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Dad makes the best cookies, cakes, and pretty much every dessert on this blog.

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Apple Cider Donuts

October 30, 2019
Apple Cider Donuts

I love apple cider donuts. Usually, by now I’ve had at least a dozen however, I’ve had zero. I haven’t been able to get up to some of our favorite spots in Westchester and I haven’t found a local spot that sells quality apple cider donuts. When I saw BonAppetit tweet about their ‘best’ apple cider donuts, I knew I had to make them myself. They were delicious. However, I…

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Halloween Sugar Cookies

October 16, 2019
Halloween Sugar Cookies

When it comes to decorating cookies, I am no artist. However, in the last year, I’ve been learning how to decorate and work with royal icing. It started last year when I made my first batch of Halloween sugar cookies. I didn’t realize how long the icing would take to set and I was impatient about photographing my first royal icing experience. Right after I snapped this photo, I moved…

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Pumpkin Spice Icebox Cake

October 9, 2019
Pumpkin Spice Icebox Cake

OK. Like, OMG. Ummm. When we made the ginger-spiced icebox cake, we started on a path down a rabbit hole of different icebox cake varieties. That cake will always be my favorite. The level of spice was perfect. It tasted like Christmas. However, this pumpkin spice icebox cake may have just dethroned the ginger cake. There are so many reasons to love fall: pumpkins, leaves, the weather, apple picking, and…

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Fatima Turns 30: Barbie Cake with Gold Buttercream

September 13, 2019
Barbie Cake

A while ago, Fatima and I were watching something (I can’t remember if it was a movie or TV show) and a little girl got a Barbie cake. Fatima’s eyes lit up and said, “Oh I’ve always wanted a Barbie cake. One of my sisters got one when we were growing up and I was so jealous.” So when thinking about what kind of cake I should make her for…

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Brian Turns 30: Dark Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

September 10, 2019
Cookie Cake

Every year on my birthday, I think about what kind of cake to celebrate with. Sometimes it’s a Magnolia hummingbird cake or one from scratch, or it’s a slice from a restaurant, or it’s a classic vanilla sponge with chocolate frosting. However, most of the time, I’m baking it from scratch. I love a homemade cake. No frills, classic. But it’s my 30th birthday, so I wanted to try something…

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Monster Cookies

August 7, 2019
Monster Cookies

This post on Monster Cookies was originally published in November 2013. Pictures and text have been updated. Whoa! These monster cookies are delicious. Basically, if Cookie Monster dreamed of a cookie that had everything he loved in one cookie, this would be it. I saw these monster cookies pop up numerous times on Pinterest. After scrolling by the fifth pin, I just clicked. Then I fell into a rabbit hole…

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Red Velvet Icebox Cake

June 19, 2019

What’s more refreshing than a cold slice of cake on a hot day? Icebox cake. Ever since Fatima introduced me to icebox cake, I haven’t looked back. How had I avoided this dessert until recently? With that Ginger-Spiced icebox cake still on my mind, we wanted to try a new flavor. So we put this red velvet icebox cake together and O-M-G it was fantastic. An icebox cake is really…

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Better than… Boxed Brownies

May 1, 2019
Boxed Brownies

Our go-to indulgence, when chocolate chip cookies are not able to be made fast enough, is a box of Duncan Hines’ dark chocolate brownie mix. We’re team fudgy all the way. So when I saw Butternut Bakery’s Better Than Boxed Brownies, I knew we needed to try them! They look exquisite. We had to make these twice. One thing I hate about moving is getting used to the oven. You’d…

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Magnolia Bakery’s Banana Pudding

April 10, 2019
Banana Pudding

If you are not familiar with Magnolia’s Banana Pudding, then get familiar. I did not know about it until someone in the office requested it for their birthday. Even still, I thought, banana pudding? Ew! But was I wrong, it was delicious. Like the crazy type A people we are Fatima and I started planning for Liam’s first birthday two months ago, right after he turned 9 months. We thought…

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Almost Like Chip Chocolate Chip Cookies

March 13, 2019
Chip Chocolate Chip Cookies

Now that we’ve had some time to breathe and explore our new neighborhood, we already have a few favorite spots. One of those being Chip – like everyone else around us. Chip makes only four cookie flavors daily and switches them up every day. We’ve had way too many cookies in the short time we’ve lived here. They are freakin’ delicious. Then I had a thought, “let’s try to recreate…

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Pumpkin Pie with a Homemade Pie Crust

December 14, 2018
Pumpkin Pie

At Thanksgiving, I realized I hadn’t made a pumpkin pie this year! But, that’s not too surprising. Growing up, we’d make apple pies all throughout the fall. That is my favorite pie. However, for Thanksgiving, it was all about the pumpkin pie. My favorite time to eat it? The next morning at breakfast, when it’s fresh out the fridge. Now, for Thanksgiving, I celebrate with Fatima’s family. They’re not as…

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Gingerbread Cookies

December 4, 2018
Gingerbread Cookies

Not sure what led to this cookie decorating itch, but I can’t seem to let it go. It started around Halloween when I attempted to decorate pumpkins and ghosts with royal icing. They came out great, but not fantastic. And then I dropped almost all of them before they dried! I needed to redeem myself for Christmas. And what cookie screams Christmas more than gingerbread cookies? After watching many YouTube…

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Chocolate Coconut Banana Bread: Cooking Through Cravings

November 15, 2018
Chocolate Coconut Banana Bread

It’s the banana bread that broke the internet. The banana bread that sent people into a frenzy when Chrissy Teigen crowd sourced very ripe bananas. The banana bread of all banana breads. But, what makes this chocolate coconut banana bread so amazing? The chocolate? The coconut? Yes and yes. Chocolate Coconut Banana Bread Lilies and Loafers has affiliate relationships, so we may get a small share of revenue from your…

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Apple Dumplings

October 3, 2018
Apple Dumplings

This post was originally published November 6, 2012. Photos of the Apple Dumplings and some of the text have been updated below. What’s better than apple pie? Apple Dumplings! These are so easy to make and are so delicious. I stole this recipe from my sister who made these for my parents back home. I never tasted hers, but I’m pretty sure these are better ;). Apple pie is one of…

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