I don’t know about you, but I’m not ready to let go of summer just yet! Already there’s a slight chill in the air, and even though it’s the first day of September (how does that always come so fast?) I have still been craving the cold, refreshing desserts of summer.
Today’s recipe is for a […]

Back in May, I was so busy baking for Brooklyn Kitchen’s Cupcake Cookoff that I forgot to take a decent pictures of my finished cupcakes. I recently made another batch of A-Rod cupcakes for my friends at Askinosie Chocolate when they were in town for The Fancy Food Show and finally got some decent pictures. […]

Woo! It was a busy weekend in The CPB Gallery Kitchen. I made a batch of Chocolate Mousse Cupcakes and Taste Tester made a batch of Peanut Butter Cupcakes with Semi-Sweet Glaze. Both recipes came from one of my favorite cookbooks, Cupcakes! by Elinor Klivans. I have expressed my love of this book before and […]

Hi people! I missed you during vacation, but I’m back to share some fun chocolate and peanut butter adventures from my road trip to Michigan and Illinois.
Taste Tester, Taste Tester’s brother, and Jackie Brown (our Chocolate Labrador) and I drove from New Jersey to the Canadian Lakes in Stanwood Michigan, stopping in Ann Arbor on […]

That’s seven. Count ‘em, seven luscious layers in this incredible Chocolate Peanut Butter Opera Cake. And as if all those layers weren’t enough, the recipe even includes an espresso sauce to enjoy with it. I don’t know when your next birthday is, but go ahead and guilt someone into making this for you. Really, do […]