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Dark Chocolate Coated Christmas Tree Cakes
I know, Christmas is so close! I guess you could say it’s a bit late to be posting a recipe for the holiday but I say you can never be to late for chocolate. So it’s been pretty quiet around here recently, hasn’t it? The thing is, I’ve sort of been taking a bit of a mindful step away from all things internet and social media related over the past few weeks so I could focus on real life things like family, Christmas shopping, side projects, and plans for next year. What have you guys been up to? I honestly have no idea what to expect of next year for me after this…
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Chai Spiced Buttermilk Waffles (Vegan+GF)
Is there such a thing as being too obsessed with all things Christmas? And even if there is, is there anything wrong with that? I’ll leave that open for you to decide as I’m busy celebrating the season over here. There’s frost all over the windows this morning and the fires burning in the background to my coffee sipping while snuggled in a flannel blanket close to the sparkling Christmas tree. I love this time of year. Alright, so our current house has a gas fire so my scene is missing the smell the smoke and, yes, it’s also very cold outside for any outings which is a bit bit of a down…
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Spiced Cranberry Apple Pie
How did it get this late in the year guys? I don’t know, but I’m guessing those of you celebrating a holiday tomorrow and probably even many of you that aren’t, are busy doing lots of baking now that the holiday season is in full swing. This year has been quite a whirlwind for me but I’m really enjoying that things seem to be settling down a little bit for the end of it. I don’t typically bake that many pies throughout the year but I think there’s some unspoken law that says when the holidays roll around at least one or two pies are mandatory. Oh, and also when planning the dessert…
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White Chocolate Mocha Cookies & Cream Truffles (Vegan)
You know, as far as I’m concerned you just can’t have Valentine’s Day without chocolate, am I right guys??? It would be so sad, like the Christmas without the sparkling Christmas trees or the 4th of July without fireworks. There simply must be some chocolate. Oooohhh, and if we’re gonna go there, well, we might as well throw in some coffee also, right? Yeah, I think so too! Wow, with all the cakes I’ve been making lately I can’t help imaging how much fun it would be to turn it into a business someday, but it’s just a pipe dream I guess. My main reason in thinking about that is because there aren’t…
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Almond Nog Vanilla Bean Streusel Muffins (Vegan)
Hey again! How did your weekend go? I hope it was merry, bright, and filled with fresh memories that you’ll want to keep forever! I know that for a small few of you (the scrooges and grinches of the world) today might feel like a relief, but the rest of us this is sort of the saddest day of the year. Then add on top of that the fact that it’s also Monday again and I just think we all could use a muffin this morning, agreed? Okay, I should probably take back my accusation about you being a grinch if your relieved because I’m honestly feeling just a little bit of that now that…
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“Egg”nog Latte (Vegan Starbucks Copycat)
Because what better way to start the week, right? And especially this time of year. I mean, it’s December, everything’s getting all Christmasy, and Baby, it’s cold outside. I know I’m in the mood for lattes! What about you? Ha, as if! Okay I admit it, I’ve slowly been becoming a coffee addict over the past year(ish) and now I think there is a distinct possibility that I’ll end up being one of those people who can’t function without it someday. This is something that would probably bother me more, depress me even, if I wasn’t currently buzzed on the Joe. Instead I’m rationalizing that I’d never want to exist in a world…
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Candy Cane Peppermint Chocolate Chip Cake (Vegan)
You know those times when you wake up and realize that it’s been way long since the last time you made a cake??? No? Okay, so that probably only applies to a few of us, but maybe you can imagine it. Those are very sad moments for me personally because I sort of have a thing for making cakes. I attribute it to my childhood of watching both my mom and, more often, my grandma (“Meme” to us) decorating gorgeous cakes. She did it professionally for years. Have mentioned that before haven’t I? Yeah, Meme decorated cakes at Disneyland actually and she can still crank out these perfect roses of icing so fast…
