Bake or Break

Cinnamon Roll Cake {Plus a Baking Sheet Digital Subscription Giveaway}

I love recipes that take a well-known, well-loved baked good and present it in an entirely different way. I also love baked goods that are just as good for breakfast as they are for dessert. So, you can imagine that this Cinnamon Roll Cake makes me very happy. The cake itself is a lovely yellow cake made with one of my favorite cake ingredients - sour cream. A little cinnamon sugar gets partially mixed into that delicious cake. Then, the cake is layered with a combination of brown sugar, cinnamon, and pecans. To top it all off, a sweet vanilla glaze goes on top of the baked cake.

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Mini Blueberry Streusel Coffee Cakes {Plus a Pampered Chef Giveaway}

Just last week, I shared my love of mini desserts with a collection of my favorites. That love lives on with these coffee cakes. Recently, The Pampered Chef sent me a big box full of good stuff to try. As soon as I spotted their new Single Servings Pan, I knew that I would put it to good use. The cups of the pan are deep and tapered, so it's perfect for making pretty individual treats that stand tall.

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Sour Cream Coffee Cake with Chocolate Cinnamon Swirl

I toyed with the idea of having this be the shortest description of a recipe I've ever written by simply writing: This is the best coffee cake ever. But, I thought maybe you'd want to know why this is the best coffee cake ever. One of the reasons for that declaration is the texture of the cake. It is so amazingly soft and light. It's one of the most easy-to-eat cakes I've ever had.

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Cinnamon-Sugar Pecan Bars

When I was in high school, I had a friend who would make the most delicious cinnamon-sugar pecans for an after-school treat for us. We all know how I love pecans and cinnamon, so you know I adore these. Recently, I began thinking about those pecans and how very good they are. On a whim, I thought I would incorporate them into some baking. I wanted those sweet pecans to be the star, so I added them to a simple bar that would let them shine.

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Spiced Pear Cake

On Christmas Eve, I was gathering everything we needed to make our big dinner when suddenly I realized that I hadn't planned a dessert. Really?!? I've been in heavy baking mode this month, but I had neglected to think of something special for Christmas. Sure, I had some leftover Deep-Dish Pecan Pie, but such an occasion warrants its own dessert. So, we made a trip to our neighborhood market to peruse the possibilities. Some ingredients procured and my fingers crossed, I whipped up this cake.

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Brown Butter Snickerdoodles

This year, I very excitedly signed up to participate in The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap. I missed out on the fun last year, so I was sure to get my name on the list this year. Not only is it a fun way to share cookies, it also benefits Cookies for Kids' Cancer. The idea is that food bloggers sign up and then receive addresses of three food bloggers to send cookies to for the holidays. In return, you receive cookies from three different bloggers. I received some delicious cookies from Wine Imbiber, Kara Miller, and Mika Abogado. Thanks, ladies!

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