TWD: Gingerbread Baby Cakes & A Cookbook Giveaway

It’s Tuesdays With Dorie and this week we baked Gingerbread Baby Cakes from Dorie Greenspan’s book, Baking With Julia.  I’m excited about posting this recipe along with a my second book giveaway for Christmas!  Read your way to the end of the post to find out how YOU can win Dorie Greenspan’s best seller, BAKING … Read more

Peppermint Fudge Cake Rolls

With Thanksgiving falling early this year it seems like a long time until December 1.  I am thankfully ready to let the Christmas baking begin! I have so many recipes to share and stories to tell I was stumped as to where I should start. Then I came across the recipe for a Peppermint Cake … Read more

TWD: Best-Ever Brownies

Before you say “What? brownies the week of Thanksgiving and just before Christmas? How boring.”  Oh, wait a minute, that is what I mumbled to myself as I began today’s project. Boy was I wrong! Twice a month a group of 400+ bakers join together, bake the same recipe from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Baking With … Read more

Pumpkin Roll

Nothing says “autumn” like a spicy, rich, cream cheese filled pumpkin roll. This is the best pumpkin roll I’ve ever tasted. Humble huh? 🙂 This cake batter starts out with a beating — eggs that is.  Beat the eggs for 5 minutes. Use the mixer, save your arm! I could dip my finger in that … Read more