Ok- I love making donuts. I always put it off because it seems like too much work, but then I do it and I wonder why I don’t make them all the time because homemade donuts are the BEST. Have you ever had a French Cruller though? I don’t mean the cake donut kind that…
Cream Cheese Pound Cake with Vanilla Bean Glaze
*Original Recipe posted January 2013. New photos and slightly tweaked recipe as of March 2017. Oh the bundt cake, such a beautiful molded pan that makes me reminiscent of cakes my Mama used to make in my childhood. I got a bundt cake pan as a wedding gift, but I hadn’t actually found a use for it until…
Ginger Vanilla Bean Ice Cream Sandwiches
Maybe you disagree, but I personally find baking much more satisfying in the colder months. Now I definitely love eating sweets all year long, but when turning the oven on makes your home nice & toasty, it’s preferable for it to have been chilly to begin with don’t you think? That being said, not even…
Mini Vanilla Bean Strawberry Layer Cakes
I love mini things. They are just so darn cute you know? It’s not just food items though- as proven by my real addiction to baby clothes. (Someone help me please!) I just find that everything is better in teeny portions, and mini layer cakes are no exception. These are made by cutting rounds out…
Glazed Vanilla Bean Scones
Are you a chocolate person or a vanilla person? I am definitely a vanilla person. Don’t get me wrong- I love chocolate too, but my favorite is always vanilla- especially if there are flecks of vanilla bean included. Ice Cream, cake, pudding, extract- I love it all! So you really shouldn’t be too surprised that…
Lattice-topped Cranberry Blueberry Pie
Another day another pie! Today I’m sharing a pie I’ve had my eye on for almost a whole year now and I’m so happy that Pie Week has given me the chance to bake it. I am a huge sucker for fruit pies all summer long, and it’s really a shame that often times they…
