Pumpkin spice lattes are back at Starbucks. There's a crisp cool breeze in the air. Leaves are....not crunching under my feet, but that's neither here nor there. Fall is pretty much in full swing in Oklahoma. The return of the PSL marks the annual awakening of the inner fall-lovers in all of us. I have… Continue reading Pumpkin Hot Chocolate Cake
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Chocolate Banana Cake Balls
I've peeled potatoes many times in my life. In fact, when I was younger, I used to beg my mom to let me peel them. Peeling potatoes and snapping green beans were fun to me. I was weird kid, I guess. Since I've been peeling potatoes for the better part of three decades, you could call… Continue reading Chocolate Banana Cake Balls
Apple Cake Bars
We're in that weird time of year where it's not quite spring, but also not quite winter. Valentine's Day has come and gone, Easter is still months away, and summer clothing has inundated store aisles everywhere. It's like this time of the year has a constant identity crisis. Even the weather doesn't know what to… Continue reading Apple Cake Bars
Pumpkin Pie Cake
It's Christmas Eve, and I'm sitting here sipping on some eggnog and listening to Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker by the London Symphony Orchestra on our brand new soundbar---underneath the glow of the white Christmas lights. One could say I adore Christmas, no? It's my favorite holiday, one that I celebrate for almost the entire month of November… Continue reading Pumpkin Pie Cake
Caramel Apple Pumpkin Bundt Cake
The Oklahoma State Fair is just around the corner, and with it comes my favorite fair food: caramel apples! I always have a tough time deciding between caramel with sprinkles or caramel with nuts, but either way---caramel apples are exquisite. That's why when I ran across this recipe, I couldn't resist making it. It's insanely good! It is everything… Continue reading Caramel Apple Pumpkin Bundt Cake
Pumpkin Spice Cake with Mascarpone
I've mentioned this quite a few times on this blog, but I thought I'd mention it again: I'm terrible at baking. Can I cook a mean risotto? Yes. Do I know the proper temperature to serve meat? Oh yeah. Can I grill fish until it is tender and flaky? You bet. Can I bake a… Continue reading Pumpkin Spice Cake with Mascarpone
Cake Batter Puppy Chow
I've been pretty lucky with nailing new cooking techniques on the first try. That is, until yesterday. No matter how hard I tried---I could not melt white chocolate. I started with 8 oz. white chocolate morsels directly in a pan with my flavoring add-ins (butter, almond extract and butter extract). Boy, was that a mistake. I felt… Continue reading Cake Batter Puppy Chow
Sopapilla Cheesecake
When I was in high school, if a class did well on a standardized test, or if they made the most money off of a fundraiser, they were rewarded with food. Most of the time the food-reward was a pizza party, but every so often we'd decide to have a BYOS (Bring Your Own Snack)… Continue reading Sopapilla Cheesecake
Texas Jam Cake with Maple Frosting
I sense instability in the force. Well, more like instability in the atmosphere. Six days ago, the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma sent out it's predictive outlook for Tuesday, April 26th. That outlook? Not good. The instability of the atmosphere, coupled with warm temperatures and low humidity, has set us up for a moderate… Continue reading Texas Jam Cake with Maple Frosting
Cookie Butter Cake Bars
Happy 1st Day of Spring! I guess that's a thing now. Oh, yay, the revelry! Let's celebrate by eating fresh green things again! Or...not. I ate cookie butter. By the pint. Not really, but I can put down quite a few spoonfuls of the creamy spice-cookie mix. Instead of licking cookie butter off of the… Continue reading Cookie Butter Cake Bars