A simple chocolate cake made with rich, deep flavors and topped with a smooth chocolate ganache. Happy freaking, December, my friends! Are you recovered from your turkey coma? Stuffed full of pumpkin pie and the best side dish that ever existed, stuffing? I’m ready to get this holiday baking train rolling, and I’d like to…
Dutch processed cocoa powder
Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix
Ditch the store-bought and make your own hot cocoa mix to keep in your pantry. It’s also perfect for gifting as a homemade holiday gift. Hard to believe Thanksgiving is tomorrow, and that Christmas is just 4 short weeks away from that! It’s tough when Thanksgiving is late, because then I feel like we rush…
Guinness Cupcakes
Dark chocolate cupcakes infused with a chocolate stout reduction and topped with a chocolate stout buttercream. Perfect for your St. Paddy’s Day celebration! If you’ve ever wondered what St. Patrick’s Day dessert dreams are made of, today is the day to find out. With St. Patrick’s Day just around the weekend corner, I must do…
How To Make Football Cupcakes
Turn any cupcake into a touchdown treat with this easy tutorial and video! It’s that time of year again when anything you turn into a football tastes a million times better. Right? It’s totally logical– brownies into mini footballs are exponentially tastier than their plain square counterpart. Let’s backtrack to last year… The Eagles were…
Brownie Batter Dip
A supremely chocolatey dip that is everything you love about brownie batter without the eggs. Day 2 of the 12 Dips of Christmas AND we’re giving away goodies! It’s a great Tuesday here at FAF! Are you planning to follow along with the dip party? 6 savory and 6 sweet. Yesterday, we kicked things off…
Triple Chocolate Cookie Cake
Dark chocolate cookie cake filled with creamy white chocolate chips and topped with a chocolate fudge frosting. For the 4th year in a row, it’s cookie cake time. What’s cookie cake time, you ask? September 26th, my birthday, somehow morphed into FAF’s annual cookie cake day. Three years ago when I turned 30, I decided…
Mint Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
Dark chocolate chocolate chip cupcakes topped with creamy mint chocolate chip buttercream. Friends, it is THAT time of year. The time March rolls around, bringing with it potentially warmer weather (nevermind the weird snowstorm we got this past weekend or the one that’s affecting a lot of the east coast today… I don’t rule out…
Black Forest Cookies
Soft and chewy chocolate cookies filled with creamy white chocolate chunks and sweet maraschino cherry pieces. Is there a food, specifically a dessert, that reminds you of your childhood? I’ve said before that cardamom tastes like my childhood and honey walnut cookies taste like Christmas growing up, but there is a cake that reminds me specifically…