You and your chocoholic loved one will devour this Dark Chocolate Heart Cake on Valentine’s Day. I can’t believe Valentine’s Day is almost here. It feels like I was just baking a Nutella Glazed S’more Bundt Cake and complaining about how it felt like Fall would never come. Ironically, here it is the middle of…
After a much needed break, I’ve returned with a Southern favorite: Coca Cola Bundt Cake. Okay, I know what your thinking… Coca Cola Bundt Cake is not really a thing, but I’m making it a thing for this month’s #Bundtbakers. The theme, as you may have guessed, is retro desserts. When pondering old-school desserts the…
I am feelin’ this mocha biscuit cake, y’all. And I gotta tell ya: I have a soft spot for desserts that come together easily…and this dessert falls into that category.
Sometimes you need that extra somethin’ in your baking. Usually, I reach for Bourbon (god bless you, Kentucky), but lately I’ve been reaching for Amaretto. You may remember this lovely almond-infused liqueur from this california almond fudge pie or this incredible amaretto almond bunt cake.
What’s up, people? Are you ready for another round of the fabulousness that is Bundtbakers? I mean, I can’t hear you through my laptop so I’m assuming you all responded with a resounding “Yes!” This month’s theme is Strange but good flavor combinations. I found some weird ones out there, particularly this avocado pound cake…
Here’s the thing…
I love peanut butter. I really, really do. However, I feel like my love of peanut butter hasn’t been properly acknowledged on this blog and I need to rectify that. Well, there’s the No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake I made a bit ago, but that’s not enough. I give you the mini peanut butter pound cake.
First, let’s consider the regular-sized peanut butter pound cake.
Fact#1: It’s awesome.
Fact#2: It’s made of peanut butter and there’s nothing wrong with that. Ok?
Fact#3: It’s gloriously huge which is perfect when you’re feeding a hungry crowd.
But…what if you’re not feeling the 1 hr bake time? What if you don’t need to feed 24 people. What if you want it perfectly portioned so you can grab one in the morning and pretend like you’re having a “healthy-breakfast-on-the go”?
Well, what then?
Well, then you pull out this lovely recipe, my friends. It makes 12 perfectly portioned mini peanut butter pound cakes. Dip them in a silky peanut butter glaze. Sprinkle them with mini chocolate chips and admire their beauty. And when you’re finished you can share them with your friends or stuff them all in your face.
I’m going with the latter. What will you do?
Recipe for Mini Peanut Butter Pound Cake adapted from Recipe Girl which she adapted from Peter Pan Peanut Butter
Do you want to make ugly food photography? Are you trying to create photos so bad that even your mother doesn’t like them?
Of course you don’t, but the world is full of photographers unintentionally answering “yes” to these questions. If you’re a beginning photographer looking for a little help, here are some simple food photography mistakes to avoid. Read More…
Hey there, kids.
Just a quick note to let you know that I bake he shoots is being featured on 30 Days of Bloggers today. Anna from In The Next 30 Days is doing a wonderful series featuring several bloggers over the course of one month.
Her blog is about setting goals and giving yourself 30 days to commit and accomplish said goals. One month she did a challenge on 10,000 Steps Each Day. What?! I gotta give it up to her because that much exercise takes a ton of time and commitment. Yeah, um…I probably need to get on that challenge because I’ve been concentrating on Calimocho cocktails and No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake, rather than my workouts.
Ugh, I’ll get started next month.
A huge thanks and hugs to Anna for taking the time to put this series together. Find out more about Anna here. And don’t forget to check out all the other bloggers featured this month.
Thanks for reading.
Mondo
If you are always trying to be normal, you’ll never know how amazing you can be.
Maya Angelou
Bounce flash is photography’s red headed stepchild. It gets no respect and is sadly considered the light source of last resort.
This is complete nonsense.
If you walk onto any Hollywood sound stage or old school fashion set, you’ll see light being bounced all over the place. Simply put, it’s the cheapest and easiest way to make a big beautiful light. Read More…
Hey guys!
It’s my birthday!
Well…it’s my birthday tomorrow, so…I’m feeling pretty good right about now. It may be the second Jack and Coke I’ve ingested, but that’s neither here nor there. I’m going to go with that warm, comforting sensation currently residing in my belly.
Let’s celebrate!
I baked a cake, not because it’s my birthday. I mean, no one should have to bake their own birthday cake, but because I’ve got great news. Our audition with Clabber Girl went very well. They loved our food styling and photography which means we have more work to do.
Ok, that came out wrong. Don’t get it twisted, I’m super-excited to have more work from Clabber Girl because 1) It’s absolutely lovely to find that someone truly admires your work and b) it’s even better when that someone is going to pay you to do it. What?!
So, I baked myself an easy dark chocolate cake.
This cake is just lovely, chocolaty and super moist. Also, it comes together easily which is always a plus (only used 1 measuring cup and my food processor). It’s fantastic when paired with a straightforward vanilla buttercream, but almost any frosting would compliment its simplicity.
As you can see, I had no problem cleaning my plate.
Now, then…back to my birthday. It’s time for Jack and Coke, Round 3.
Ding.
Recipe for Easy Dark Chocolate Cake adapted from Not Out of the Box
