Author Archives: bethv

Beer inspired by baking…gingerbread beer!

Posted on January 15, 2014 by bethv

IMG_3204aTonight we are doing our first brew in the new house. I wanted to do something wintery and was super excited to find a recipe for a gingerbread beer called The Slow Escape, which is based on a gingerbread recipe from a bakery.…

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“Snowed In” Coffee Cake Cookies!

Posted on January 3, 2014 by bethv

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Living in NYC the past few years, I’m not used to random acts of kindness from my neighbors. Hell, I never even knew WHO my neighbors were.…

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Fudgy the Dinosaur cake!!

Posted on January 1, 2014 by bethv

Dino5Usually, people ask me to make them cakes. They don’t usually ask me to help them in making cakes. But I was very excited when my friend Giselle asked me to help her make this ankylosaurus cake for her boyfriend.…

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Dulce de Leche Cake with Caramel Frosting

Posted on December 23, 2013 by bethv

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I made this cake a few days ago for my sister-in-law’s birthday, and the cake and filling are probably my favorite of the cakes that I have made so far.…

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Salty Honey Pie from Four and Twenty Blackbirds

Posted on November 26, 2013 by bethv

Salty-honey2I like visiting famous restaurants and bakeries, but usually there is a huge line outside and they almost never live up to the hype.  But it’s still cool to check them out and say that you have been there.…

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