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Espresso Double Shot Cupcake

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Magnolia bakery is one of the most famous bakeries in New York City and draws crowds in from all over the world to taste their famous cupcakes. This recipe was shared with me, and I wanted to share with you. One of their more popular cupcakes. The Espresso Double Shot cupcake with vanilla and chocolate marble cake topped with espresso meringue buttercream made with Peet’s (coffee) best-selling Major Dickason’s blend.

Makes 24 cupcakes For devil’s food cupcake batter: 2 cups cake flour 1 cup Dutch process cocoa powder 1½ tsp. baking soda ½ tsp. salt ¾ cup (1½ sticks) butter, room temperature 1½ cups brown sugar ½ cup sugar 3 eggs, large 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract 1½ cups buttermilk   For vanilla cupcake batter: 4 eggs, large 1 cup whole milk 1 tsp. vanilla extract 2½ cups cake flour 1½ cups self-rising flour 2 cups sugar 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature and cut into 1-inch cubes [Read more…]

Homemade Oatmeal Cream Pies

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I love oatmeal cookies. I love cream filling of any sort, and I love Little Debbie Oatmeal cream pies. My mom was all about healthy snacks when I was growing up, and I think she justified the oatmeal as a healthy attribute to a daily snack.  I never got sick of them and I still could eat them all the time, until……..I found a homemade recipe.

Sometimes I don’t have the time to bake homemade cookies, so a trick for me is to buy some soft oatmeal cookies and make my own cream filling at home and assemble. The cream filling makes the sandwich and it is so easy.

Either way, these cookies (homemade or otherwise) are a delicious treat and perfect for packed lunches.

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Acorn Squash Soufflé with Apple Cinnamon Topping

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Acorn Squash Souffle

When I think of Fall recipes, there are two ingredients that immediately come to mind; squash and apples. So in my hunt to make the perfect dish to combine these flavors, I headed to the Broadway Farmers Market in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle to obtain the absolute best apples. My favorite apple orchard, Jones Creek Farms, has a small stall here each Sunday with apples that taste so much better than anything I’ve ever bought in a store. I also selected two beautiful acorn squash from Alm Hill Gardens. The market itself spreads across a small courtyard at Seattle Community College and further North along the sidewalk – giving it a somewhat more urban feel than many of the other markets I’ve visited in the city.

 

In pairing these two flavors I took some inspiration from one of my favorite, rather indulgent, recipes; Sweet Potato Soufflé with a Twist from the Kitchn. I love this recipe and make it every year, however in doing my best to cut way down on meat (I can’t resist loading that recipe with bacon) and sugar – I wanted a similar dish without the indulgence.

 

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Cucumber Cream Cheese Ghosts

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When it comes to Halloween-themed foods, I feel like all I ever see are sweet treats. There’s not enough savory recipes! As much as I like the sweet stuff, there is only so much sugar I can take!

How cute are these little ghosties?! They are basically little tea sandwiches, but in a much cooler shape. They are a lot of fun for all ages and you can use whatever flavors of cream cheese you like best! I served these at a party I had last weekend to break up all the sugary stuff.

I will tell you that it can be a little tricky to spread the cream cheese over the cucumber. Using thin slices of the cucumber and whipped cream cheese makes it easier, but if you are finding it too difficult, you could always just skip the cucumbers!

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