A twist on my classic vanilla bean cake recipe, these lemon bundt cakes are filled with notes of citrus and olive oil to make for the perfect winter treat.
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Molly Yeh’s (Dairy Free) Funfetti Cake
Yippee. I turned 26 last week so I guess that means I can do all the exciting things like: [Googles “Things you can do when you turn 26”]. Unfortunately, I did not get a lot of search results back. The first result was something on Thought Catalog which seemed depressing so I just skimmed it…
Vegan Chocolate Cake with Red Wine Frosting
I have never liked chocolate cake, up until maybe five years ago. The first time I can ever remember eating a chocolate cake and liking it was when we made a flourless chocolate cake for my friend’s birthday in college and topped it with peanut butter frosting thicker than the cake. I think that recipe…
Healthy (ish) Rhubarb Coffee Cake
It’s finally farmer’s market season here in Minneapolis and that means all the veggies on Sundays. The farmer’s market is my favorite summer activity (besides biking) for a few reasons. My love of farmer’s markets started my freshman year of college where I was fortunate enough to frequent the Dane County Farmer’s Market on Saturdays…
cardamom cupcakes with chocolate frosting
I’m turning 25 this week. I haven’t really decided what my quarter life crisis is going to be about yet, but I’ll be sure to let you know when it happens. Last week I baked three batches of chocolate chunk ginger cookies and they didn’t turn out but I’m not sure that’s dramatic enough. Don’t…
bourbon banana cake with vanilla buttercream
Creme de la creme. Don’t ask me why but the other night I said that and started singing the TI song. You know, this one. While that’s pretty embarrassing, you can just listen to like the first 5 seconds and then close the tab. I finally got The Vanilla Bean Baking Book in the mail…
coconut sugar cupcakes with caramel buttercream frosting
I’m not going to lie, that it feels a little silly to be posting about cupcakes and frosting in lieu of this year’s election. Today I’m sharing my post in order to #bakeamericacakeagain along with Sarah Kieffer from The Vanilla Bean Blog. Head on over to order her cookbook that comes out this week! What I…
Vanilla Bean Cupcakes with Blueberry Lemon Buttercream
I know I go back and forth about cake verses pie on here, but birthdays call for cake. My cousin celebrated her birthday yesterday, so naturally I provided the dessert. I wanted something classic, but also interesting, and vanilla bean lends itself tremendously in the “classic” category. If you read the blog, you know that what…
Hi, I'm Dana! I work as a full time engineer and part time foodie in Minneapolis, MN. Outside of food blogging, I love riding my bike, traveling, and anything outdoors.