Perfectly smooth, creamy vanilla cheesecake with a lovely and delicate blueberry filling layer, topped with blueberry swirls and served with blueberry sauce. Not too sweet, not too rich, and no cracks! This is my foolproof method for perfect cheesecake, complete with step-by-step photos and a little video too. Blueberries inside and on top. The first...
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White Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Filling + White Chocolate Swiss Meringue Buttercream
This white chocolate cake is my favorite white cake recipe. The white chocolate adds a bit of flavor that I find lacking in most white cake recipes. It's a match made in heaven with a tart raspberry filling and an insanely creamy white chocolate Swiss Meringue Buttercream. Let's talk Cake. This white chocolate cake is...
Linzer Cookies
Buttery and tender, delicate yet festive. These perfect Linzer Cookies strike the right balance between the sweet but subtle almond-flavor and the tartness of the berry jam. A holiday favorite to enjoy year after year. C is for cookie... The cookies that make up these linzer cookie sandwiches are SOO good. Perfectly delicate and buttery....
Mixed Berry Crumb Cake
Let's talk about berries... It may be winter here right now, but that doesn't mean that berries aren't on the menu. Frozen berries works great in this recipe, so you can enjoy moist, berry-studded coffee cake year-round. I prefer a combination of tart Michigan cherries, blueberries, and raspberries, but you can use as many or...
Pumpkin Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls
These super soft cinnamon rolls combine the slightly tangy flavor one expects from sourdough with the comforting blend of pumpkin, cinnamon, and nutmeg to create an epic cinnamon roll worthy of Christmas morning, or any day. Add a little bit of commercial yeast... If you've baked a lot of sourdough, you probably don't very often...
Eggnog Cream Pie
Rich, custard-like eggnog filling pairs perfectly with this gingersnap crust. Topped with whipped cream and you've got an amazingly simple Eggnog Cream Pie for your next holiday dessert menu. No pie-dough required! Gingersnap cookies give this pie recipe the crunch and spice that it needs to balance out the rich creaminess of the eggnog filling....
Pumpkin Pie Bars
Pecan speckled graham cracker crust and perfectly toasty pumpkin filling make these Pumpkin Pie Bars an easy alternative to traditional pumpkin pie with all the flavor and less fuss! This year is unusual, to say the least, and holidays are looking more different than ever before. Since we are branching out on our idea of...
Fruit Pie French Toast Bake
This recipe was originally going to be specifically an Apple Pie French Toast Bake, but I've now made it so many times with all different fruits and loved each one that it seemed like being too specific to apples didn't encourage the creativity that this recipe thrives on. The basis is a very straightforward French...
Soft Sourdough Sandwich Bread
This dough is the hands down favorite sourdough bread recipe in my house. It’s so soft, flavorful, widely adaptable, and just plain delicious. I use it for practically everything, with a few minor adjustments as needed. Flour substitutions, yeast, and proofing time... This recipe can be made with bread flour, all-purpose flour, or a combination...
Gluten-Free Shortcut "Sourdough" (No Starter Required)
This recipe and method are my go-to for gluten-free sourdough artisan style bread. I spent a good part of last year creating and nurturing a gluten-free sourdough starter and tested dozens of recipes, but I never could get past the amount of costly GF flours and the maintenance required to maintain a gluten-free sourdough starter...