Bake or Break

Raspberry Cream Cheese Buns

View a printable recipe or more photos I am usually not quite motivated enough to bake anything for breakfast. Once in a while, however, I find some recipe that gives me that push I need to get myself up and in the kitchen. This is one of those recipes.

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Chocolate Layer Cake with Cream Cheese Frostings

View printable recipes or more photos At least once a year, I can count on Quinn taking over the baking in the BoB kitchen. That occasion is my birthday. This year, there was much deliberation on what would be my birthday cake. The final decision was pieced together from a few different recipes and Quinn's insistence that there be frosting involved.

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Butterscotch Cream Cheese Swirl Bars

View a printable recipe or more photos Last time we visited New York, we happened upon Magnolia Bakery. Unfortunately, we opted not to eat of those amazing sweet treats because we were about an hour away from our dinner reservations. I was not strong enough, however, to walk by without even going inside. It was seriously one of the best smelling places I've ever experienced. I do intend to partake of the famous baked goods from Magnolia one of these days. In the meantime, I continue to enjoy baking from The Magnolia Bakery Cookbook. This book has so many great-looking recipes that it's truly difficult to pick one.

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Black and White Cupcakes

View a printable recipe or more photos I have lamented before that I don't often bake cupcakes. In fact, I don't really make many things that require frosting. I can usually persuade Quinn to do any frosting that's needed, because apparently he enjoys that kind of thing. I do like to be self-sufficient, however, so I tend to seek out recipes that don't require frosting.

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Caramel Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

View the original recipe or more photos Quinn is a big fan of caramel. I’ve talked about making him a caramel cake for ages. I like caramel, too, but in small doses. The idea of a cake whose primary flavor is caramel doesn’t really appeal to me. But, I aim to please, [...]

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Hazelnut Mini Cheesecakes

View a printable recipe or more photos When I came across this recipe in Cooking with Paula Deen, I realized that it had been far too long since I put my mini cheesecake pan to use. I’ve been anxiously awaiting the holiday season so I could justify making these little treats.

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