March 1, 2024
My guy’s son’s birthday is here, so I’d need to make his classroom cupcakes before heading to celebrate yet another awesome Pisces, my Mom! When I asked him what kind of cupcakes he wanted, he was torn between vanilla and chocolate… so it was marble cupcakes for the win. A Read more…
February 26, 2024
Black cocoa calls to me from the pantry, and so a deep, dark chocolate cupcake would be today’s plan. This recipe would be my guide, though I was skeptical my cakes would be as black because of the prevalence of enhanced photos on blogs. But this batter had real potential… Read more…
February 3, 2024
In the mad dash of awesome Aquarius celebrations is my brother’s and the reason for my visit to Long Island. I had two, count em, two birthday cakes chilling in my trunk on the 5.5 hour drive back. The cold chocolate ganache was made this layer cake very durable and Read more…
October 18, 2023
With a bunch of black cocoa to use and Halloween around the corner, I tried a batch of brownies in my heart-shaped pan. I used Rainbow Plant Life‘s recipe but, though gorgeous, they were way too wet. However, I will give them a try again as the rivaled crackled top Read more…
September 22, 2023
After ordering some black cocoa, I’m excited to make some dark cocoa delights. With some old bananas waiting for me to return home, I quickly hopped to making one of my faves: Chocolate marble banana bread from Post Punk Kitchen. Ah, such a stark contrast Each slice is a unique Read more…
May 13, 2020
I thought I made this up. The idea was born in my brain and not in a Google search. Then I searched it and a few folks had thought of it, though mostly it was a reposting of the same recipe by The Nosher/My Jewish Learning by on several different Read more…
April 20, 2020
420 just brings brownies to my mind! So I threw together a version of this recipe based on what I had laying around. Some changes in random order: I used chocolate oat milk instead of almond milk. I used 60 grams regular cocoa and 24 grams black cocoa. I used Read more…
March 15, 2020
I can’t stand when things are in my pantry too long. That space is valuable! So while I look forward to another wacky jam-packed week, I make food for it–nutrient-dense food to provide longer term sustenance and more healthful ingredients. Because now’s the time to try to be/stay healthy. So Read more…