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…
cupcakes
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.