• Cakes & Cupcakes

    Chocolate Raspberry Bundt Cake with White Chocolate Ganache

    Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day! I’m excited. If you are still looking for something sweet to bake for the special people in your life, may I suggest this pretty cake? This recipe is loosely adapted from one in Nigella Lawson’s How to Be a Domestic Goddess, which I still love many years after getting it. Honestly, who doesn’t want to be a domestic goddess? #goals. I knew I wanted to make a bundt cake that combined chocolate and raspberry flavors. A lot of layer cakes incorporate chocolate and berry by having them in separate components – a chocolate cake with a raspberry icing, for example. But I have this adorable heart shaped bundt pan, and…

  • Cookies

    Heart Shaped Sandwich Cookies

    I love love. I recognize that Valentine’s Day is not a “real” holiday to many people, but I don’t care. It’s my second favorite holiday, (after Christmas, another holiday one could argue is also about love).  Every year I get excited to see the pink and red heart shaped items in the stores. What can I say, I’m a sucker for a heart print! But I am also excited to celebrate a day dedicated to showing the people you love how much you care about them. I’m married now, but I loved Valentine’s Day even when I was single. As a child, I loved handing out cards to my classmates and friends. As a teen,…