This homemade Raspberry Cream Cheese Danish is flaky, buttery, and absolutely delicious. With only a few steps and a bit of chilling time, you can have better than the bakery fresh danishes straight from your kitchen! Raspberry Cream Cheese Danishs are my absolute favorite. I will always choose it over a donut or another flavor…
Recipes
Almond Lemon Biscotti
Almond Lemon Biscotti are the perfect companion to a cup of coffee or hot tea. Box them up for the perfect edible Mother’s Day gift! Growing up, the only type of Biscotti was Anise Biscotti. My Italian grandfather thought that any another version was rubbish. While he was an amazing cook, I have to disagree…
Churro Cupcakes
Churro Cupcakes are the perfect dessert for your fiesta! These light and fluffy cinnamon cupcakes are topped with a sweet cinnamon cream cheese frosting and a crunchy churro! May is a great month here in San Diego. Although we don’t actually celebrate Cinco de Mayo, I certainly take advantage of all of the delicious Mexican…
Tres Leches Cake
Tres Leches Cake is light sponge cake that soaks up a combination or evaporated milk, condensed milk, a cream and topped with a whipped cream topping and fresh strawberries that creates pure bliss! The last time I made this Tres Leche Cake was before my blogging days. After enjoying a delicious bite, I almost had…
Meyer Lemon Tart
Spring is not complete without a slice of this slightly sweet and deliciously tangy Meyer Lemon Tart with a buttery shortbread crust. I don’t think I have ever posted more Meyer Lemon recipes than I have this year. With its short California growing season, I can’t seem to think about anything else than to take…
Coconut Cake with Mango Curd Filling
A sweet coconut cake base combined with a smooth tart mango curd will have you dreaming about the tropics and trying to do the hula! Spending part of my childhood and teen years in Hawaii, I really grew to love the tropical flavors such as mango and passion fruit. They are so exotic, fresh, and…
Lemon Poppy Seed Bars with Strawberry Frosting
These Lemon Poppy Seed Bars with Fresh Strawberry Frosting are the perfect burst of Spring for your dessert table! If you are looking for a pretty, yet easy recipe this Spring, these Lemon Poppy Seed Bars with fresh strawberry frosting are perfect. They are extremely easy to make and full of glorious flavors. I love…
Carrot Cake Cookie Sandwiches
Who needs to spend hours making a carrot cake when you can have all of the deliciousness of a slice in handheld cookie form! These Carrot Cake Cookie Sandwiches are chock full of cinnamon, shredded carrots, and oats, then topped with a luscious, silky cream cheese frosting and sandwiched together by yet another yummy cookie!…
Blackberry Lime Cupcakes
Tangy soft lime cupcakes topped with a sweet blackberry cream cheese frosting. These Blackberry Lime Cupcakes are what Spring baking is all about! I love getting the grocery store circulars this time of year and seeing all of the fabulous deals on berries. Not only do we eat them like candy, but I also love…
Cereal Milk Ice Cream
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CerealShakeup #CerealAnytime #CollectiveBias Start the day with the full-blown flavor of PEBBLES™ cereal and amazing things can happen! A few months ago, I took off for the weekend for a Girl’s Trip to New York and it was…
Blackberry Cinnamon Rolls
Last week I attended Knotts Berry Farm’s Boysenberry Festival media preview event. I absolutely love anything boysenberry flavored, so the event was not to be missed. While I was there, I was posting pictures of the scrumptious boysenberry themed desserts on my Instagram and Facebook feed. Little did I know, my husband and kids were…
Coconut Sweet Rolls
With coconut extract in the dough, and toasted shredded coconut in the filling and icing, they are a coconut lover’s dream! These Coconut Sweet Rolls are easy to make and perfect for breakfast, brunch, or dessert! The other day I was browsing the magazine section at Costco. I never buy magazines, especially at the prices…
Copycat Chili’s Chicken Crispers
It never ceases to amaze my husband how much money American’s spend on food and going out to eat. Growing up in Switzerland, they never went out to eat unless it was a very special occasion or a birthday. My family on the other hand would visit Chili’s almost once a week for dinner. Now,…
Mini Chocolate Caramel Coconut Bundt Cakes
Finally Girl Scout Season is here! For a very short period I can indulge in my Tagalong and Samoa cravings simply by visiting a local Walmart or Home Depot. Without fail, the girls are there. I am pretty sure they ping me as a “sale” as soon as they make eye contact. I’m a sucker…
Raspberry Lemon Tiramisu
A fresh take on an Italian novelty, this Raspberry Lemon Tiramisu will become your new favorite dessert. It’s easy to make and a stunning, colorful dessert. Do you remember that creamy delicious Meyer Lemon Curd I posted the other day? Well this is what I made with it. I was hoping that using the…
Meyer Lemon Curd
When I got home from Costco the other day, my husband just about went nuts over one item. Meyer Lemons. Unfortunately, he does not understand the beauty in these lemons and how they are absolutely incomparable to other lemons. Even after attempting to explain why I bought them he couldn’t justify the purchase. You see,…
Galaxy Donuts
Being a food blogger, I follow quite a few food trends. There are a lot that I just question and many that I get really excited for. Galaxy Donuts get me giddy. Not quite sure why, because I am not a spacey/Star Wars/science type of gal. There is just something about creating something edible that…
The Best Strawberry Coconut Cupcakes
Whenever I have to bake cupcakes for an occasion, I almost always make these Coconut Cupcakes. They are always loved and are extremely popular. While I usually always make a coconut cream cheese frosting, I decided to change things up by using a fresh strawberry frosting instead. Let me tell you they are just as…
Chocolate Heart Cake Box
What is Valentine’s day without a heart shaped box full of chocolates? Well this year, instead of buying one, make a completely edible heart box and fill it with fun cake balls. Have you ever come across a recipe or craft and wanted to make it for like years? It happens to me all…
Creme Filled Chocolate Cupcakes
When I say that I am a food blogger, people often ask if I go all out for holidays. They are always confused when I say no. See the thing is, I usually begin planning holiday posts at least a month in advance. When the actual holiday rolls around, I’m usually pretty over it. Then,…