Lemon Ricotta Pound Cake Tutorial

Lemon Meringue Cupcakes {must click on the link for full tutorial/recipe}

Delicious SIMPLE Glaze Recipes! 

• Matcha Green Tea Glaze Recipe - An intense glaze both in flavor and color, matcha green tea enlivens plain cake or yeasted donuts.

• Hazelnut Glaze Recipe - Nutella is enhanced with a little hazelnut liqueur in this shiny, rich icing.

• Irish Cream Glaze Recipe - A riff on plain chocolate, this milk chocolatey glaze is livened up with a hint of liqueur.

• Dark Chocolate Glaze Recipe -Thick ganache made with dark chocolate and cream makes for a donut topping that’s both classic and classy.

• Cream Cheese Glaze Recipe -The tang of cream cheese is an ideal foil for all sorts of donuts.

• Limonello Glaze Recipe (Lemon) -Lemon juice and lemon liqueur combine for an icing that’s the perfect sweet-tart combination.

• Marshmallow Glaze Recipe-Mini marshmallows are melted into this simple vanilla glaze for an inspired twist on a classic.

• Maple Glaze Recipe-Maple syrup adds its beautiful amber color and warm flavor to a basic, creamy icing.

• Mocha Glaze Recipe (coffee) -Coffee and donuts are a natural pair—this rich chocolate icing incorporates instant espresso powder.

• Orange Glaze Recipe - Fresh juice, zest, and a tablespoon of orange liqueur add citrusy zing to this glaze.

• White Chocolate Cardamon Recipe -A hint of warm cardamom and vanilla add depth to sweet white chocolate.

If you need help baking or need more ideas on how to use these recipes please contact me @thecakebar

Revamped S’mores - Tutorials

These are not the typical s’mores recipes! These are s’mores with a twist!  I hope you enjoy the unique ingredient combinations. This list will definitely help revamp this favorite camping treat!

1. Lemon Meringue Smores (pictured)
2. Triple Chocolate Smores (pictured): Chocolate Marshmallows & Chocolate Graham Crackers and semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate 
3. Banana Strawberry Smores (pictured)

Here are some combinations you can add:

• lemon curd, homemade or store bought {Lemon Meringue Pie} (pictured)
• strawberries and cream cheese
• fresh apple slices and cinnamon
• Nutella and dulce de leche
• Ghirardelli caramel or raspberry filled chocolate squares
• peanut butter or almond butter
• chopped candy bars – especially Snickers or whole Reese’s
• triple berry – fresh blueberries, raspberries and blackberries plus white chocolate
• brown sugar roasted sweet potatoes slices
• brownie pieces
• cheesecake pieces
• raspberry jam or raspberry curd and dark chocolate
• sea salt on the original
• Oreo tar (that’s what I call the stuff inside Oreo Truffles)
• strawberries, bananas, chocolate, caramel sauce, pecans/almonds {Ice Cream Sundae} (pictured)
• toasted coconut with homemade coconut marshmallows and macadamia nuts or pineapple
• fresh strawberries, lemon curd and strawberry marhsmallows {Strawberry Lemonade}
• Andes Mints with chocolate graham crackers
• chocolate orange pieces (these), a pinch of orange zest and chocolate grahams
• sandwich roasted vanilla marshmallows between two peanut butter, chocolate chip cookies or chocolate cookies

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Fruit & Herbs Flavored Water Tutorials 

• For best flavor let ingredients sit for a few hours before serving.
• I make these on large water bottles for the gym
• You can serve this for outdoor summer parties (picnics, fourth of july,  garden weddings etc)
• This is significantly lower in calories than juices, soda
• Adding a bit of flavor to water can make it easier to drink more water than usual (sometimes it’s hard to drink 8 glasses of plain water a day)
• I *think* if you are on the Weight Watchers Program fruits & herbs have 0 points (so it’ll count as if you’re drinking plain water) *I don’t know if they changed this points rule…please double check :)

Cookies 101 Tutorial (variations included- lemon, toffee, M&M, macadamia, & more!)

I have been on the search for the Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie for years.

My friend, Daniella, makes perfect cookies and taught me how.  Below are step by step instructions to make your own perfect cookies, as well as pictures of things that can go wrong.

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