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maurinedashney

  • red velvet cupcakes

    Red Velvet Cake or Cupcakes

    Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! Today I thought I’d share my red velvet cake recipe—one I’m finally happy with after I-can’t-even-remember-how-many attempts. It rises well and has a nice density to it without being too…

    February 14, 2014
  • DIY Hot Chocolate Stir Sticks

    Mmm, have you ever tried these? They’re so simple to use—heat up some milk, stir for a couple of minutes, bam. Hot chocolate with melted chocolate. And what’s great is hot chocolate stir sticks…

    February 10, 2014
  • coconut pecan frosting

    Coconut Pecan Frosting

    Coconut pecan frosting—this frosting is a little different but pairs perfectly with the German Chocolate cake recipe I showed you on Wednesday. In fact, it’s actually the traditional frosting you pair with German chocolate…

    January 31, 2014
  • german chocolate cupcakes

    German Chocolate Cake or Cupcakes

    German Chocolate Cake, unsurprisingly enough, is not actually German. The name comes from a man named Sam German, who created a special type of dark baking chocolate in 1852 for Baker’s Chocolate Company. This…

    January 29, 2014
  • I’m In A Magazine (Yay!)

    Heh, I thought I should mention this before the magazine stops going on sale this Thursday. Now, don’t get too excited. I’m not getting featured in a magazine or anything. But an awesomely talented…

    January 27, 2014
  • My Kindergarten Teacher Ruled.

    Not too long ago I was going through some of my old things and found a journal from when I was in kindergarten. We basically wrote an entry every few days—and by “wrote” I…

    January 24, 2014