THE MEAN SCONE

And Other Vicious Desserts

The Mean Scone
Orange Cranberry Pancakes

Orange Cranberry Pancakes

It’s November and I live in a cranberry-producing part of the world, so I’ve been playing with cranberries. This morning...

Meyer Lemon Chocolate Chip Cookies

Meyer Lemon Chocolate Chip Cookies

This is a fancy chocolate chip cookie for special occasions. The first time I made this recipe (source), I thought...

Fruit Pizza

Fruit Pizza

To the mind of my younger self, fruit pizzas were a dessert of the highest order. They were beautiful, and...

Magic Custard Cake

Magic Custard Cake

I first saw a photo of this cake on Facebook, and I was immediately intrigued. This was kitchen magic I...

Homemade Maraschino Cherries

Homemade Maraschino Cherries

Let’s just get one thing straight from the get-go:  This recipe is not intended to replicate the brine-bleached, red-dye-stuffed, super-sugary...

Sorghum Spice Cake

Sorghum Spice Cake

One of my friends gave me a gift box from the Loveless Cafe (in Nashville, TN) for Christmas. The box...

Candied Violets

Candied Violets

Violets are gorgeous, cheap, and edible. They also only bloom once a year, so every year, I get really excited...

What Is In This Cake?!

What Is In This Cake?!

If chocolate chip cookies are the quintessential baked good for experimentation, chocolate cake is the quintessential baked good for versatility,...

White Cake (Cupcakes)

White Cake (Cupcakes)

I’ve been on a quest lately for the perfect white cake recipe to use for cupcakes. I needed something with...

Tiramisu Roll Cake

Tiramisu Roll Cake

This is just one of many variations on the basic yellow cake roll recipe I posted before. Tiramisu as a...