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“Rip City” Cupcakes

“Rip City” Cupcakes

If you know me at all, you’ll know how much I love my Portland Trailblazers. If I’m not in the stadium with 20,000 other people cheering on the team, I’m probably sitting at my house yelling at my tv. The team reached the playoffs this 

Easter Egg Nest Cupcakes

Easter Egg Nest Cupcakes

I cannot believe these Easter egg nest cupcakes first appeared on this blog back in 2014. This recipe and the photos that went with them have come a long way since then. I developed this recipe all those years ago for our local newspaper, The 

Garney’s Coffeecake (& a Spring Break recap!)

Garney’s Coffeecake (& a Spring Break recap!)

YOU GUYS. This is my absolute favourite recipe of all time. I don’t know how she came up with it, but my grandmother knew what she was doing when she came up with this recipe. I couldn’t say ‘Granny’ when I was little; whenever I 

Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with Blackberry Frosting (& a Portland Snowpocalypse!)

Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with Blackberry Frosting (& a Portland Snowpocalypse!)

The recipe in this post is one my friend Taylor and I developed for The Oregonian as a Valentine’s Day treat. These cupcakes are so decadent and delicious as well as being really easy to make. Cocoa powder and chocolate are combined, lending a rich chocolatey flavour.