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CPA: Certified Pastry Aficionado

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The Best Cookie Recipes!

Cookies· round-up

A collection of incredible cookie recipes and cookie-inspired recipes from Certified Pastry Aficionado over the years One of my favorite traditions here at CPA has been the monthly cookie recipe. It started as a way to try new cookie recipes (because who can have enough cookie recipes…) but it has turned into a fun way to rethink the flavors, textures,…
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a glass dish of Peanut Butter Hot Fudge with a spoon in it with hot fudge dripping down the side on top of a cotton napkin with chocolate chips sprinkled in front with a spoon with peanut butter on it, shot from the front

Peanut Butter Hot Fudge

candy· dessert· Valentine's Day

Peanut Butter Hot Fudge – Peanut butter and chocolate come together to make a rich hot fudge perfect for topping your ice cream or other desserts And just like that, National Ice Cream Month is coming to a close. Anyone else feel like summer just flew by?! Schools here in Atlanta are already starting back up on Wednesday. How crazy…
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Grilled Peach Sundaes in two bowls with a plate of grilled peaches on it with a cloth napkin and granola sprinkled around it, shot from a side angle

Grilled Peach Sundaes

dessert· ice cream· National Ice Cream Month· Summertime Favorites

Grilled Peach Sundaes – Fresh peaches are grilled and served with cinnamon butter, vanilla bean ice cream, and homemade cinnamon granola I told you I’d be back with another sundae recipe before the month was over! And this one also has fruit in it. As much as I love indulgent, rich, sundaes loaded with chocolate, I just cannot overlook the…
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styled shot of two Strawberry Cheesecake Milkshakes topped with whipped cream straws whole strawberries and graham crackers on top of a napkin with whole strawberries crushed graham crackers and a stack of graham crackers next to it, shot from a side angle

Strawberry Cheesecake Milkshake

dessert· drinks· ice cream· National Ice Cream Month· Summertime Favorites· Valentine's Day

Strawberry Cheesecake Milkshake – Vanilla ice cream blended with real strawberries and a slice of cheesecake makes for a rich, indulgent strawberry cheesecake milkshake! Milkshakes! I am such a fan of them now, but I am also very picky about them. They gotta be (1) thick, (2) full of flavor (no boring vanilla shakes for me!), and (3) loaded with…
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