My Favorite Carrot Cake

I don't know what got into me but I suddenly had a major craving for carrot cake. It surprised me since I usually crave chocolate cake, never a carrot cake, which I had previously thought was kind of boring... It's a good thing I'm a baker and I could whip up a recipe at home in no time...


I've made carrot cakes before, and I think it's made an appearance on the blog three times now. But this one is it! I love this one. It really hit the spot in my carrot cake emergency. I very slightly modified it from the last post. It's a great adaptable recipe for the classic carrot cake. 

Italian Bread, two ways...

Since I've gotten to STL, I've been so busy. Classes started, and I've been spending most of my free time either furniture shopping, job searching, or cooking meals. Yes, I've actually been cooking meals! I tried my hand at a truffle Alfredo pasta which turned out quite delectable, although truthfully, I think anything with truffle oil or salt tastes infinitely better.

Candy Cane Cookies dipped in Chocolate

Here's a long overdue post on my favorite cookies. I know I'm late, but if you have leftover candy canes lying around, they're perfect!

Home-made Oreo Cookies!

Between the move to St. Louis, friends visiting, and friends getting stranded, it's a wonder I found time to write this! My friend Patty Cakes just left for Atlanta (after her flight got canceled twice and she was stuck here with only one change of clothes). She's such a great friend! She came all the way here just to keep me company on the drive, and then hung out with me the last couple days. We had a great time wandering STL, although mostly just being couch potatoes watching TV and making delicious food...

Ultimate Peanut Butter Chocolate Cupcakes

 I'm not the biggest fan of peanut butter but I have grown to love anything with peanut butter and chocolate, especially in the past year. 


I love the ultimate chocolate cupcakes that comes from Cook's Illustrated, and they're no doubt my most popular chocolate cakes! It asks for a dollop of chocolate ganache in the middle of the batter before baking, and I added a little peanut butter to that. 

New Year's Eve 2011!

Happy New Year!
I generally like to say a new year for me, personally, begins with my birthday, but it was great to celebrate the start of 2011 with good friends. It meant more to me this time since I'm moving out of Atlanta in a week!