winter spice (speculaas) cake (with homemade speculaas spice mix)

A cozy, 6-inch, single layer, winter spice cake made with homemade speculaas spice mix.

cake, chocolate, cupcakes, dessertKelsey SiemensMarch 19, 2021cake, cupcakes, chocolate, small batch, for two, butter cream, basics, valentines dayComment

chewy birthday cake sugar cookies (with homemade sprinkles)

Chewy, flavourful, and full of sprinkles! These birthday cake cookies are quick to whip up, and are so fun to customize!

cake, chocolate, cupcakes, dessertKelsey SiemensFebruary 12, 2021cake, cupcakes, chocolate, small batch, for two, butter cream, basics, valentines dayComment

chocolate cupcakes for two (small batch) with vanilla frosting

Two cupcakes….for those moments when you don’t need a whole batch!

cake, chocolate, cupcakes, dessertKelsey SiemensFebruary 5, 2021cake, cupcakes, chocolate, small batch, for two, butter cream, basics, valentines dayComment

whipped cream (frozen) and chocolate ghost cupcakes - halloween edition

Hey friends! Now, I’m not really one for cheesey holiday recipes…but I couldn’t resist sharing these cute little ghost cupcakes with you. I’ve been making these cupcakes for years, since way back in when I was a university student at UBC!

First you make my one bowl chocolate cake (it’s dairy and egg free by the way!), and then top it with a generous amount of whipped cream (obviously not dairy free…ha!). Then you pop them into the freezer for about an hour before serving, and the cupcake will stay soft…BUT the whipped cream freezes into an ice cream-like texture. It is HEAVENLY!!

cake, dessert, food, halloweenKelsey SiemensOctober 24, 2019chocolate, whipped cream, frozen dessert, halloween, october, easy, ghosts, cupcakes, dessertComment

roasted strawberry cake with roasted strawberry frosting (and frosting flowers!)

Heyyyy!!! I'm trying something a bit outside my comfort zone! Piping flowers!!

I'm obsessed with Molly Yeh (WHO ISN'T?!!), and finally felt brave enough to try my hand at piping a few of my own flowers out of frosting. Honestly, it was easier than I thought, although it is time consuming! I love that there is really no risk here besides wasting your own time. Ha! And I'm obviously not scared of that! Now, I'm not offering a full flower tutorial here (yet!!), since I'm still such a newbie. But I watched a lot of youtube videos, practiced a lot, and just scraped the ones I didn't like back into the bowl of frosting. Win! Seriously, pipe a bunch onto parchment, and just redo them as you find a technique that works for you. The hardest part is keeping your frosting at the right consistency, so doing this on a super hot day is a no no unless you have A/C! (Or unless you're a late night baker like I am...haha!). If you're frosting starts losing shape, then simply pop it back in the fridge to firm up a bit.

cake, dessert, food, summerKelsey SiemensSeptember 11, 2018food, dessert, cake, cupcakes, strawberries, roasted strawberries Comment

cupcakes for two

Sometimes all you want in life is a cupcake. Amirite?

But you know that if you make a full recipe, then all those cupcakes will be sitting in your house...just waiting for you to eat them. All of them. So, what's a girl to do? Just make two of course! Because, let's be honest here, my self-control is not that strong.

foodKelsey SiemensFebruary 11, 2015dessert, cupcakes, small portion, chocolate Comments

pumpkin spice cupcakes with cream cheese icing and salted caramel drizzle

These cupcakes...oh my. I must say that they're probably the recipe that I'm most proud of (for the moment!), and I'm so excited to share it with you!

foodKelsey SiemensOctober 30, 2014pumpkin, cupcakes, salted caramel, dessert, fall, 2014 Comments

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