Sweet Sixteen: Shops That Ship Treats!

Thinking about shipping something sweet to loved ones this holiday season? Need some ideas? Well, I think I can help. This fun round up includes sixteen sweet shops and bakeries that ship nationwide. The list is mostly based on treats I’ve enjoyed by delivery in the past or by visiting their shops in person and […]

Sweet Sixteen Treats

Thinking about shipping something sweet to loved ones this holiday season? Need some ideas? Well, I think I can help. This fun round up includes sixteen sweet shops and bakeries that ship nationwide. The list is mostly based on treats I’ve enjoyed by delivery in the past or by visiting their shops in person and I’ll walk you through why I love each one. 

Get ready for a sugar rush!

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Decadent Double Chocolate Pancakes

Looking for a perfectly indulgent way to kick start the day? Well, how about these decadent double chocolate pancakes for breakfast? Now, I’m a dessert in the morning kind of girl, but these would also make a pretty sweet late night snack.  They’re made with mini morsels in the batter and more that are melted […]

Chocolate Chocolate Pancakes

Looking for a perfectly indulgent way to kick start the day? Well, how about these decadent double chocolate pancakes for breakfast? Now, I’m a dessert in the morning kind of girl, but these would also make a pretty sweet late night snack. 

Miniature Chocolate Chips

They’re made with mini morsels in the batter and more that are melted for an indulgent sauce to top them off.

 

Chocolate Ganache

There’s no holding back here. If you’re a chocolate-lover like me I think you’ll love these.

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Cute Oreo Eyeball Cake

Halloween may be my favorite time of the year to make treats. I love combining spooky and cute and serving it up as something sweet to eat. And this easy cake covers it all. Check out my Halloween section for more frightfully fun ideas to trick out your treats. Oreos are the stars when it […]

Oreo Cookie Cake

Halloween may be my favorite time of the year to make treats. I love combining spooky and cute and serving it up as something sweet to eat. And this easy cake covers it all.

Check out my Halloween section for more frightfully fun ideas to trick out your treats.

Separating Oreo Cookies

Oreos are the stars when it comes to making this cake come to life. Separate the cookies and creme carefully because they tend to pull apart with some of the creme center attached to each cookie wafer. I probably ruined more cookies than I was able to separate cleanly, so think about buying a family pack to give yourself extra chances. And, I’m sure you can find a happy home for any mess-ups. ; )

To separate, very gently twist the cookie wafers back and forth in tiny movements to try to keep the creme attached to one of the wafers. When successfully separated, you may still need to clean them up. Use a toothpick to gently scrape off any residual crumbs from the surface.

Oreo Cookie Eyes

Eye Candy! To turn these Oreos into eyes, you can use purple candy wafers and black M&M’s. Easy!! Green or orange candy wafers would be cute, too.

Gently press a candy wafer into the creme with the flat side facing up. Add a dot of white candy coating to the underside when you attach if you want to make them extra secure. Then, melt some of the purple candy wafers to attach the M&M’s. You’ll just need a small dot of melted candy coating to “glue” the two together.

Oreo Eyes

Look how cute!

But that’s not all! The cake itself is stuffed with Oreo cookies and the frosting is speckled with crumbs, too. Let me show you!

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Werewolf Cookies

Wee Werewolf Cookies … Howl cute! These so-soft chocolate sugar cookies with chocolate buttercream are super fun for Halloween! You’ll definitely want to sink your teeth into a few.  These cookies are quick, easy and kind of addictive. And you should totally bake some even if you don’t want to decorate them. I based them […]

Howl Cute Werewolf Cookies

Wee Werewolf Cookies … Howl cute! These so-soft chocolate sugar cookies with chocolate buttercream are super fun for Halloween! You’ll definitely want to sink your teeth into a few. 

Chocolate Cookie Dough

These cookies are quick, easy and kind of addictive. And you should totally bake some even if you don’t want to decorate them. I based them off these vanilla sugar cookies that I can’t stop making. They are so good!

The dough is scooped, rolled and then flattened slightly for a sweet little round canvas. 

So Soft Chocolate Cookies

Once the cookies are baked and cooled, scoop a small amount of chocolate buttercream on top. 

Wee Werewolf Chocolate Cookies

But how do we go from that to these sweet-fanged faces.

Let me show you.

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Better Morning Blueberry Muffins

What’s your favorite morning muffin? Mine is blueberry. Since I was a kid, I’ve always enjoyed them warm and right out of the oven – served with a little bit of butter, melted on top. These are so good and will definitely make your day better. Break them open and take a look at those […]

Warm Blueberry Muffins

What’s your favorite morning muffin? Mine is blueberry. Since I was a kid, I’ve always enjoyed them warm and right out of the oven – served with a little bit of butter, melted on top.

These are so good and will definitely make your day better.

Bursting with Blueberries Muffins

Break them open and take a look at those berries! These muffins are made with a duo of fresh and frozen blueberries – Smaller in scale fresh blueberries and larger frozen blueberries – but you could certainly bake them with all of either kind.

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Cake Pops Book Anniversary

Hi friends! My Cake Pops Book turns 10 today and to celebrate, I couldn’t think of a more appropriate treat to make than pops that look like the book cover. I can’t believe it’s been more than a decade of sharing these tiny treats with you guys and now officially ten years since the book […]

Cake Pops by Bakerella

Hi friends! My Cake Pops Book turns 10 today and to celebrate, I couldn’t think of a more appropriate treat to make than pops that look like the book cover.

I can’t believe it’s been more than a decade of sharing these tiny treats with you guys and now officially ten years since the book was released. When I started making pops and giving instructions on the blog, I never could have predicted the impact they would have around the world. It’s been so fun seeing your creative treats, meeting you guys on book signings, and sharing so many smiles with you over the past years. Thank you for making this adventure so sweet!

Yay, I’m having a fun Cake Pops Collection Giveaway!!!

You could win a copy of all three of my books, my cake pops toy, kits and cards, too. Basically, everything in the photo below except for the candy jars. ;  ) See how to enter at the end of the post.

Cake Pops Collection

 

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All-Occasion White Cake

I love cake. But mostly chocolate cake. Actually, I will probably always pick chocolate cake first. My mom on the other hand loves, loves, loves vanilla cake. White cake. Wedding cake. That’s her favorite flavor. Wait, is wedding cake a flavor?! Sure. Well for her birthday recently, I wanted to bake her a white cake. […]

I love cake. But mostly chocolate cake. Actually, I will probably always pick chocolate cake first. My mom on the other hand loves, loves, loves vanilla cake. White cake. Wedding cake. That’s her favorite flavor. Wait, is wedding cake a flavor?! Sure.

Well for her birthday recently, I wanted to bake her a white cake. And surprise. I did not have a recipe here on my site. I have my go to yellow cake that is a forever keeper, but not a white cake. So, I obviously had to remedy that. And would you know, I’ve made this cake three times in the last four weeks.

White Cake Ingredients

It’s so good and you just need basic ingredients to make it. Win-Win!

This is basically a vanilla cake, but it uses all egg whites in the batter and not the yolks that give it a more yellow color.

Favorite White Cake

Look at that slice. It’s a thing of beauty – bathed in buttercream.

And what I love even more is that it’s my new favorite all-occasion cake. It’s a great go-to for birthdays, celebrations, and anniversaries at home. You get it.

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Berry Lemonies

Hey friends! I’m sharing the recipe for these super sweet squares today and they are berry berry good. This crowd pleaser is based off my regular Lemony Lemonies recipe and I think you’ll love it. They’re like brownies, but totally lemony. They are packed with lemon flavor and dotted with fresh blueberries throughout. And when […]

Berry Good Lemonies

Hey friends! I’m sharing the recipe for these super sweet squares today and they are berry berry good. This crowd pleaser is based off my regular Lemony Lemonies recipe and I think you’ll love it. They’re like brownies, but totally lemony.

Lemon and Blueberries

They are packed with lemon flavor and dotted with fresh blueberries throughout. And when I say packed, I mean you better pucker up because these are for all my lemon lovers out there.

Berry Lemonies Ingredients

Now, let’s grab our ingredients and get baking.

Berry Lemonies

Done. Just kidding. But dang, these look so good. I can taste them through the screen.

Lemon Zest

Fresh lemons and lemon zest are key to sweet success when baking these. I used a grater for zesting this time and I don’t think I will ever go back. So much easier than a regular zester. And the best part about making them is that you don’t even need a mixer. Just stir all the ingredients together in a large mixing bowl and you are good to go. (more…)

Lemonade Cupcakes

Take a big bite of sunshine! These lemon cupcakes are a fun take on your favorite summertime drink. And they are super easy to make and decorate … which I love. Obviously, lemons are the star of this sweet treat. A combination of lemon juice and lemon zest add all the flavor you need to […]

Lemonade Cupcakes

Take a big bite of sunshine! These lemon cupcakes are a fun take on your favorite summertime drink.

Lemon Cupcake Ingredients

And they are super easy to make and decorate … which I love.

Lemons and zest

Obviously, lemons are the star of this sweet treat. A combination of lemon juice and lemon zest add all the flavor you need to feel like you’re enjoying a tangy drink … just a little fluffy instead of fluid.  One large lemon = up to 4 tablespoons lemon juice and 1 tablespoon lemon zest. 

Cupcakes Batter

Cupcake Liners

Scoop the batter evenly into 18 baking cups. I recommend going with yellow cupcake liners to really finish off the look. But a light pink color would look good, too.

Lemon Cupcakes

Once the cupcakes are baked and cool, pipe yellow-tinted buttercream frosting right on top. You can also create a two tone look with a light and darker shade of yellow. Fill two separate decorating bags with two shades of frosting. Snip off the tips. Then place the two icing bags into one larger icing bag fitted with your favorite tip. I used an Ateco #827 tip to pipe tall swirls of buttercream.

Lemon Cupcakes

Place a thin slice of lemon right into the side of your buttercream frosting. 

You could stop right here and have cute little lemonade cupcakes. But let’s make them even cuter.

Lemonade Cupcakes

Yes! I like it. Lemons, striped straws, and adorable little price tags for effect. But you could totally change the price if you wanted to actually sell your cupcakes.

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Mega Chocolate Candy Cookies

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. These are the kind of cookies that just make you smile when you see them. Simple and sweet, full of chocolate, and stuffed with so many bright and happy candy-colored gems. They’ll make you want to take a great big satisfying bite. Most of the ingredients […]

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Mega Chocolate Candy Cookies

These are the kind of cookies that just make you smile when you see them. Simple and sweet, full of chocolate, and stuffed with so many bright and happy candy-colored gems. They’ll make you want to take a great big satisfying bite.

Cookie Ingredients

Most of the ingredients you need are probably in your pantry right now if you bake often. I did opt for some Guittard 60% semisweet chocolate wafers instead of chocolate morsels, though. Oh and there’s a little peanut butter mixed in for even more yum.

Chocolate Cookie Dough Batter

Look at that cookie dough batter. So thick. So dreamy.

Cookie Dough Mix-Ins

Cookie Dough Scoop

Add the M&M’s and chocolate wafers to the dough and mix it all together with a large spoon.

Then use a large 2-1/2 inch scoop (affiliate link) for jumbo-sized cookies.

Scooped Cookie Dough

Place the giant cookie dough balls a few inches apart on a parchment paper covered baking sheet. You’ll want to press more M&M’s candies on top so when they bake, the exterior is dotted with lots of color.

Candy Cookies

You can also place the candies in a bowl and gently press each scoop of dough into the bowl for candies to attach. Just make sure they are pressed in enough to stay secure when baking.

These cookies are big, so place them a few inches apart on a baking sheet.

Mega Chocolate Candy Cookies

Bake these beauties for about 9-11 minutes. If they are staying too domed when baking, take them out at about 9 minutes, drop the baking sheet on the counter 1-2 times and then place back in the oven for another minute or so.

 

Melty Chocolate Candy Cookies

And of course you have to eat one while they are still warm right out of the oven. It’s a rule. Place on a cooling rack (affiliate link) to cool completely…  if you can wait that long.

Double Chocolate Candy Cookies

But you probably won’t be able to stop there.

Big Bite Cookies

Have another bite, I won’t tell.

Thick Chocolate Cookies

Okay, maybe one more.

These are so good and kind of remind me of biting into a brownie.

Mega Chocolate Candy Cookies
Yield: 14 jumbo cookies

Mega Chocolate Candy Cookies

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 9 minutes
Total Time 24 minutes

Super chocolaty cookies – with colorful M&M's candies, semisweet chocolate wafers and creamy peanut butter baked inside.

Ingredients

  • 1-1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup natural unsweetened cocoa
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1-1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 cups M&M’s candies
  • 1 cup chocolate wafers (I used Guittard 66% cacao semisweet)

Instructions

  1. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and preheat your oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
  2. In a medium bowl, sift flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt together using a wire whisk. Set aside.
  3. Using a mixer cream butter, peanut butter and both sugars for about two minutes until light and fluffy.
  4. Add eggs, one at a time and mix until combined. Add the vanilla.
  5. Slowly add in the flour mixture and mix until just combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl to incorporate completely.
  6. Add the chocolate wafers and about 2/3 of the M&M’s candies to the batter. Stir until incorporated.
  7. Use a 2-1/2 inch scoop to place the dough on the prepared baking sheet about 3 inches apart. You’ll want to bake the cookies in two batches.
  8. Use the remaining 1/3 M&M’s candies to place on the top of each cookie dough ball for pretty tops.
  9. Bake for about 9-11 minutes. If it looks like your cookies are retaining too much of a domed shape, you can remove them at about 9 minutes and slam the baking sheet on the counter to flatten them slightly. Then just place them back in the oven for another minute. Don’t over bake.
Mega Chocolate Candy Cookies

Enjoy! Hope your day is as happy as these cookies.