Buckeyes and I go wayyyy back. Ok, not that far back, just 2011 back. I had a friend of mine ask me to make a groom’s cake for her now husband who was an Ohio State alum. She told me what she wanted the cake to look like and explained to me the whole “buckeye”…
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Vanilla Bean Cupcakes
It does not get more classic than a vanilla bean cupcake. Pure, unadulterated vanilla flavor, with a creamy vanilla bean buttercream to match… It’s just heavenly, and you’re going to love every little crumb of these cupcakes! This recipe comes to you from a day I completely immersed myself in this. On Good Friday, I had…
Easy Cut-Out Sugar Cookies
This post contains a lot of text and photos because I want you to succeed at baking and decorating cut-out sugar cookies. I include step-by-step instructions with photos below the recipe. I don’t normally give my recipe titles adjectives or superlatives. I sort of despise recipes that are titled “THE BEST” or “THE ULTIMATE,” because…
Baked Red Velvet Donuts
I’ve brought you baked donuts before, and they were delicious (have you made them?), but this particular baked donut is about to blow your mind because of two simple words… Red. Velvet. Are you a red velvet fan? I hope so, because this is not the only red velvet treat I’ll be sharing with you…
Pumpkin Spice Puppy Chow
If you love puppy chow, check out my cookbook! 20+ exclusive puppy chow recipes! It’s no secret I like puppy chow (see this or this plus MY BOOK), so it shouldn’t come as a surprise to you that I’ve rolled everyone’s favorite fall flavor into my Chex cereal snack this week. And just so you know, I…
Chai Cake with Spiced Cream Cheese Frosting
I love cinnamon. Love it. It’s actually my favorite spice to bake with, but I haven’t gotten much of a chance to use it yet since it’s not typically a summer spice and I’ve only been recipe blogging since April. That being said, I do have a few recipes featuring cinnamon, but I plan to…
Pumpkin Peanut Butter Pretzel Bites
It’s officially fall, so that means it’s officially time for pumpkin and apple flavors! I eased you in last week with my coffee creamer, but I couldn’t last another week without sharing this amazing little treat with my readers. Let me tell you where this recipe idea came from. A few weeks ago, I did some informal…
Brownie Batter Puppy Chow
If you love puppy chow, check out my cookbook! 20+ exclusive puppy chow recipes! At first glance, you might think this is your traditional puppy chow, but it’s not. Ohhh no, it’s not at all. This, my friends, is Cake Batter Puppy Chow‘s devilish counterpart. I say devilish, because if cake batter puppy chow is the rainbows…