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Valentine’s Day

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcakes

February 13, 2011 42 comments

I am not what you would call a hopeless romantic; I don’t swoon over getting flowers or eating dinner by candlelight, although I wouldn’t complain if you threw in some chocolate covered strawberries! However, I am hopelessly devoted to food. I am always trying to celebrate the holidays by finding new and creative ways to [...]

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Red Velvet Cupcakes

February 10, 2011 56 comments

There is something about red velvet cake that intrigues me. I mean who would have ever thought adding red dye to a basic cake recipe would turn into something so incredibly iconic. I remember watching Steel Magnolias as a kid and being mildly repulsed by red velvet armadillo cake. In fact, I think it was [...]

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Fundamentals: Simple Homemade Truffles

February 9, 2011 27 comments

What chocolate lover wouldn’t be thrilled with rich, decadent truffles for Valentine’s Day? Instead of heading to the nearest chocolate shop, pick up a few items from the market and make these homemade chocolate truffles with your own two hands! There is something really special about being able to create a delicious and meaningful Valentine’s [...]

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Candied Almonds

February 8, 2011 40 comments

My dad loves any type of nut; cashews, pecans, macadamias, he’ll pretty much nosh on anything you put in front of him, but almonds are probably his favorite. Every Valentine’s Day my mom would drive us across town to the local candy shop to pick up a pound of chocolate covered almonds. We would have [...]

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Nutella Cupcakes

February 5, 2011 60 comments

Today is World Nutella Day, so you knew there was no way I’d forgo posting something that utilizes this delicious Chocolate Hazlenut spread. As I have stated once or twice, I love Nutella and I’m pretty certain you could smear the stuff on a piece of cardboard and I’d be completely content! Taking a simple [...]

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Salted Caramel Cupcakes

January 17, 2011 54 comments

Chocolate Cupcakes filled with homemade caramel sauce, topped with decadent vanilla buttercream and finished with a piece of salted caramel? Yes, I went there and these Salted Caramel Cupcakes were worth every single step. As I have stated before, I love caramel! I’ll take it in gooey liquid form over a scoop of vanilla ice [...]

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Homemade Oreos

February 13, 2010 60 comments

It should be exceedingly apparent by the title of my blog that I bake A LOT. My addiction to baking comes and goes in spurts. Sometimes I will bake up a storm for days using enough butter to make Paula Deen wince, sometimes I don’t bake for weeks at a time. The amount of baking [...]

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Valentine’s Day Nanaimo Bars

February 10, 2010 37 comments

Many months ago I was a Daring Baker; I loved testing my skills in the kitchen and baking along with some of the most talented bakers in the blogosphere. However, life got busy and I become a dropout, yep…a Daring Bakers dropout. I still drool over the recipes once they hit foodgawker and tastespotting, but [...]

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Chocolate Mousse

February 8, 2010 35 comments

Since it’s the week of Valentine’s Day, I am going to be featuring several decadent, delicious and addictive desserts that will make your partner swoon. I started the week off with an amazing chocolate cake layered with espresso buttercream and covered with chocolate ganache. If you missed this post, definitely take a minute to check [...]

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Red Velvet Whoopie Pies

January 27, 2010 30 comments

Well as you may have noticed, My Baking Addiction has a whole new look and I am really excited to post my first recipe on the new site. A couple of months ago, I decided that I wanted to move from Blogger to WordPress and give my blog a little face lift. With the help of my [...]

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