beckyIt’s National Blueberry Cheesecake Day! Celebrated each year on the 26th of May, this sweet dessert holiday doesn’t seem to have much of an exciting history behind it, but it does offer a great excuse …
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Birthday Cake Marshmallow Recipe
This birthday cake marshmallow recipe is one of my favorites. These homemade marshmallows taste just like birthday cake, with plenty of rainbow sprinkles, too! What Inspired This Birthday Cake Marshmallow Recipe? “Birthday cake” or “cake …
Chocolate Passionfruit Cookies
A recipe for dark chocolate passionfruit cookies with a chocolate cookie base, chunks of dark chocolate, Valrhona Passionfruit Inspiration, and a gooey dark chocolate and passionfruit ganache in the middle! What Inspired These Chocolate Passionfruit …
Brown Sugar Palmiers with Cardamom & Orange
These brown sugar, cardamom, and orange palmiers offer fun twist on a classic French pastry. The best brown sugar palmiers! What are Palmiers? Originating in France, the palmier is a sweet, crunchy biscuit made from …
Shortbread Cookies with Edible Flowers
Made with butter, flour, and sugar and rolled in crunchy Demerara, these simple slice and bake shortbread cookies with edible flowers make a colorful teatime treat. Why Make These Shortbread Cookies with Edible Flowers? These …
Rainbow Donkey Piñata Cookies
A recipe for rainbow donkey piñata cookies, decorated with rainbow sprinkles. One of the best desserts for Cinco de Mayo! Why Make These Rainbow Donkey Piñata Cookies? May 5th is Cinco de Mayo, and what …
Rebecca Frey is a freelance recipe developer, food writer, photographer, stylist, and pastry chef. She earned the Diplôme de Pâtisserie (French Pastry Techniques Diploma) from Le Cordon Bleu London in 2020 and an MSc in Culinary Innovation from Birkbeck, University of London in 2022, where she focused her dissertation research on Pennsylvania Dutch recipes. She also holds a Professional Chocolatier’s Certificate from Ecole Chocolat. Rebecca has developed recipes for websites including Serious Eats, The Spruce Eats, Wine Enthusiast, and others. Follow her on Instagram @bastecutfold.