Baking with Bakers Royale

Hi everyone, this is not Amanda. In fact hello, my name is Naomi Robinson of Bakers Royale. I’ve blog-jacked iambaker while Amanda is speaking at The Creative Connection with Blogher. Being here is like being in wonderland. I’ve been a long time reader, fan- some call it stalking, but let’s not get [...] Read more »

Milk Chocolate Ganache

Quick and Easy Milk Chocolate Ganache

Quick. Easy. Delicious. Print Milk Chocolate Ganache Ingredients12 ounce bag milk chocolate chips 6 ounces heavy cream InstructionsBring heavy cream to a boil and remove from heat. With chocolate chips in a heat safe bowl, pour cream over chips and slowly stir until all chips are melted. You can use [...] Read more »

Red, White, & Blue Dessert

Kinda. More like red, white, and deep, deep navy.  Maybe even purple? Sorry Uncle Sam.   See, I saw these amazing chocolate edible bowls over on bakerella and I knew I wanted to try them.  I seriously get lost on her site.  The amount of creative and original and stunning [...] Read more »

Chocolate Hazelnut Cake

Hands down, my favorite season is fall.  I love the changing leaves, the subtle chill in the air, and the comforting feel of being cozy and warm in my favorite sweater. But something happened this year. I think it was the severity of winter.  The endless winter weather storm warnings, [...] Read more »

Peppermint Patties

When I saw that my dear friend Alice from SavorySweetLife blogged on how to make Homemade Peppermint Patties, I knew immediately that I wanted to try. I adore peppermint patties and never knew I could make them at home! That and the fact that I am pregnant and want easy, [...] Read more »

St. Patricks Day Cake

The smiley, happy, silly rainbows on this cake are totally inspired by those amazing frosting covered sugar cookies you get at the bakery. Or at least, at the grocery store bakery that I would frequent in my youth. Those cookies were the only thing that made shopping trips tolerable for [...] Read more »