Raspberry Almond Cake with Candied Blood Oranges

I love frosting.  I love cupcakes with lots of frosting and cakes covered in big frosting rosettes.  But sometimes a cake is just so delicious, you want the frosting to simply complement, not dominate.  This raspberry almond cake gets that balance just right.  The cake is rich and perfectly textured and the raspberry buttercream frosting adds a bright flavor and color.  It’s loaded with real raspberries and topped with tender candied blood oranges, giving just a bit of bitterness to balance the sweet.  All of the three components are delicious on their own.  But together, they’re magic. Continue reading “Raspberry Almond Cake with Candied Blood Oranges”

Cookie Scoop Size Chart-Everything You Need To Know About Choosing A Cookie Scoop!

Cookie scoop sizes can be perplexing.  Small, medium, large?  What does that mean when you come across it in a recipe?  If a recipe calls for a tablespoon of dough and you want to use a cookie scoop, which should you use?  If you arrived at this post looking for a Cookie Scoop Size Chart, you are in the right place because I have got everything cookie scoop ON LOCK.   Continue reading “Cookie Scoop Size Chart-Everything You Need To Know About Choosing A Cookie Scoop!”

Decadent Chocolate Banana Cupcakes

These chocolate banana cupcakes are insanely delicious.  Moist banana cake dipped in dark chocolate then topped with chocolate almond buttercream and a banana chip.  After getting rave reviews for these Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcakes, I put my thinking cap on to see if I could come up with a new take on the chocolate-covered cupcake.  This was a no-brainer.  My family says that these are the best cupcakes I have ever made.  They look so appealing and the two kinds of chocolate take it to the next level.  It’s like a decadent version of the classic chocolate chip banana bread. Continue reading “Decadent Chocolate Banana Cupcakes”