I am feeling the love just a week before Valentine’s day via baked goods. In years past, I could be found eating bon-bon after bon-bon for the month of February – but with a nut allergy now, I have to steer clear of my beloved Whitman’s sampler.
Instead of chocolates, I might go for a slice of rich chocolate cake or chocolate covered strawberries on Valentine’s day.
Scones could be romantic, if they are made fresh in the morning for breakfast in bed. I made carrot cake scones three times to get them right for the high bidder of Amanda’s online bake sale . ( Recipe here .)
The final batch of scones was mailed this morning to California, to a home just a few minutes away from where I stayed last month in San Diego.
I fell in love all over again with my best ever brownies. ( Recipe here .) I made a test batch before baking the real thing for Elizabeth of On Tap For Today . She won these brownies and got to choose her own mix-in for the recipe. Nut butter swirl was her choice, is there anything better?
The test batch came out just as good as I remembered. I absolutely love the consistently of these brownies: soft, cakey, and deeply chocolate.
The only problem with shipping brownies is that they are prone to sticking to plastic wrap and fingers. I will try wrapping each brownies in parchment paper. Elizabeth can pull a Joey Tribiani and suck the brownie residue off the parchment when she gets home from a night of fine dining.
I also shared these lovely pink cream whoopie pies at work last week. I wanted to test a recipe for whoopie pie cakes because I haven’t had luck with them in the past.
The recipe for whoopie pies with mint filling that I used to make the cakes came from bon appetit . I chose it because it called for butter or shortening, whereas most recipes I found use shortening in the cake and the filling.
Much to my delight, the cakes were soft but sturdy. I piped a ton of buttercream frosting in between two chocolate cakes and sprinkled them red and pink sugar.
What kind of sweet goods do you think best express your love?
I am feeling the love just a week before Valentine’s day via baked goods. In years past, I could be found eating bon-bon after bon-bon for the month of February – but with a nut allergy now, I have to steer clear of my beloved Whitman’s sampler.
Instead of chocolates, I might go for a slice of rich chocolate cake or chocolate covered strawberries on Valentine’s day.
Scones could be romantic, if they are made fresh in the morning for breakfast in bed. I made carrot cake scones three times to get them right for the high bidder of Amanda’s online bake sale . ( Recipe here .)
The final batch of scones was mailed this morning to California, to a home just a few minutes away from where I stayed last month in San Diego.
I fell in love all over again with my best ever brownies. ( Recipe here .) I made a test batch before baking the real thing for Elizabeth of On Tap For Today . She won these brownies and got to choose her own mix-in for the recipe. Nut butter swirl was her choice, is there anything better?
The test batch came out just as good as I remembered. I absolutely love the consistently of these brownies: soft, cakey, and deeply chocolate.
The only problem with shipping brownies is that they are prone to sticking to plastic wrap and fingers. I will try wrapping each brownies in parchment paper. Elizabeth can pull a Joey Tribiani and suck the brownie residue off the parchment when she gets home from a night of fine dining.
I also shared these lovely pink cream whoopie pies at work last week. I wanted to test a recipe for whoopie pie cakes because I haven’t had luck with them in the past.
The recipe for whoopie pies with mint filling that I used to make the cakes came from bon appetit . I chose it because it called for butter or shortening, whereas most recipes I found use shortening in the cake and the filling.
Much to my delight, the cakes were soft but sturdy. I piped a ton of buttercream frosting in between two chocolate cakes and sprinkled them red and pink sugar.
What kind of sweet goods do you think best express your love?