The Story: I thought this was going to be simple. Nope. I can make fancy cupcakes in my sleep but I cannot make simple peppermint bark to save my life. The ones in the photo turned out fabulously, but I put the extra chocolate in a small dish and the dish was way too…
Christmas
Eggnog Malt Cookies
The Story: When I see eggnog next to the milk in the grocery store, I know it’s the holiday season. I love everything about it—the richness, the flavor, the texture. But I hate how fast it goes when I go home for Christmas. I don’t think it even makes it into the fridge. It…
Eggnog Cookies
The Story: Yesterday I had the chance to go to Your Homebased Mom’s kitchen and she asked me to bring a few holiday recipes. I wanted to try something new and I wanted it to involve eggnog. I found this recipe online and it got rave reviews, so I knew it couldn’t go…
Candied Pecans
The Story: The Christmas treat that I always look forward to is the bag of glazed pecans we get from our neighbors every year. I am usually the one to find them at the doorstep and I tend to fill up a plastic bag with half of them and hide them away in a…
Holiday Peppermint Cupcakes
Cakes: 3 eggs ½ cup water ¼ cup milk ½ cup oil 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 box devil’s food cake mix 1 cup sour cream Peppermint Ganache: ½ cup butter 5 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa 6 tablespoons buttermilk (or 5 ½ T milk, ½ T lemon juice) 3 cups powdered sugar ½ teaspoon peppermint extract…
Eggnog Cranberry Cupcakes with White Chocolate Spiced Buttercream
The Story: I have been wanting to make eggnog cupcakes since I saw the cartons of eggnog lined up next to my 1% milk at the store. I have been looking around for recipes but didn’t seem to find any that made me too excited. But eggnog muffins are quite popular. Being my…
