Tag: sweets

Lemon Poppy Seed Bread

Poppy seed-studded baked goods are a divisive subject. You’re either a lemon person or an almond person. For most of my life, I’ve been staunchly pro-almond. I’ve only recently come around to citrus in general, but it took me longer still to come around to lemon-flavored sweets. I’d still pick an almond poppy seed muffin [...]

January 10, 2013 // By : amybites //

Blue Velvet Cupcakes

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and hopefully some time off of work! I’m enjoying a glorious week-long stay at my parents’ house, and we had a lovely Christmas and a too-short visit from my sister and brother-in-law. Though the big day and feast is sadly over, if you’re hosting a New Year’s get-together, [...]

December 27, 2012 // By : amybites //

Sunday Sweets: Halloween Cookies & Cream Ice Cream

Or, “Cookies & Cream Ice Cream…made with Halloween Oreos.” So the only Halloween-specific component of this ice cream is the orange-tinted Oreo filling. And the fact that I’m posting it in October. But it looks festive, which makes it taste a million times better, right? This ice cream tastes like your classic Cookies & Cream [...]

October 14, 2012 // By : amybites //

Meyer Lemon Loaf

I’ve been traveling for work for the past couple weeks. The thing about traveling is that it inspires a domino effect of bad eating habits. First, in the days leading up to your trip, you don’t want to go grocery shopping and are stuck eating the weirdo hodgepodge at the back of the freezer—or, eating [...]

March 27, 2012 // By : amybites //

Red Velvet Cookies with Cream Cheese Swirl

I’m extraordinarily picky about red velvet cake. Too often, the cake is dry and lacking in cocoa flavor with a super-sugary buttercream that overwhelms it. And if there is cream cheese frosting, you can barely taste the cream cheese through the sugar. I’m almost always disappointed. . I take my red velvet seriously. This is [...]

August 14, 2011 // By : amybites //