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I enjoy partnering with the brands I trust. If you’d like to work together to get the word out about your great products, you can contact me at info {at} certifiedpastryaficionado {dot} com

A sample of services that I provide:

  • sponsored posts
  • recipe development
  • food photography
  • partnership packages
  • brand ambassadorships

A full media kit is available upon request.

Below are a few samples of sponsored posts that I’ve completed with some of my favorite brands:

Cajun Chicken Pasta (with Barilla)

Cookie Dough Easter Eggs with M&M’s® (with Mars/Wrigley)

Cookie Dough Easter Eggs with M&M's® - Chewy edible chocolate chip cookie dough truffles with M&M’S® milk chocolate candies, rolled into egg shapes, and dipped into fun colored candy melts to make them look like Easter eggs. The perfect treats to make for Easter! #SweeterEaster

Tiramisu Frozen Coffee (with Dunkin Donuts Coffee)

Tiramisu Frozen Coffee - Make your morning coffee even more exciting with a boost from the flavors of tiramisu. Made with double-strength coffee, milk, creamy marscapone cheese, crushed ladyfingers, chocolate syrup, and crushed ice, this tiramisu frozen coffee will transform your morning routine!

Shrimp & Grit Cake Bites (with Notable Wines)

Shrimp & Grit Cake Bites - Ultra creamy grit patties are fried and served with a buttery sauteed shrimp and crispy bacon to create an appetizer that your guests will go crazy for. Pairs perfectly with the flavors of Chardonnay wine!

Cobb Salad Dip (with Rubbermaid Freshworks)

Cobb Salad Dip - A creamy ranch dip covered in your favorite toppings from a traditional cobb salad. The perfect appetizer for game days, summer parties, and barbecues!

Salted Caramel Apple Pie Parfaits (with Conagra Brands)

Salted Caramel Apple Pie Parfaits - A super simple treat to make for all your summer parties that is sure to impress! Simply layer Marie Callender’s® Dutch Apple Pie, Reddi-wip®, and salted caramel sauce in individual cups and serve immediately.

Cowboy Queso (with Dr Pepper & Johnsonville Sausage)

Cowboy Queso - A chunky queso dip with chopped green chiles, roasted tomatoes, ground sausage, and sliced smoked cheddar sausage. The best dip to feed a hungry crowd during a tailgate. Perfectly pairs with ice-cold Dr Pepper!

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Bread Pudding (with High Road Ice Cream)

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Bread Pudding – Cubed chunks of french bread soaked in a pumpkin custard, dusted with cinnamon sugar, and baked. Served with stellar Vanilla Fleur de Sel ice cream from High Road Ice Cream

Pomegranate Rosemary Moscow Mules (with Schweppes Ginger Ale)

Hi, my name is Sharon. I’m an accountant by day, risk-taking baker and food enthusiast by night. Come join me as I share my favorite recipes and test out new ones along the way!

fall flavors

plate of stack of pistachio pancakes with a bite of them on a fork with pistachios sprinkled around on a cloth napkin, shot from overhead

Pistachio Pancakes

overhead shot of slices of pear coffee cake

Pear Coffee Cake

Pecan Pie Brownies

Cinnamon Latte Whoopie Pies

a slice of peach upside down cake on a white plate with the rest of the cake in the background

Peach Upside-down Cake

sweet potato biscuits on parchment paper with butter to the side and a cast iron pan of more biscuits in it, shot from a side angle

Sweet Potato Biscuits

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Sweet Potato Cornbread

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Cherry Bourbon Spritz

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Cinnamon Raisin Rugelach

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Goat Cheese & Honey Phyllo Triangles

Berry Mimosas in flutes pictured with champagne and bowl of berries

Berry Mimosas

 

Cheddar Sesame Crackers – Crispy, buttery crackers Cheddar Sesame Crackers – Crispy, buttery crackers loaded with cheddar cheese and topped with sesame seeds

https://www.certifiedpastryaficionado.com/cheddar-sesame-crackers/
Fried Goat Cheese Balls – Soft goat cheese is roll Fried Goat Cheese Balls – Soft goat cheese is rolled in panko breadcrumbs, fried until golden brown, and served with a drizzle of honey to make the best little appetizer for any occasion

https://www.certifiedpastryaficionado.com/fried-goat-cheese-balls/?
Raspberry Lime Macaron Sandwich – Large, pink maca Raspberry Lime Macaron Sandwich – Large, pink macaron shells are filled with fresh lime curd and whole raspberries and sandwiched together for a snack fit for a queen.

https://www.certifiedpastryaficionado.com/raspberry-lime-macaron-sandwich/
Chicken Gyro Bowls – Mixed greens are topped with Chicken Gyro Bowls – Mixed greens are topped with Greek chicken, chickpeas, tomato cucumber salad, feta cheese, and a homemade tzatziki sauce. 

https://www.certifiedpastryaficionado.com/chicken-gyro-bowls/
Orange Chicken – Chicken is fried in tempura batte Orange Chicken – Chicken is fried in tempura batter and then tossed in a homemade sticky orange sauce to make for a yummy Chinese dish

RECIPE: https://www.certifiedpastryaficionado.com/orange-chicken/

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