Last year happened to be the first time in my life that I had a King Cake. Being from the North we don’t traditionally have them, and having never been to New Orleans it was something I was not familiar with in the least.
In 2008 one of my coworkers went to New Orleans in January [...]
Posts Tagged ‘cream cheese’
Mardi Gras King Cake
Posted in baked goods, tagged cake, cream cheese, mardi gras, yeast on March 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Posted in baked goods, dessert, tagged cream cheese, cupcakes, frosting, gingerbread on January 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I made these cupcakes for my boss’ last day, which happened to be a few weeks ago. She happens to live in Providence, and we work in Boston, so her daily train commute was close to 3 hours, on a good day. We were all very sad to see her go, but were also understanding [...]
Baking for Breast Cancer Awareness!
Posted in baked goods, dessert, tagged chocolate, cream cheese, cupcakes on October 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Did you know October is Breast Cancer Awareness month? I didn’t until very recently. While cancer isn’t something that I personally have had to deal with (thank goodness), there are some very near and dear to me who have been affected by it. A very good friend of mine’s sister was recently diagnosed with breast [...]
Sam’s 1st Birthday Cake – for the grownups only
Posted in baked goods, dessert, tagged cake, chocolate, cream cheese, guinness on October 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My adorable nephew Sam turned 1 last week, and I offered to make the “grownups” cake, as his parents got him his own little piece of sugary heaven. I decided to make Nigella’s chocolate guinness cake. I’ve seen the recipe a number of times, and Nigella doesn’t mess around with desserts. I figured that since [...]
My Famous (or should it be infamous?) Red Velvet Cake
Posted in baked goods, dessert, tagged cake, cream cheese, red velvet on October 7, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Today my office threw a bridal shower for our coworker Lauren. I knew immediately that I wanted to make my red velvet cake, which happens to be one of my favorites. My best friend in California, Whitney, even requested I mail her one for her birthday earlier this month. Sadly I didn’t figure out how [...]
