BraveTart’s Brown Butter Carrot Cake

These days, I bake desserts rather infrequently, and when I do decide to make something, I want it to be worth my while - and I trust Stella Parks from Serious Eats. Her recent April Fools' article for the site was an embodiment of the surgical attention to detail that she stands for. And her …

Red Velvet Marble Cheesecake Brownies

I am pretty certain that this red velvet cheesecake brownie takes the cake for being an all-star red velvet recipe. If you're at all familiar with what makes red velvet red velvet, you'll know that it is a subtle balance of tang and cocoa. It's chocolatey but not quite (from a scant amount of cocoa …

Red Velvet Cupcakes from Bobby Flay Throwdown

After having a red velvet cupcake from Two Little Red Hens, my hankering for red velvet cupcakes was insatiable. It's unfortunate how far away Two Little Red Hens is from my apartment, so it's a rare treat that I have maybe a couple of times a year. I was desiring a red velvet cupcake up …

Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

I started my first real job out of college about a month ago, and now that a considerable chunk of my time is devoted to work, I have much less time to blog. I still cook and bake quite often - I recently made two chocolate cakes and a soy sauce chicken, but not having …

Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

I don't make carrot cakes very often, but when I do, I grate the hell out of a carrot and make sure it's one moist cake. I happened to have a carrot lying around, and although I usually roast my carrots, I wanted to have my veggies in a slightly more delicious form: coupled with …

Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies

As meaningless as the words "red velvet" as a flavor might be if you're not American, I was very intrigued by it. Red velvet. Doesn't that sound luscious, calling to mind imagery of rich, sensuous, luxury? And red velvet desserts are often visually very striking as well. (Unless you make an albino red velvet cake, …

Cheesecake Brownies

Cheesecake brownies are a perfect way to use up your cream cheese when you only have a block or less. So I made some! I used a recipe from David Lebovitz and tweaked it to include less sugar in the brownie base. The brownie turned out to be not noticeably sweet, but the richness of …

Red Velvet (Albino) Half-Cake

I made a red velvet cake - without red food coloring. I love red velvet cake. I don't know what is so irresistible about it. Is it the contrast between the deep red cake and the snow white icing? Or is it just the inexplicable flavor of the cake that you can't put your finger …

Black Bottom Cupcakes

The recipe for these cupcakes are from Magnolia Bakery. I didn't like them too much, though. The cheesecake filling wasn't very sweet and neither was the cake. However, the cupcake was much improved upon chilling. The cake took on a brownie-like texture, and the cheesecake filling felt smooth and velvety. Black Bottom Cupcakes Adapted from …

Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Trifle

Ooh la la. This is a personal creation. It's pretty delicious, and very easy to make. No bake, just assemble and you're ready to go. Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Trifle Serves 2-3 For cream cheese flavored whipped cream: 3/4 cup heavy cream 2 tbsp sugar 3 tbsp cream cheese, softened 1 tbsp milk Add …