i love cinnamony-sugary treats, and when those are combined with chocolate chips…then sprinkled throughout a vanilla sour cream cake, well, i guess there isn’t much to say.
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i’m sitting here wondering where my weekend has gone. i really try (try being the operative word….) to accomplish a lot of tasks on the weekend including things i enjoy (ahem, cooking and baking), as well as tidying the apartment and different projects that need at least one weekend day to tackle.
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you are my favorite chocolate chip cookies (though i have yet to try these, but shhh…let’s not talk about that) cakey, tender and usually you hold your shape…which i love. i have probably made you a hundred million times or so, but this time you were different. flatter, chewier and not so fluffly. big sigh. i hope i haven’t offended you with all of my other baking endeavors. or maybe i’ve lost my touch? i don’t know. maybe we’re just going through a little rough patch, my friend and standby. but, wait, i’m not saying you weren’t delicious and soft, though a little chewy (not that chewy can’t be good), and you still had that wondefully pleasing hint of salt and still perfectly paired with a glass of cold milk. but, you’ve changed dear cookie and i want you back. so, i promise you, we will work this out.
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oh this cake. i made a version of this cake once before and it was a veritable disaster…well, at least i think a cake on the floor is, at the very least, unfortunate. having said that, it has not strayed far from my thoughts. then, i saw this cake and, similar in idea, i knew i would give this another go.
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wooo! 2009 is here. i am a little worn out and lacking any motivation to write, but i have to say i had a pretty good time ringing in the newest year to date. my brother was here for a visit, i had my dearest friends, plenty of bubbly and these chocolate cupcakes with marshmallow frosting and rainbow sprinkles. they were incredibly moist and so classic with the 7 minute frosting…and i have to say dang cute. dang.
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i hope everyone had a fantastic holiday or at the very least a great weekend. i still have one lingering house guest (my little brother) and not much time to post, so this will be short.
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i l-o-v-e the holidays and christmas is here! i think i get my enthusiasm for the holiday from my mom, who didn’t celebrate the holiday until moving here from South Korea when i was a toddler. so many memories, so much excitement and preparation! i can’t even contain myself!
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i have been eying the recipe from dorie for golden brioche loaves and the recipe right after it for pecan honey sticky buns for a long, long while. i cannot even express how sad i am that i waited so long. the brioche is magic…buttery and tender and absolutely luscious with a bit more butter spread across it. we ate the whole loaf before the day was over. i also made a half batch of the sticky buns and they were equally amazing…perfectly sticky and tender with just the right amount of spice. not to mention pecans and honey are two of my favorite things ever.
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