Even though maraschino cherries definitely have a strange color, I (Leah) really enjoy them on ice cream sundaes and in Shirley Temples. Since I love these cherries so much, I was immediately drawn to this cake recipe when I saw it months ago. Celine and I hadn’t made it until now, though, because some people…
Category: Dessert
Gooey Butter Cake
I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother’s Day with their moms/grandmoms! We had a very nice day and made a special cake that we will be blogging about later this week. I meant to blog about this last week as a Mother’s Day brunch treat, but things got very busy with AP tests and a…
Funfetti Cupcakes
I hope everyone had a happy Easter yesterday! Leah and I took an unexpected blogging break- in the past couple of weeks, we have taken two college visits to locations in the 6-hour range away, gone to prom, and worked a lot at the bakery we were hired at- about 18 hours between Thursday and…
New York Cheesecake with Strawberry Sauce
When we were in New York City for our senior class trip, Celine and I split a piece of red velvet cheesecake at lunch. It was pretty much the best thing ever because it had a layer of red velvet cake, a layer of cheesecake, cream cheese frosting, another layer of red velvet cake, and…
Triple Chocolate Muffins
Life has been moving quickly lately. We have only a little over 20 days of school left, and the past few weeks have been crazy- a class trip to New York, a few more college acceptances, more snow delays, a research paper, lots of tests, a new job, etc. The next month or two promise…
Whipped Honey-Vanilla Yogurt with Toasted Coconut, Pineapple, and Sliced Strawberries
Since we gave up sugar for Lent, we’ve been keeping our eyes out for desserts (and breakfasts) that are only sweetened with natural sugars like honey, maple syrup, and fruit. We came across this lovely yogurt recipe in the latest edition of Martha Stewart Living. You whisk together Greek yogurt, a bit of heavy cream,…
Pralines
Happy Fat Tuesday (or Mardi Gras, whatever you call it)! We have decided to give up sugar for Lent this year, so we celebrated Fat Tuesday with a multitude of desserts. Today was a field trip with our Latin class to the Pompeii exhibit at the Franklin Institute, and we went to the Reading Terminal…
Meyer Lemon Pudding Cake
How is it possible that March is starting tomorrow? There are only two months of high school left, which feels crazy. This school year has just blown away with a gust of college essays, piles of homework, and hours spent at activities. We have a long Easter break and have a senior capstone (job shadowing)…
Banana Cupcakes with Nutella Buttercream Frosting
When we make cupcakes for our family, we typically pipe frosting on a few of them for blog pictures and then just spread it on with an icing spatula for the rest. Of course, when we are bringing cupcakes to an event, we pipe the frosting on all of them! While piping frosting itself is…
Homemade Thin Mints
Leah and I were Brownies for about two weeks when we were little, and that has been the limit of our Girl Scouting experience. This does not mean we haven’t purchased an overpriced box or two of Girl Scout cookies now and then subsequently. I’ve spent far too much money on them and to be…
We Like Two Cook 