Ingredient: vanilla extract

Chocolate Peanut Butter Macarons

I can remember the first time that I tasted this delicious treat back when I was younger with my mom. I have always been thankful for great taste in food because it has led me to some of the very best things. They have a surprising chewy center that just melts in your mouth. I have always been scared to try these because of its exactness, but today felt like the perfect day to get after it. And let me tell you they were amazing! I am certainly guilty when it comes to just taking a glimpse at the directions, but I promise this is something you will want to be sure to do. There are some important tips for making the perfect macarons, so make sure to read them over. Weigh Ingredients – This is one of the most important rules when making macarons. I use a small food scale to weigh all the ingredients in grams to be sure they are precise. Mine is a Ozeri Food Scale that you can get from Amazon. Age your egg whites – This is the reason behind the texture of true macaron. You can do this the night before by putting the egg

Belgian Waffles

This recipe is my go to waffle recipe because all waffles should be made from scratch! The special touch of Belgian pearl sugar will leave you wanting to eat these instantly as they come off the waffle iron. I don’t think we can make them fast enough to keep up with the family eating them. The pearl sugar is amazing because it carmelizes when baking to create crunchy pockets of sweetness. My favorite brand to use is Lar’s Own Belgium Pearl Sugar. I buy it off of Amazon and it is so nice because you can get two 8 oz packages which means double the amount of times you can make these waffles. Make sure to click the link and check them out! If you are wanting to add a little extra to make these waffles a real fan favorite, we love to add strawberries and cream to them. It is super simple! All you need to do it cut up a package of strawberries and sprinkle some sugar over them to coat. Then you whip up some heavy cream with an electric mixer adding in a small amount of sugar until it reaches your desired sweetness just after the

The BEST Chocolate Cupcakes

I am not going to lie.. I am not the biggest fan when it comes to cake. It has never been my choice of dessert, and I even struggled to have one when we got married. Then I came across this most delicious, moist, amazing recipe that if I didn’t share would be a disservice. You need to add this to your collection because it will become a go to recipe for any event or just because you feel like eating some delicious chocolate cupcakes. I have tried so many different recipes, yet was never been able to find one to convert me. Then I found it! This was it! You can stop looking any further because this recipe will blow all others out of the water. It is officially the BEST chocolate cupcake recipe I have ever tasted. My favorite part of baking anything is the batter and this tasted like literal chocolate mousse and the final product reflected exactly that. Why would this be so much better than others? Well, it has some ingredients that will surprise you.. for example sour cream and real melted chocolate?? The sour cream thickens the batter that you can just scoop them