The scones come out of oven, I immediately try one, burn my mouth slightly and wonder if they’re not sweet enough. But after I let my mouth recover and the scones cool a little more, I realize that these not being so sweet ain’t a bad thing. I reminded myself that these are pumpkin scones, [...]
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Pumpkin Scones
Posted in baked goods, breakfast, brunch, tagged pumpkin, scones on November 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
Posted in baked goods, cupcakes, desserts, tagged chocolate, cupcakes, vanilla buttercream frosting on November 2, 2009 | 3 Comments »
A one-bowl cupcake recipe that delivers on the promise of being very chocolatey and really good. James called them “a sugar seizure,” but I think it’s because the frosting had one-cup-too-much of sugar (the recipe below reflects the change). I made these for Halloween hence the green frosting in the background. I also attempted [...]
Apple Cranberry Crisp
Posted in baked goods, crisps and cobblers, desserts, tagged apple, cranberry, crisp on October 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I told you I’d have lots of apple recipes for you, and here’s one more! It may look like a funny mass of oats and apples, but it’s actually a heap of pure autumn goodness with a kick of cranberry tartness. We’re a bit appled-out here at the Kotecki Kompound (i.e. our one bedroom apartment), [...]
Apple Upside Down Cake
Posted in baked goods, brunch, cake, desserts, tagged apple, cake, upside down on October 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Behold! One of many apple-related recipes coming your way. It’s fall which means it’s apple baking season. Apples are available all year round, but fall baking with apples just seems so right. I’m here to tell the tale of my first attempt at an upside down cake. The story is short and simple: it’s so [...]
Caramel Apple Pear Cobbler
Posted in baked goods, crisps and cobblers, desserts, tagged apple, caramel, cobbler, pear on September 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ignore the semi-burnt pecans and let me tell you about this cobbler. It has an oatmeal cookie-slash-muffin-hybrid cobbler topping, amazing homemade caramel and just delicious apple and pears. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream and maybe some tea and you’ve got yourself one of the best fall desserts. Or, you could bring this to a [...]