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Maple Cinnamon Roll Muffins

I have a confession to make. I could eat cinnamon rolls every day. Multiple times.

Oh, I know. My butt would be as big as the state of Alaska but my tummy would be ecstatic. And seriously, I would eat them everyday but for one small, tiny, minuscule issue.

muffins

Cinnamon rolls are labor intensive – and frankly, my dear I don’t have the time. I bet you don’t either. Continue reading

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Spiced Rum Snickerdoodles

There was a time in my life when I did not know what a Snickerdoodle was. Yes, sadly it is true. The tender, cinnamony goodness was unknown to my tastebuds.

snickerdoodles

That was remedied one weekend in 1974 when I spent the night at a friend’s house. Continue reading

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Black Velvet Cupcakes with Orange Filling

Although we choose not to celebrate Halloween I have been wanting to create a black velvet cake for awhile – and what better season to do it in?

I thought that black velvet would  be elegant with snowy white frosting at a formal event, and look very contemporary with pink frosting for a birthday…. Since neither of those things were on my calendar I decided on Black Velvet Cupcakes with Orange Cream Cheese Filling and Frosting.

black velvet cupcake

I always sort of struggle with variations on red velvet cake… I mean, to me red velvet is one flavor and pink velvet should be another..and black velvet should be another..they shouldn’t taste the same with different colors, you know?  Continue reading

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Spicy Chai Pavlova with Maple Cream

So, I was making peanut butter pots de creme (recipe coming soon to a blog near you) and I ended up with 8 egg whites left. I really didn’t feel like making an angel food cake, or a pie or…

chai maple pavlova

 

I decided to make pavlova.   Continue reading

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Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes

When it starts cooling down I want spicy aromas and flavors coming out of my kitchen. These cupcakes are a little time more time consuming than your basic vanilla or chocolate but I think you will agree, after one bite, that they are just SO worth it!

pumpkin cupcake

The pumpkin cupcake is spicy and the pumpkin flavor is strong because you are going to roast the pumpkin before you use it. It is filled with a rich cream cheese filling, swirled with a creamy brown sugar frosting and then topped with a sprinkle of crunchy pie crust bits that have been sugar glazed. Continue reading

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