I first ordered the Clinton St. Baking Company cookbook when I was back in New Zealand. I had never been to New York, let alone the restaurant, but I was looking for new cookbooks and this one caught my eye. Now, fast-forward to 4 years later and I am now living in New York, and…
Recipes
Strawberry Rhubarb Crumb Bars
I have always loved rhubarb (well as an adult! My mum reminded me I hated it as a kid), but I had never baked anything with it, until now. I saw it at the farmers market so I got some, along with some strawberries and came across this recipe on The Iron You. These bars…
Chunky Chocolate Chip & Walnut Cookies
Since moving to New York City 2 and a half years ago, I have made mental notes of where to get the best cupcakes, the best slice of pizza and the best ice cream. There is nothing that comes even close to the best cookies: the Chocolate Chip Walnut cookie from Levain Bakery. So of…
Easter Cupcakes with Chocolate Filling
I tried Peeps for the first time this week, the brightly colored marshmallow chicks that adorn the shelves at Easter time. I thought they’d make nice cupcake toppers, so I made vanilla bean cupcakes (recipe adapted from bakingamoment.com) with chocolate filling and marshmallow frosting (both of these recipes I found on the iPad Cupcake app)….
Black Sesame Matcha Cupcakes
I’ve always had a thing for sesame seeds. I love them on bread and on chicken and I can’t get enough of tahini. So when I came across this recipe on the iPad app ‘Cupcake’ for Black Sesame Matcha Cupcakes I was intrigued to try it out. Not all recipes are a slam-dunk the first…
Coconut Lime Loaf
I was looking through recipes on my iPad app and came across a coconut cake with lemon sour cream icing. I’m not the biggest fan of lemon cakes but I adore limes. So I decided to replace the lemons with limes and considerably increased the amount of zest and juice to give it a strong,…
Valentine’s Sweet Heart Cupcakes With Strawberry Swiss Meringue Buttercream
This Valentine’s Day I made a tried-and-true chocolate cupcake recipe and made it Valentine’s-appropriate by cutting out heart shapes on the top of the cupcakes and frosting them with a delicious strawberry buttercream. I came across this recipe for Strawberry Swiss Meringue Buttercream and I really wanted to try it out. This buttercream is special…
Rolo Thumbprint Cookies With Caramel Sauce
I love thumbprint cookies. All the ones that I’ve had usually have a jam-filled center. So I thought why not put a Rolo in the center? And finish it off with some caramel sauce! Rolos combined with coconut and extra caramel on top: heaven in your mouth! Cookie recipe adapted from foodnetwork.com Caramel sauce recipe…
Strawberry and White Chocolate Chip Muffins
Happy 2014 everyone! And what better way to start the new year with some gorgeous strawberry and white chocolate chip muffins? These are really good at the breakfast table and so easy to make. Just because it’s winter doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy strawberries in your baked goods. Frozen strawberries are a fine substitute for…
Red Velvet Cookies
I’ve never made red velvet cake before. Or anything red velvet for that matter. But when I saw a recipe for red velvet chocolate chip cookies at Sally’s Baking Addiction they looked so pretty and screamed ‘Christmas’ to me that I had to make them. These are not your regular cookies. These are ‘soft baked’…