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Easy Banana Cake - A moist, dense banana sheet cake topped with homemade cream cheese frosting. 

Easy Banana Cake

cake· dessert· Easter

Easy Banana Cake – A moist, dense banana sheet cake topped with homemade cream cheese frosting.  Cake, cake, cake, cake, cake, cake. Today’s recipe is all about cake. But not just any cake – banana cake.  I was intrigued about this Easy Banana Cake recipe when I stumbled upon it on one of my favorite food blogs. The blogger had…
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Mocha Brownie Pie - Gooey chocolate pie with a hint of espresso and topped with homemade espresso whipped cream

Mocha Brownie Pie

bars and brownies· dessert· Easter· pie· Valentine's Day

Mocha Brownie Pie – Gooey chocolate pie with a hint of espresso and topped with homemade espresso whipped cream I hope you’re ready. Ready for the most insane dessert I’ve had in a very long time – homemade or store-bought.  This Mocha Brownie Pie caught me off-guard. I was just making a new pie recipe, thinking it would be a…
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Chinese Hot & Sour Soup - Comforting Chinese soup, loaded with pork and mushrooms and spiced with garlic chili sauce and rice wine vinegar to give it a delicious hot & sour flavor.

Chinese Hot & Sour Soup

pork entrees· soup

Chinese Hot & Sour Soup – Comforting Chinese soup, loaded with pork and mushrooms and spiced with garlic chili sauce and rice wine vinegar to give it a delicious hot & sour flavor. Soup, soup, soup. I love soup. And when it’s cold outside, there’s nothing like a warm, comforting soup to make everything alright.  In honor of the huge…
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Vanilla Bean Morning Buns - Puff pastry rolled into a bun with vanilla bean sugar, a hint of cinnamon, and baked until puffed and golden brown. 

Vanilla Bean Morning Buns

breakfast· doughnuts and sweet rolls· Easter· pastries

Vanilla Bean Morning Buns – Puff pastry rolled into a bun with vanilla bean sugar, a hint of cinnamon, and baked until puffed and golden brown.  There are so many things I unexpectedly learned from my college job at Starbucks – (1) what to drink when I need the most caffeine possibly, (2) there is not enough fat in half…
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Dulce de Leche Mousse - Rich dulce de leche custard is folded into fresh whipped cream to make a light and fluffy sweet treat

Dulce de Leche Mousse

dessert

Dulce de Leche Mousse – Rich dulce de leche custard is folded into fresh whipped cream to make a light and fluffy sweet treat Happy Valentine’s Day!  On this magical, chocolate-filled holiday, you’d think I’d have something ultra-decadent to share with you all. And you’d be right! But it’s not something chocolatey. Nope. But I promise you – it’s just…
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Cookies & Cream Cupcakes - Vanilla cake is speckled with chunks of Oreo cookies, topped with Oreo buttercream frosting, and finished with a dollop of chocolate ganache to make for the most decadent cupcake you've ever had

Cookies & Cream Cupcakes

cake· dessert

Cookies & Cream Cupcakes – Vanilla cake is speckled with chunks of Oreo cookies, topped with Oreo buttercream frosting, and finished with a dollop of chocolate ganache to make for the most decadent cupcake you’ve ever had Happy birthday to me! Birthdays have changed their meaning for me over the years. I used to look forward to the gifts but…
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Coconut Tres Leches - Traditional tres leches is given a tropical makeover with the addition of coconut cream and toasted coconut.

Coconut Tres Leches

dessert· Summertime Favorites

Coconut Tres Leches – Traditional tres leches is given a tropical makeover with the addition of coconut cream and toasted coconut. I was serious when I said I was jumping headfirst into sweets this month. First, I started with this red velvet loaf and earlier this week, I posted this dark chocolate raspberry fudge. And now I have one of the…
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