My first guest post & Cinnamon Swirl Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting!

Mini vanilla bean cupcakes with chocolate ganache frosting.

Spiced Dark Chocolate Soufflé

A tradition at home. For me, October means pink for breast cancer awareness, and the cake is for Pinktober!

Find out how to make these super cute Piggy Macarons

Yogurt panna cotta with caramelized tangerine slices

Whimsical and fun to make, a Daring Bakers challenge from Peggy Porschens book, ‘Cookies for any occasion’.

Vanilla bean cupcakes

Delicious little orange jewels to brighten a rainy day!

apricot vanilla jam from foraged fruit

Pedro Ximenez, vanilla bean and cinnamon poached pears baked into a clafoutis

Scrumptious red velvet cupcakes with vanilla bean frosting

No es posible was my first thought till I tried 2 versions of eggless cake, one with butter & the other with olive oil! Both WINNERS!

Lavender & Vanilla Bean Buttercream French Macarons

Vanilla Bean Mochi Cake – rethink what makes a great cake…this one is chewy and satisfying

Sweet in every way. Mini vanilla donuts.

Vanilla panna cotta with rosewater roasted strawberries

Double chocolate cherry cookies

Peach Melba, poached vanilla peach slices topped with French Vanilla Ice Cream and Raspberry Coulis

Vanilla bean macarons with roasted strawberry buttercream

A variation on the regular vanilla cupcakes.This time I decided to give them a vanilla overdose! They sang a vanilla anthem!

Chocolate and cinnamon suspiros (meringues)