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Pokemon Cake
Happy 2019! One of my goals for 2019 is to do a complete revamp of the design of this website. This might be a bit ambitious in the midst of graduate school and other personal goals, but I’m going to try! Once this is done, I’d really love to get back into posting more recipes as well as more science content. Wish me luck! To start off the year, I got to celebrate the birthdays of my two adorable nephews Mokshay and Jeeva. Mokshay turned 7 and Jeeva turned 5 in January and they both wanted to celebrate with a Pokemon themed party. Of course, I had to come up…
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Ganache Cupcakes
Chocolate peanut butter cupcakes with chocolate ganache When I was a kid, my favorite part of valentine’s day was getting tons and tons of chocolate and sugary candies to eat all day at school. There is no such thing as too much chocolate in my opinion. These cupcakes are a great chocolatey treat for Valentine’s day or otherwise. I adapted a recipe found here. These would be great with another filling (coconut, raspberry, custard, etc.) if peanut butter isn’t your style. Ingredients: 1.5 C Cake flour (sifted) 1/2 C butter 1.5 C sugar 1 t. baking soda 1/4 t. baking powder 1 t. salt 1/2 C unsweetened cocoa powder…
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Pumpkin Cupcakes
So first off, sorry for the huge blogging lag. Basically I’ve been spending a bunch of time trying to move my website from tumblr to wordpress (with the help of an amazing task rabbit) and getting ready for my upcoming trip to New Orleans for the Society for Neuroscience conference. I’m really excited to go to NOLA because a) I’ve never been before and b) I absolutely love creole flavors and cannot wait to try them at the authentic local spots. YUM! Anyway, here’s a really good recipe for some pumpkin cupcakes with cheesecake frosting. It’s loosely based off the recipe from Martha Stewart but I tried to change it up to make…
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Raspberry cheesecake bites
I love love love all things cheesecake. Here is a very simple and tasty recipe for raspberry cheesecake bites that can be served up as a delicious mini dessert for any occasion. I picked raspberry because with summer finally here, the berries at the market are amazingly juicy and fresh. Ingredients: 3/4 C sugar 1 T. vanilla extract 1 C Nila wafer crumbs 16 ounces Philadelphia cream cheese (at room temp).. you can use another brand, but I love the taste of this one specifically. 2 eggs Raspberries espresso flavored choc chips (optional) Mini cupcake tins Recipe: 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F 2. Cream together room temperature cream cheese and sugar…
