Jam Curd, Many Ways (Plus a tart)

Jam Curd, Many Ways (Plus a tart)

Hello friends! I’m so excited to tell you about jam curd and it’s delicious, beautiful versatility. However, before we talk about jam curd we need to talk about normal curd – one of my very favorite pastry components! It’s sweet, tart, and buttery, and thick 

Maple Spelt Pancake Cake

Maple Spelt Pancake Cake

Is there anything that screams breakfast more than a stack of pancakes dripping with syrup? To me, pancakes are a special treat reserved only for the most leisurely of weekend breakfasts. I wanted to make a cake reminiscent of an easy, slow weekend morning, complete 

London Fog Layer Cake

London Fog Layer Cake

It’s London fog time, friends! Are you familiar with a London fog? If not, I’m thrilled to introduce you to it via this London fog layer cake. London fog is the loveliest tea latte around. I’m not a coffee drinker – I tried to become 

Customizable One Bowl Cookies

Customizable One Bowl Cookies

When I develop recipes, I either go for a long, drawn out recipe with many components to be made over a period of days, or recipes that can be made NOW, with one bowl and no resting time. This recipe for customizable one bowl cookies 

Passionfruit Cheesecake with Biscoff Crust

Passionfruit Cheesecake with Biscoff Crust

Let’s talk about passionfruit cheesecake, my friends. Baking inspiration can be a little harder to find during the winter due to the lack of seasonal fruits and colorful flowers, but thanks to California, we can have passionfruit all year round! Passionfruit is lovely to work 

Ginger Pear Oatmeal Cream Pies

Ginger Pear Oatmeal Cream Pies

Halloween is in 4 days, which means that pumpkin- and apple-centered desserts are absolutely everywhere. To shade to pumpkins or apples, but I felt like other seasonal produce deserved some time in the spotlight too. Enter pears and these ginger pear oatmeal cream pies!  Since 

Strawberry Passionfruit Buns

Strawberry Passionfruit Buns

These strawberry passionfruit buns have 3 components: a perfectly soft dough, a strawberry passionfruit filling, and a strawberry passionfruit frosting. Strawberries and passionfruit play so nicely together; the sweetness of strawberries mellows out the passionfruit tartness into something wonderful. This recipe must be purchased! Purchase 

Passionfruit Cheesecake Cookies

Passionfruit Cheesecake Cookies

Hello world! I’m excited to share what may be my favorite cookie of 2021 (there are still 4 months left, so we’ll see, but these passionfruit cheesecake cookies are currently in the #1 spot). They’re sweet, tangy, floral, fruity, creamy, and crunchy! There’s fresh passionfruit 

Salt and Pepper Brownies

Salt and Pepper Brownies

Salt and pepper brownies – yes, for real! Are you skeptical? I’m going to put your mind at ease. Let’s chat about the different components and why they work so well together. This recipe includes my best ever brownie recipe, which is near and dear 

Watermelon Tart: The Ultimate Summer Dessert

Watermelon Tart: The Ultimate Summer Dessert

Summer is here, and OOH BOY it is hot. To celebrate the season (and to make a refreshing dessert), I got it into my head that I needed to make a tart that looks like the cross section of a watermelon AND tasted like watermelon.