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Whole Wheat Molasses Bread

by erika Published: Apr 8, 2026 Leave a Comment

This unique whole wheat molasses brown bread gets its color and faintly sweet flavor from molasses. It's incredibly soft and tender with a slight crumbly texture as it cools. This recipe comes from ...

Coconut Caramel Cake

by erika Published: Apr 1, 2026 Leave a Comment

This stunning four-layer coconut caramel cake is a perfect dessert centerpiece for Easter or any spring celebration or party! Tender white cake layers are layered with coconut pastry cream, caramel ...

Best Whole Wheat Bread Bake Off

by erika Published: Mar 26, 2026 Modified: Apr 8, 2026 Leave a Comment

Looking for the best whole wheat bread recipe? I tested 9 different recipes in search of the fluffiest, best whole wheat bread! Right in the heart of downtown Half Moon Bay is Garden Deli Cafe. ...

Golden Ricotta Pancakes

by erika Published: Mar 21, 2026 Modified: Apr 1, 2026 5 Comments

These golden ricotta pancakes are extremely tender, light and cakey with crusty golden edges from being baked in ghee. These are my copycat version of the famous ricotta pancakes from Lumiere Cafe in ...

Pistachio Matcha Lamington Cake

by erika Published: Mar 20, 2026 Modified: Apr 1, 2026 2 Comments

This lamington cake features a tender pistachio and matcha cake with a rich pistachio praline filling, raspberry jam and mascarpone cream. The entire cake gets dipped in a chocolate glaze and ...

Chocolate Cottage Cheese Cheesecake

by erika Published: Feb 2, 2026 Modified: Apr 1, 2026 13 Comments

You can whip up this rich yet light chocolate cottage cheese cheesecake in a blender in 5 minutes! Cottage cheese and Greek yogurt give this an extra boost of protein (no cream cheese needed!) with ...

Cottage Cheese Crepes

by erika Published: Jan 29, 2026 Modified: Apr 1, 2026 4 Comments

These soft and tender cottage cheese crepes replace the typical milk with cottage cheese for an extra protein boost and taste just like delicious regular crepes! Growing up, my dad would often ...

Chocolate Greek Yogurt Frosting

by erika Published: Jan 21, 2026 10 Comments

This creamy, balanced chocolate frosting is almost pudding-like in texture with a hint of tang thanks to the addition of Greek yogurt. You can use far less butter compared to a normal buttercream with ...

Peanut Butter Chickpea Cake (gluten-free)

by erika Published: Jan 21, 2026 Modified: Jan 31, 2026 23 Comments

This peanut butter cake is fudgy, decadent, and completely gluten-free! I promise that no one will guess it’s flourless and made with a whole can of chickpeas. It’s incredibly easy to make entirely in ...

Best Almond Biscotti Bake Off

by erika Published: Jan 11, 2026 1 Comment

Looking for the best almond biscotti recipe? I tested 9 different popular almond biscotti recipes and asked 22 tasters to rate them in search of the best! I've conducted bake offs for more than ...

Best Sticky Toffee Pudding Bake Off

by erika Published: Dec 19, 2025 7 Comments

Looking for the best sticky toffee pudding recipe? I tested 9 different recipes in search of the gooiest, most decadent recipe! I must admit that I've only ever had sticky toffee pudding in ...

Chocolate Cranberry Cake

by erika Published: Dec 13, 2025 Modified: Dec 28, 2025 10 Comments

This chocolate cranberry cake is a perfect holiday centerpiece or Christmas cake! Layers of moist chocolate cake, brown butter cream cheese frosting and a fresh cranberry compote make for a decadent ...

Samoa Cookie Bars

by erika Published: Dec 10, 2025 Modified: Dec 23, 2025 44 Comments

These samoa cookie bars are a top tier holiday cookie! Buttery shortbread topped with salted caramel, toasted coconut and drizzled with chocolate for an elevated version of the famous Girl Scout ...

Thanksgiving Tri Pie

by erika Published: Nov 11, 2025 Modified: Nov 30, 2025 4 Comments

This is a Thanksgiving version of this mosaic pie featuring mini apple, pecan and pumpkin hand pies that get baked together in one dish and can be pulled apart for serving. Perfect for a party or ...

Chewy Pumpkin Cookies

by erika Published: Oct 29, 2025 Modified: Nov 10, 2025 28 Comments

These chewy pumpkin cookies have chewy edges with moist and gooey centers. Bursting with pumpkin flavor, they taste like pumpkin pie thanks to reduced pumpkin puree and lots of fall spices! I ...