dessert

Apple Frangipane Tart (with almond pulp!)

If you ever make nut milk and find yourself with somewhat tasteless almond pulp, try turning it into frangipane for this beautiful apple tart! A fan of tart apples on top of a rich filling of almond ...

Best Sprinkle Cake Recipe Bake Off

by erika 50 Comments

If you're looking for a playful way to add flair to any celebration, NOTHING quite dazzles the senses like ultra fun and colorful funfetti cake! Brace yourselves for an explosion of colors, flavors, ...

Best Sugar Cookie Bake Off

by erika 19 Comments

Looking for the best sugar cookie recipe around? Me too. My memories of cookie baking include tons of time: getting out the heavy KitchenAid mixer, waiting for the dough to chill, rolling out mounds ...

Best Pumpkin Pie Bake Off

by erika 20 Comments

Looking for a creamy, flavorful pumpkin pie that's sure to impress your friends and family? We tested 12 popular pies in search of the best pumpkin pie recipe! Every year without fail, I find ...

Avocado Toast Cake

by erika 9 Comments

This past weekend, I flew back home to NorCal for my childhood friend's wedding. It was my first time being in a wedding and though I was v concerned about having to do my own hair and make up and ...

Strawberry Momofuku Cake

by erika 2 Comments

On Monday, I caught a death cold (wheezing coughing, extreme fatigue and so much mucus I thought I would never breathe right again) which was probably compounded by staying up until 1 a.m. to finish ...

Baked’s Caramel Apple Cake

by erika 6 Comments

Once again, another roommate's birthday has come and gone and while no one is going to award me prizes for making perfectly leveled cakes, at least everyone said this one tasted good. Halfway (or ...

Family Classic: Wine Cake (from scratch!)

by erika 22 Comments

At the beginning of this year, I had the intention of sharing some of my classic family recipes on a monthly basis. One finished business degree, trip to Australia and Thailand, start of a ...