Funfetti Cookies
This week my two best friends, Kartik and Chandni, got engaged. Kartik had asked me to make some cookies for a surprise picnic he planned and I immediately thought of funfetti cookies. They are literally the most colorful and charismatic couple I know and this cookie embodies them. Funfetti cookies are the ideal celebration cookie- […]
Black Bean Brownies (Guest Post by Ellaphant Eats)
Hi Pretty Polymath readers! My name is Ella and I blog over at Ellaphant Eats. I was extremely excited when Hetal reached out to me about doing a guest post on a “healthified” sweet treat. I have a killer sweet tooth so I am always looking for ways to decrease sugar content, up fiber content, […]
Gingerbread French Macarons
Last week my company had a cookie exchange/competition. Last year I won with chocolate french macarons with salted butter caramel. This year the pressure was on. I decided to keep the holiday theme and make gingerbread macarons. These cookies were so flavorful and delicious. You were left with the spicy ginger and cinnamon flavors lingering […]
Red Velvet Cupcakes
This week my coworkers and I have a Red & Green themed potluck in honor of the holidays. I decided to make red velvet cupcakes since I have never made them from scratch before. I was pretty psyched about this. I found this recipe on Brown Eyed Baker’s blog and tried it out. It was […]
Yellow Cake with Chocolate Ganache Frosting
A few weeks ago I made a birthday cake for a close friend. I have been fiending to make a cake ever since I moved out here to SF. This was the perfect occasion. I used Cinnamon Spice & Everything Nice’s yellow cake recipe and Bakerita’s frosting recipe with my own twist. I froze the ganache while I whipped […]
Apple Pie Bars
I had a Thanksgiving Potluck at work this week and I wanted to bring something easy to serve. The apple pie bars from The Comfort of Cooking was the perfect recipe for a non-traditional apple pie. I used Lipton Apple Cider mix in the caramel sauce to give it some extra apple-y flavor. I also increased […]