Hidden Design Cake: Chocolate Rainbow Cookie Heart

Hidden Design Cake: Chocolate Rainbow Cookie Heart

Great Baking Challenge Recipe #3: Great British Bake Off/Baking Show, Series 3 (UK)  Episode 1: Showstopper Challenge– Hidden Design Cake My first showstopper challenge was definitely a challenge for me! I decided to try and make a chocolate cake with a hidden rainbow cookie heart design inside. There are plenty of things I would do differently next time, but I am definitely very happy with the rainbow heart I saw when I cut into the cake. All that work was worth it!   I decided on this particular cake because I wanted to use the rainbow cookie recipe my grandma just…

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Apple Crumble Tart

Apple Crumble Tart

 This is not your typical Apple Pie recipe. Dare I say it, possibly even better than Apple Pie! Who doesn't love a crumble topping?   The source of this brilliant recipe is the amazing John Whaite. He is the winner for Series 3 ("the beginnings" collection on Netflix) of the Great British Bake Off. During the COVID-19 Pandemic, John has been home quarantining and he's been posting new bakes on his Instagram stories practically everyday. I, of course, have been watching them all religiously. He gives great little tips during his baking demonstrations. I feel like I learn a lot from…

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Cookie in a Cup (With Vegan Option)

Cookie in a Cup (With Vegan Option)

I found this lifesaver of a recipe on Pinterest several years ago and have used it on the regular ever since! It's just a handful of ingredients that you will most likely have on hand already and if you make it enough like my brother and I have over the years, you'll even memorize it! There can be pros and cons to a single serving cookie though. Pro: the immediate satisfaction of a hot gooey chocolate chip cookie in under 10 minutes. Con: it's so easy you will make it all the time. I mean it. All. The. Time. It's…

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My Skin Care Routine

My Skin Care Routine

I'll start off by saying it took an awful long time for me to actually be interested in keeping my skin looking good. After much persistence from my lovely mama, I started trying some skin care products she raved about and now I have an ingrained routine that I never miss a single day of. I have to give a huge shout out to my mom for all her skin care wisdom. She loves skin care as much as I love baking, so she pointed me in the right direction for taking proper care of my skin. I start off…

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Orange Babas

Orange Babas

Great Baking Challenge Recipe #2: Great British Bake Off/Baking Show, Series 3 (UK)  Episode 1: Technical Challenge– Rum Baba      This recipe was definitely a little messy, but really fun to make! Rum babas are a kind of hybrid between a bread and a cake. It requires yeast and rising before it's baked. The dough is super sticky, so it's a little hard to work with, but don't be tempted to add a ton of flour to make it easier. Adding more flour will make the babas too dry. I had scraper in one hand basically the whole time…

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Classic Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Classic Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Great Baking Challenge Recipe #1: Great British Bake Off/Baking Show, Series 3 (UK) Episode 1: Signature Challenge– Upside Down Cake This first recipe of my challenge went a bit astray from what I wanted to. I was going to try to do something that wasn’t typical, and I had decided I would do David Lebovitz’s recipe for Plum Blueberry Upside Down Cake from his book Ready for Dessert: My Best Recipes… but after I had decided and went out to buy the ingredients, I couldn’t find any plums! I should have realized I wouldn’t be able to find fresh plums…

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Great Baking Challenge

Great Baking Challenge

See My Great Baking Challenge Progress Here! GBBO: Series 3 Progress 45% Series 3 Chart Episodes: Signature: Technical: Showstopper: Episode 1: Cakes Pineapple Upside Down Cake Orange Babas Hidden Design Chocolate Cake Episode 2: Bread Garlic Buttered Naan & Basic Flatbreads 8-Plait Challah Bread Cinnamon Raisin & Thyme Rosemary Bagels Episode 3: Tarts Apple Pear Tarte Tatin Treacle Tart Chocolate Orange Raspberry Tart Episode 4: Desserts Lemon Blueberry Torte Flan Meringue Cake Up Next! Why am I doing this? Read below to find out... Who out there knows the Great British Baking Show?? I cannot say enough good things about…

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