This past weekend, it was my boyfriend Erlend’s birthday. Although we had a ton of friends in town, we managed to find some time to celebrate his birthday quietly. It’s not that we don’t love our friends or anything, but more that Erlend’s not one for big, extravagant birthdays. Like me, he hates being the […]
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Momofuku Milk Bar Chocolate Chip Cake
This Momofuku Milk Bar chocolate chip cake is one of the most popular cakes from famed pastry chef Christina Tosi and her bakery, Milk Bar! The cake is made with layers of chocolate chip yellow cake, passion fruit curd, coffee frosting, and chocolate crumbs.
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Strawberry Shortcake
Guys, behold my opus: strawberry shortcake. She’s a beauty alright. You knew this was coming. I’ve been hooting and hollering about strawberry season in Oregon for a good few posts now. First there was strawberry ice cream. Then there was my sweetened condensed milk loaf with strawberries and cream. But I’m not gonna lie — […]
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The Brown Betty Bakery’s Marble Pound Cake
Yep, while everybody else is on a diet, I’m just sitting here baking three-layer cakes. This is my third layer-cake of the year, and it’s only been three weeks into the new year. Yerp. There’s several reasons why I’m starting the year baking a crap-ton of cakes. The first is that as I […]
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The Brown Betty Bakery’s Strawberry Cake with Strawberry Buttercream Frosting
So I’m pretty sure all the major parts of my life contradict each other. Take the fact that I’m a food blogger and a Crossfitter. Lots of Crossfitters follow the paleo diet — that is, no grains, legumes, dairy products, salt, refined sugar, and processed oils. So as you can probably tell, nope, I’m […]
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The Brown Betty Bakery’s Chocolate Sour Cream Cake with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
I’m starting out 2013 with the best chocolate cake I’ve ever had: a chocolate sour cream cake with chocolate buttercream frosting from Philadelphia’s famed Brown Betty Bakery. While this cake is a pretty great way to start off the new year, I must admit, it’s not what I had in mind. See the new […]
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