LeoWhen an Italian food icon like Stanley Tucci attaches his name to a recipe, people pay attention. The internet has been completely obsessed with the “Stanley Tucci Cloud Cake” recently, and for good reason. It …
Boston Cream Pie Croissants (Thick Custard & Chocolate Ganache)
There is a boutique bakery downtown that sells Boston Cream Croissants for nine dollars a piece. I bought one last month out of curiosity. It was incredible. The flaky butter pastry mixed with heavy vanilla …
Easy Italian Love Cake (Layers of Chocolate & Ricotta!)
There are some baking recipes that sound like a complete lie. This is one of them. The first time I saw the instructions for an Italian Love Cake, I thought it was a joke. You …
Apple Crisp Recipe with Oats (Crispy Golden Topping)
There is a very clear hierarchy of fruit desserts, and apple crisp sits at the absolute top. I don’t want to make an apple pie because dealing with pie crust is a nightmare that usually …
Crockpot Hot Chocolate for a Crowd (Creamy and Easy)
Hosting a holiday party is a delicate balancing act. You are usually running between the oven, the appetizer table, and the front door trying to greet people. The absolute last thing you want to do …
Hot Chocolate Cookies with Melted Marshmallow Centers
There is a very specific type of disappointment that happens when you bite into a cookie that promises a “marshmallow center,” only to find out the marshmallow completely vanished in the oven. I spent two …
Gingerbread Cheesecake with Molasses Cookie Crust
If you have been following my holiday baking, you already know I am mildly obsessed with ginger and molasses. But there is a very real problem with traditional holiday desserts: they can be overwhelmingly dry. …
No-Bake Christmas Trifle with Berries and Whipped Cream
A few Christmases ago, I tried to bake an elaborate, massive, three-tier red velvet layer cake for my extended family. I spent six hours on it. When I tried to frost the cake, the layers …
Gingerbread Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting (Super Moist)
There is a very specific, aggressive disappointment that happens when you take a bite of a beautiful holiday cake and realize it tastes like a dry kitchen sponge. For years, I completely avoided making gingerbread …
Fudgy Christmas Tree Brownies with Cream Cheese Frosting
If you show up to a holiday party with a plate of plain, square brownies, nobody is going to care. They will eat them, sure, but they will completely ignore them to go look at …