Chocolate Cake Pops

I am a terrible mess in the kitchen.

And so you can imagine the chocolate on the walls, sprinkles on the floor, cake bits all over my coutertops while i was making these cake balls.

but despite being a huge setback on your new year's resolution to keep things tidy AT ALL TIMES, these cake pops are worth it.

Nest i am going to try a carrot cake pop. I have to.

The Ganache recipe is over here and One-Bowl chocolate cake recipe is over here.
Hop to it!

Chocolate Chip Cookies

What kind of baker would i be if i didn't have a chocolate chip cookie staple recipe?

And these cookies are 'da bomb.
crisp and brown on the edges and gooey and chewy and divine in the middle.

Man, I am still hungry.

If you want to shake it up a little, add white chocolate chips. Or butterscotch chips. Or peanut butter chips.
Well, whatever floats your boat.

I love walnuts and semisweet hersheys bake-able chocolate morsels.

Mmm.
Now ponder this: Should i ask for a giant tower of chocolate chips cookies for my sixteenth birthday 'cake'?
Fancy Schmancy sweet sixteen cakes are so overrated.

I'll have a leaning tower of choc. chip goodness.

Pros:
1. i don't need to CUT the cake into slices
2. You don't need to feel bad asking the hostess to cut you another slice. just nip one right off the tower.
3. i like cookies more than cake
4. i ESPECIALLY love these cookies

cons:
1. i might finish the whole cake myself

well, then.
it looks like i am having a birthday cookie tower.

More Macarons!

The success of your macaron recipes is entirely dependant on your climate, oven temperatures, et cetera, et cetera.

Here is the one that worked for me, although what works in my kitchen may not necessarily work in everyone elses'.

Basic Cupcakes

Eh, Who doesn't like a cupcake?
And, honestly, who hasn't already tried baking one?

If you have, and failed. Or if you just feel like baking more amazing cup-like-cakes, try this recipe. It you don't have much of a sweet tooth, you could cut down on the sugar.

But for me and my mouth-full of sweet teeth, these were perfect.

For my birthday, I once demanded a tower of cupcakes instead of a regular cake. Save the hassle of cutting perfect slices, just grab one off the tower once they were candle-free and stuff your face.

Ahh, memories.

Buttercream? Here!
In fact, feel free to use ANY buttercream/ganache/frosting I have here. I'll bet they taste AMAZING with coconut buttercream!

Rolled Sugar Cookies

Baking, i have realised, is entirely dependant on the weather.
If it's too humid, macarons flop.
If it's too cold, yeasted breads don't rise.

If it is too HOT, you sugar cookie dough will become sugar cookie batter all over the front of your shirt, your hands, you counter top. Hell--even in your hair.

Sugar cookies make the best cookie gifts. Because it's hard to find anyone who doesn't appreciate a nice, crisp, buttery sugar cookie.
Plus, the ingredients are something you find in even the most basic of pantries.

I like to make them for valentines day.
Use heart cookie cutters to show the love.

Halloween? Make pumpkin sugar cookies! Christmas? Stars or trees!
the possibilities are virtually endless, as is your appetite when you have a jar-full of rejected sugar cookies in your cupboard.

sugar... overdose...