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LITTLE CHOCOLATE KILLERS

Yesterday we celebrated my daughter Gabrielle’s seventh birthday! And because her favorite thing in the entire world is chocolate—I mean, whose isn’t?—she helped me make these incredibly decadent, double-chocolate little killers.

**They won’t kill you, but they will kill your diet.

  Makes 12

  Chocolate cake base

3 eggs

2/3 cup sugar

2/3 cup vegetable oil

1/3 cup milk

1 cup all-purpose flour

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Mermaid Cupcakes

No mermaids suffered in the making of these cupcakes. These cupcakes don’t contain any algae or grated seashells. They were made by two little girls who decided they looked like mermaid cupcakes—because of the color…I mean mermaids are always turquoise and pink, right?—thus the name. Last night, my 5-yr-old had a sleepover with one of her besties and she had an exhaustive list of girly things to…

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HOT COCOA COOKIES

For the holidays, I went home. The temperatures dropped well below zero, so we made fires in the living room. A fireplace, for me, has always emblematized mulled wine and hot chocolate. So when I came across a recipe for Hot Cocoa Cookies by Sally’s Baking Addiction in People Magazine, I rolled up my sweater sleeves, grabbed a box of Nesquik chocolate powder, and got baking. As always, I tweaked…

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Concession Stand Pretzels

I’m sorry for my long stretch of absence. I have been baking, but I seem to always be making the same two recipes: chocolate chip cookies and brownies. They are a favorite in our household and a weekly staple, which doesn’t leave much room—in our plates or in our waistbands—for experimenting with new recipes. This morning, though, the desire to create something struck. Quite possibly, it’s…

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Faerie Cupcakes

This is my Twitter account: Why am I sharing it? Read my mini bio. So what’s the connection between cupcakes and writing? Sugar fuels the brain, thus the imagination, thus I need to eat to write. I’m the creator of both. Cupcakes, like champagne, are extremely festive. Thus there is no better way (besides sipping bubbly) to welcome a new book into the world than with cupcakes. I think I have…

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Mini Brown Sugar Cookies

Mini Brown Sugar Cookies

As you can tell by my previous post, I’m going through a brown sugar phase. It’s just so darn good. When it bakes, it tastes as though caramel and maple sugar had babies.     Oh…and check out my newest tiny food model. Meet Estée Grace who turned 4 months yesterday.     Makes 30 mini cookies   125 g (1/2 cup) butter, room temperature ¾ cup Muscovado sugar (dark brown sugar) 1 egg yolk ¼ tsp salt…

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Muscovado Blondies

I’ve been preparing my book launch. That’s my excuse for having abandoned Sister Bakers for so long. Not sure what my sister’s excuse is. Sam? :)     While most of you might think I’m just a cupcake connoisseur, some of you might know that my actual profession is writing. I published my first book, Ghostboy, Chameleon & the Duke of Graffiti, ten months ago, and my second, The Masterpiecers (a…

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Christmas Tree Cupcakes

    Who doesn’t love Christmas trees? They smell heavenly, shine at night, and add dabs of glistening color to any space. Imagine how awesome they become when turned edible. ;P I made mine out of chocolate, vanilla, and edible sprinkles, courtesy of Sweetapolita!   Happy Holidays, everyone!       Makes 24 mini or 12 normal   Chocolate Batter 1 cup sugar ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 cup…

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Gingerbread Mug Houses

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Because you get to eat tons of sweets, from Yule logs to gingerbread men, to Christmas puddings and truffle stocking-stuffers. Here’s a recipe that I’ve adapted from this little treasure trove of a book called Gingerbread Wonderland by Mima Sinclair. There are tons of stencils to photocopy and cut out to build cookie townhouses, miniature houses, and…

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Maple Apple Crumble

  Crumbles are basically inverted fruit tarts. They are so easy to make and so delicious to eat. Although you can use many different fruits to make them (think peaches, pears, raspberries), the staple is usually apple. This recipe offers the perfect balance between sweetness and butter. It takes a little more than an hour to bake, but very few minutes to make.   For 6-8 people     Fruit Layer 5…

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Copycat Sprinkles Cupcakes

Eight days ago, on November 17th, my daughter, Estée Grace was born. We’d kept the baby’s gender a surprise, and let me tell you, we were surprised! We all thought it was going to be a boy! When we told Adam and Gabi they’d gotten a little sister, their reaction was, “Where is our baby brother?” The following morning though, when they laid eyes on baby Estée, they both fell in love with her.   To…

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Babyshower Cupcakes

Tonight is my sister-in-law and my baby shower. We’re expecting 2 weeks apart! I’m celebrating it by baking…drumroll…cupcakes. Since I’m not sure if I’m having a boy or a girl, but she’s having a boy, I thought that turquoise would be the appropriate shade for our little bash.     So last night, with store-bought fondant which I colored turquoise, I made tiny sugar duckies to top my cupcakes. It…

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Hot Chocolate Glazed Cupcakes

Hot Chocolate Glazed Cupcakes

  My son’s school requires a parent to cater snack for an entire week for an entire class twice a year. Might sound laborious when you have 25 little mouths to feed, but at least, you’re making sure the children get top-notch snacks. Along with fruits and veggies, I try to bring a little extra (healthy) sweetness to their mornings. One morning it was oatmeal raisin cookies, one morning…

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Cinnamon Banana Cheesecake

Recently, I’ve been craving cheesecake, thick, creamy, tangy cheesecake. While I was in New York this summer, I had the absolute best slice at a place called the Brooklyn Diner. It was heaven. I’ve looked everywhere for their recipe but I never found it. Someone told me about Junior’s cheesecake which is supposed to be amazing too and I located a copycat recipe for that one. Well, it’s not the…

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Back-To-School Chocolate Cake

It’s that time of year again! Back to school. That moment each parent looks forward to—or is it just me? I like the rhythm it gives our lives and enjoy the time off, be it a few meager hours, to concentrate on the books I’m critiquing and the ones I’m writing. To celebrate, I baked my son, Adam’s favorite cake.     It’s a spongy and moist chocolate cake that takes no time to make, but quite a bit…

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4TH OF JULY SUMMER CAKE: Coconut Cake with Italian Meringue

4TH OF JULY SUMMER CAKE: Coconut Cake with Italian Meringue

  To celebrate Independence Day in style, we made a barbecue with homemade buns’n’burgers, corn on the cob, quinoa salad, and sparkling cocktails. Virgin cocktails for me as I’m expecting baby number three (coming to a maternity clinic in Geneva around Thanksgiving). After the meat and all the summer salads, I chose to make a dairy-free cake. Umm…Probably the best cake I have ever ever made. For…

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Fluffy Pancakes

I heart pancakes more than any breakfast treat out there. I love them so much that I make them at least twice a week. I used to make this recipe, which always turns out nice, but I had a consistency issue. Sometimes, they’d be fluffy and sometimes a little flat. So I decided to change things up this morning and use a new recipe I found on Pinterest. As usual, I tweaked it – I took out the sugar…

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