret) liqueur
Prince!! What an inspiration. This man was not afraid to be his own person. He did what he loved despite what other people may have felt. He was a fantastic musician and humanitarian. Despite him only being a whooping 5’2″, he made a gigantic imprint on me and the world! May he rest in peace!!Continue reading “Purple Rain Paradise cupcakes with raspberry (beret) liqueur”
Nostalgia cookies
Ingredients 2 cups cinnamon crunch cereal 2 cups AP flour 1 tsp baking soda ½ tsp of salt ½ tsp of cinnamon 1 cup of butter, room temperature 1 cup brown sugar, lightly packed 2 large eggs, room temp. 2 tsp of vanilla extract 2 cups of marshmallows, separated from cereal 2 cups of crunchContinue reading “Nostalgia cookies”
Strawberry Tequila Lime Cake
First off apologies for my absence in my blog posting. I have been slacking and am going to get back posting something monthly. Well, last week was the perfect storm of celebration in the Los Angeles area. It was Taco Tuesday as well as Cinco de Mayo. My plans were to find some cheesy MexicanContinue reading “Strawberry Tequila Lime Cake”
Take Me Away Cake
This Winter has been unfavorably brutal to some of my friends across the US. I’ve heard stories of people being snowed in, stuck on the highway, and frigid temperatures. I know when I lived back in Chicago, I used to curse the day I decided to move there every day in the Winter. It wasContinue reading “Take Me Away Cake”
Sweet Potato Bread with Brown Butter Bourbon glaze
Happy Black History Month!! I love this time of year. Being able to reflect on my ancestors and all that have done for this country. The best way that I try and acknowledge my roots is through food. I love to make recipes that include ingredients that I know are true to my heritage butContinue reading “Sweet Potato Bread with Brown Butter Bourbon glaze”
Cinnamon Vanilla Hot Chocolate Cake
Cake 2 cups packed brown sugar 3/4 cup vegetable oil 3 eggs 2 2/3 cups flour 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder 2 1/4 teaspoons baking soda 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1 tsp of cinnamon 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups milk 1 1/2Continue reading “Cinnamon Vanilla Hot Chocolate Cake”
Confections, Crafts, Couture 