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)….
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Hamantaschen at Breads Bakery
This was my first time ever trying Hamantaschen. In fact, when my boyfriend came by the office with these treats, I had no idea what they were. After a little research I discovered that they are a Jewish cookie, which are only around for a few weeks of the year for the Jewish holiday Purim…