Disclosure: I received free products from Divine Chocolate, a sponsor of Choctoberfest 2015, to use in developing recipes for this week. All opinions remain my own. Choctoberfest 2015 with Imperial Sugar continues! While my site has been mostly silent during Choctoberfest 2015 with Imperial Sugar (and I’m really sad about that, honestly), there have been … [Read more…]
My mom is well-known for her Mocha Frosting. It was a closely-guarded family secret for decades, one that she wouldn’t even share with me. Until she did. And then I understood why. Because mom’s Mocha Frosting calls for a raw egg to improve its texture–and you know how people get about raw eggs. For years … [Read more…]
I bake a lot of cookies at this time of year. Most of them are traditional favorites, requested year after year. For some reason, though, not many of these are chocolate cookies. Sure, we have chocolate in cookies, like Chocolate Chipper Champs (which, oddly, have no chocolate chips in them, but make up for it with … [Read more…]
Have you heard? Starbucks launched their new pastries from La Boulange this week! I stopped by my local shop on Tuesday–conveniently across the street from where I work–and was greeted with pink banners and bows, a celebration for the occasion. Honestly, I knew it was coming and I was thrilled to find it happening so … [Read more…]