dessert

Strawberry Milk Bar Cake

by erika Published: May 3, 2017 Modified: Sep 3, 2024 3 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 ...

Matcha Shortbread S’mores

by erika Published: Apr 4, 2017 Modified: Sep 3, 2024 10 Comments

Upgrade your s'mores with flaky matcha shortbread! Am I the only one who hates the Hershey bars that everyone buys for s'mores? The chocolate never melts even when you plunge it into the center ...

Baked’s Caramel Apple Cake

by erika Published: Feb 10, 2017 Modified: Sep 3, 2024 8 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 ...

Wine Cake (from scratch!)

by erika Published: Dec 12, 2016 Modified: Sep 3, 2024 30 Comments

This wine cake recipe is a recreation of one of my mom's signature bakes from my childhood! Made with port or sherry for just the tiniest hint of booze, this version nixes the boxed cake mix for a ...

Levain Cookie Experimentations

by erika Published: Sep 8, 2016 Modified: Dec 25, 2025 37 Comments

Inside the white paper bag was a battlescape of chocolate. Rich ganache snuggled between two slender planks of firm yet yielding brioche had melted out of its neat sandwhich during my sweaty trek ...

Milk Bar Strawberry Lemon Cake

by erika Published: May 17, 2016 Modified: Feb 3, 2024 6 Comments

This strawberry lemon cake is inspired by the iconic Milk Bar layer cakes! With layers of soft vanilla cake, strawberry jam, tangy lemon curd cheesecake and graham cracker crumbs, this has a glorious ...

Milk Bar Banana S’mores Cake

by erika Published: Feb 24, 2016 Modified: Sep 3, 2024

This banana s'mores cake is inspired by the iconic Milk Bar layer cakes. Soft layers of banana cake are layered with a salty sweet graham cracker crumb, marshmallow frosting and chocolate ...

A to Z Banana Bread

by erika Published: Jan 8, 2016 Modified: Sep 3, 2024 11 Comments

This A to Z Bread gets its name from being able to add any kind of mix in (from A to Z!) into this base quickbread recipe. We always used this for our family's favorite banana bread recipe! This ...

Vegan Taiwanese Shaved Ice

by erika Published: Apr 8, 2014 Modified: Jan 13, 2020 44 Comments

We must draw a distinction right now between the granular, neon-colored snow cones that the phrase “shaved ice” might call to mind and the only shaved ice worth talking about: an ethereally light ...

Apple Pie Bundt Cake

by erika Published: Feb 12, 2014 Modified: Jan 13, 2020 35 Comments

Last weekend I attempted a healthy pumpkin bread with a swirl of cottage cheese cheesecake (let me give you a tip: it was not good). It was wrong. So wrong. Pumpkin is over. But apples: those ...

Easy Cottage Cheese Cheesecake

by erika Published: Jan 8, 2014 Modified: Mar 4, 2024 262 Comments

You just need 5 basic ingredients and a blender for this easy protein-packed cottage cheese cheesecake! This healthy cottage cheese cheesecake is not only incredibly easy to make, it might ...