My favorite line from my new post is, "I was basically the slightly-more-trashy, meat-tray version of those kids ( Read more... )

I don't know if I really need to sell this to you, but just in case: this is gooey butter cake + strawberry shortcake, so basically, it's perfect ( Read more... )

Cookie douuuuuggghhh!! I've been chomping at the bit to make another cookie dough recipe and finally developed one for my Brownies & Bars camp (an after school cooking camp for middle school students -- lots of fun and lots of mess!) My 7 campers were the first people in the world to make this recipe, and didn't they do a nice job of it ( Read more... )

My birthday was this past weekend, and I celebrated by devouring this cake with my boyfriend. Straight out of the skillet, no fluff, no formalities. It's my favorite chocolate sheet cake recipe piled high with gooey frosting, vanilla bean ice cream, and hot caramel sauce. Haaaaappy birthday indeed ( Read more... )

First, I just wanted to remind you that Willow Bird Baking is a finalist for SAVEUR's Best Baking and Desserts Blog and that there are 3 days left to vote if you want to -- I'd definitely be grateful! You can find the link to vote on my blog post, linked below ( Read more... )

I first made America's Test Kitchen's oatmeal snack cake over a year ago, and it was incredible -- such a quick little recipe, but so moist and delicious. I was recently pondering the numerous cans of pumpkin I still have in my pantry and decided a Pumpkin Oat Snack Cake should absolutely exist. Et Voila ( Read more... )

Mike and I recently drove up to watch my student in the regional spelling bee in Winston-Salem, NC. She did a fantastic job (stayed in until the last 5 kids!) but got out on the word ringent. I'll readily admit that I had to look it up myself ( Read more... )

These are cereal treats on steroids. You can mix any kind of cereal you like, but here I've chosen to combine chocolate and plain rice cereals. The addition of salty pretzels and gooey chocolate chips make these treats indulgent and delicious. As a bonus, they're super easy to make ( Read more... )

These Brown Butter Cookie Dough Pretzel Bars were some little bits of happiness I contributed to a Sunday school Christmas party recently ( Read more... )

I was heading to a gathering of Charlotte Food Bloggers this week and wanted to make something everyone could enjoy, so I decided to bake a vegan cake. I've baked vegan goods in the past that have suffered for their veganization, but this one sure didn't. It was fantastic ( Read more... )