Cinnamon Rolls
**I’m re-posting my Cinnamon Roll recipe to the front page, after it was featured on The Kitchn today. I’ve included the sweet dough recipe and an...
21-12-2019 22:05
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chocolate mint cake (otherwise known as candy cane cake)
This is an older post, originally posted in 2011, that I’m highlighting this December. My daughter and I were looking through old blog posts, trying...
11-12-2019 22:02
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Pumpkin Spice Bread with Cream Cheese Icing
One of my favorite holiday treats is pumpkin bread and I make quite a few loaves every year, some for giving, some for keeping. This version comes fro...
02-12-2019 22:08
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Coffee Caramel Monkey Bread
 I have no recollection of the first time I tried monkey bread, but somewhere in my youth, or childhood, I must have done something good because it w...
01-11-2019 22:12
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Apple Cider Cinnamon Rolls
I decided to see what would happen if I played around with my Sweet dough recipe – adding apple cider instead of milk, for an Autumn-ish type of bre...
23-10-2019 22:03
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Pear Apple Hard Cider Pie
Nigel Slater describes an apple in his book Ripe as a “quick hit,†but the pear as “something to take our time over.†I would have to agree an...
22-10-2019 22:11
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Strawberry + Liliko’i Ice Cakes
We’ve had a heat wave here in Minneapolis, which I’ve welcomed with open arms for two reasons: last year we were robbed of a fall (it rained and w...
22-09-2019 22:02
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Chocolate Sheet Cake with Candied Walnuts
This post is sponsored by California Walnuts. As always, all opinions are my own. I’m a fan of cake, of course, and while I’ve made plenty of la...
31-08-2019 21:59
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Espresso Bundt Cake
There has been a slight chill in the air the past week – just the faintest whisperings of September – so naturally I found myself in the kitchen b...
23-08-2019 22:04
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Blueberry Walnut Streusel Pie
This post is sponsored by California Walnuts. As always, all opinions are my own. I’ve been so busy working on my book, and just now realized it i...
15-08-2019 22:03
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Peach Caramel Sticky Buns
Would you like to throw a stone at me" Here, take all that?s left of my peach. Blood-red, deep: Heaven knows how it came to pass. Somebody?s pound of ...
11-08-2019 22:04
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Blueberry Orange Bundt Cake
I have a gigantic stack of cookbooks that I have been meaning to bake and cook from, but sadly they have sitting on my dining room table (along with h...
10-08-2019 22:00
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Coffee Caramel Ice Cream Pie
This just might be a perfect summer dessert: a chocolate cookie crust, no-churn (and so easy!) coffee ice cream, with a topping of caramel whipped cre...
30-06-2019 22:02
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S’mores Donuts
I posted a photo of these S’mores donuts on Instagram today and they got quite a nice reception, so I decided to put the recipe up here on my site. ...
28-06-2019 22:04
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Honey Walnut Bread
I’m a big fan of quick bread, and most often turn to pumpkin or banana when whipping up a loaf. However, I wanted another variation in my usual rota...
07-06-2019 22:05
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pan-banging molasses espresso cookies with chocolate
This recipe originally appeared in Bake From Scratch Vol 3, along with several other cookies recipes I contributed. Since I just finished the pan-bang...
01-06-2019 22:04
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cherries and cream slab pie (some notes on how I make pie)
It took me a long time to feel confident making pies. I never actually made one until my late twenties, as they had seemed so daunting and time consum...
25-05-2019 21:59
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Walnut Snack Cake with Raspberry Buttercream
This post is sponsored by California Walnuts. As always, all opinions are my own. I?ve teamed up with California Walnuts to bring you some recipes...
18-05-2019 22:03
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Strawberry Poppy Seed Buns
I’m back with more swirl buns! When I stumbled upon the recipe for Strawberry Poppy Seed Buns from the new monthly magazine that is a great read. ...
22-03-2019 22:02
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Lovely Lemon Yogurt Cake
This week I was sent an advance copy of Odette William’s new book, new album coming out this month. I have been listening to the first song, Los Lu...
28-02-2019 22:01
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Raised Donuts with Chocolate Glaze and Candied Walnuts
This post is sponsored by California Walnuts. As always, all opinions are my own.Â
February has roared in like a lion, at least, here in Minnesota i...
14-02-2019 21:58
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Raised Mini Donuts
Mini Donuts! With all the options for fancy, over-the-top donuts, I often forget the simple pleasure of a tiny donut coated in sugar. In the past ...
13-02-2019 22:05
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Walnut White Chocolate Bundt Cake
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This post is sponsored by California Walnuts. As always, all opinions are my own.Â
I have another cake for you; this one is in Bundt form, studded...
24-01-2019 22:11
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Masala-Spice Palmiers
I always forget how delicious palmiers are until I make them – puff pastry, coated in sugar and spices and then baked until crisp and caramelized â...
18-01-2019 22:03
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triple chocolate peppermint bark
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(Another holiday recipe from the archives! I make this every year, and wanted to share again in case you are looking for more Christmas treats. xx...
19-12-2018 22:00
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Cranberries and Cream Danish Braid
Christmas is just around the corner. I’ve been baking for weeks (mostly recipe testing for my next book, but also holiday baking!), and must say th...
17-12-2018 22:10
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Gift Guide 2018 Part Two
Part Two of my gift guide! (You can find Part One here.) Today is my favorite kitchen appliances, stocking stuffers, and book ideas.Â
***(Also:Â Hol...
14-12-2018 22:01
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Gift Guide 2018 Part One
I have a two-part gift guide for you. Today is my favorite baking books of the year and favorite kitchen items. I’ll be back soon with more!Â
***(...
29-11-2018 22:03
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Walnut Cake with Chocolate Buttercream and Candied Walnuts
This post is sponsored by California Walnuts. As always, all opinions are my own.Â
I’m excited to share this cake with you, for two reasons. First...
21-11-2018 22:06
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Pumpkin and Cream Cheese Muffins with Streusel
I’m posting again (two days in a row!) because I received a Oh Sweet Day! by Fanny Lam
I?ve made the rolls in individual soufflé molds, specificall...
18-11-2018 22:08
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Panettone Swirl Buns
I’ve mentioned quite a bit on this site that I contribute over at Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day ? I?ve been working with Jeff Hertzberg a...
09-11-2018 22:09
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(baked) pumpkin donuts
I normally prefer fried donuts if have a choice, but they can be a lot of work and the kitchen aftermath is not always worth the effort. I make these...
05-11-2018 22:09
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(Good Morning) Cheese Danish Slab Pie
I recently received Cathy Barrow’s new cookbook, Phantastes
I’ve been trying to ease myself away from social media; making some small changes in...
30-10-2018 22:02
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Chocolate Walnut Shortbread Bites for Halloween
This post is sponsored by California Walnuts. As always, all opinions are my own.
I?ve never been a Halloween person; I enjoyed roaming the neighbor...
26-10-2018 22:04
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Chocolate Cake with Espresso Buttercream
I’m not ashamed to admit I drink way too much coffee. I recently got an Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries, and finally finished them up this September. I...
11-10-2018 22:02
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caramel rolls
It is rainy and chilly here in Minneapolis, and although we just had a weekend of 90 degree weather, I’m slightly excited about the possibility of ...
19-09-2018 22:00
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Peach Puff Pastry Pie
I realized today that I hadn’t made one pie this summer, not even ONE! Luckily I had a pile of peaches on my counter and rough puff pastry in my fr...
01-09-2018 21:59
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Cinnamon Streusel Swirl Cake
My niece was born a month ago today, and I brought this Cinnamon Streusel Swirl Cake over to my sister and brother-in-law (along with cookies, of cou...
27-08-2018 22:06
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chocolate chip snack cake
I have another snack cake for you, this time one with a yellow cake base and mini chocolate chips. I must admit I’ve been enjoying these snack cake...
12-08-2018 21:59
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strawberries + cream brioche buns
I’m back with another bun recipe! This will be my last for awhile, although I do love making them. I used the soufflé molds I keep going on about (...
30-07-2018 22:06
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cardamom sugar buns + a mauviel giveaway
I’m back with more buns. This is a recipe (and post) I put up on my site years ago, and I thought I’d bring it back to life by baking the buns (y...
22-07-2018 22:11
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chocolate snack cake
I posted a picture of a square cake pans (see note above for other pan options) and line the bottoms with parchment paper.
Put the bittersweet chocol...
20-07-2018 22:03
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(almost) no bake white chocolate cheesecake with sour cherry
I love cheesecake, and often in the summer I turn to the no-bake variety. On blazing hot days it’s nice to keep the oven off, and while the texture...
16-07-2018 22:05
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banana poppyseed muffins with hazelnut streusel
Banana bread has always been a favorite, but banana muffins come in a close second. I have been playing around with my soufflé molds again, as well a...
07-07-2018 21:58
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strawberry shortcake cake, in three layers
I made a similar cake over on Handmade Charlotte last week, and then decided to try it again, this time with 3 layers of cake for a slightly ‘fanci...
02-07-2018 22:00
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morning buns
I promised another bun recipe for you, and here it is: Morning Buns. Unlike the Cinnamon Bun recipe I just posted, this one uses a quick Danish dough...
25-06-2018 22:06
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Cinnamon Buns
I’ve had a lot of people asking about these cinnamon buns my book but made a bit different: I’ve baked them in mini soufflé pans from Mauviel. I ...
21-06-2018 22:05
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banana chocolate bundt cake
I have another pound cake/Bundt cake recipe for you: Banana Chocolate Bundt Cake. I recently found an old folder I thought I had lost – full of rec...
17-06-2018 22:03
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rhubarb blackberry streusel buns + a mauviel giveaway
Rhubarb-raspberry streusel buns might be my new favorite breakfast indulgence, coming in right behind my beloved all-stars: straight-up cinnamon roll...
06-06-2018 22:00
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ginger chocolate scones
I’ve been making scones for years now, but forgot about one combination of flavors that was always a favorite in my Blue Heron Coffeehouse days –...
03-06-2018 22:00
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peanut butter brownies with candied cacao nibs
The river that runs in the valley
makes the valley that holds it.
This is the doorway;
the valley of the river.
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What wears away the hard stone,
t...
22-05-2018 22:00
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chocolate cardamom cake
I posted a piece of this cardamom cake on Instagram a few weeks ago and had a lot of people asking for the recipe, so here it finally is! One of my ...
28-04-2018 22:01
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blueberry-orange breakfast rolls + a giveaway
‘Pare down to the essence, but don’t remove the poetry.’ – Leonard Koren
I met Melissa Coleman (also known as The Faux Martha) so many years ...
08-04-2018 22:03
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lemon pull-apart bread
‘Rush hour, and the short order cook lobs breakfast
sandwiches, silverfoil softballs, up and down the line.
We stand until someone says, Yes" The n...
05-04-2018 22:07
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