Category Archives: cake

Chocolate Chip Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Tomorrow my sister is leaving to study abroad in Italy for four months. I don’t think I have words to express my jealousy, except that I’m using her as an excuse to get my mom to tag along with me … Continue reading

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pumpkin cheesecake, cookie dough truffles, chocolate gooey butter cake, and my sister cooked.

Right now I’m surrounded by an impressive collection of packages of empty butter from thanksgiving. I guess that kind of implies that my Turkey Day was amazing. I cooked so much and most of it was Paula Deen inspired- she’s … Continue reading

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pumpkin gooey butter cake

This short and sweet: I know that as a food-loving person, It’s my duty to be appalled by Paula Deen’s cooking methods. I’m supposed to tell you that I am a cook/blogger who doesn’t need butter to make food taste good. … Continue reading

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snickerdoodle cupcakes

I measure my seasons by the arrival of different drinks at Starbucks. Yesterday when I saw the Eggnog Latte and Peppermint Mocha on the menu, I knew that winter is coming— though it also marked another important day! I honestly … Continue reading

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pecan sticky buns

I don’t really do Halloween. I have bad experiences associated with the holiday, usually involving being carted around by my dad who tried to get me to trick or treat while I embarrassingly resisted. No offense dad. The day would always … Continue reading

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