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• Coconut Apricot Scones & King Arthur

  

  A few months ago, my friend Peter asked if I wanted to take a class at King Arthur in Vermont. YES! We found that classes sell out quickly but we were able to get into a scone and biscuit class on St Paddy’s Day. I’ve never been up so early on St Patr

  by spikethebaker - June 08, 2013

• Madeleines

  

  It’s been kind of a crazy week in the Boston area and it took me awhile to get to making these madeleines. I finally got to them last night and had the benefit of reading a few baker’s posts before getting started. No one seemed to love the recipe so

  by spikethebaker - April 20, 2013

• Chocolate Chip Apricot Cookies

  

  It was too dark for decent cookie pictures, so you get a picture of a wedding cake I made for friends last week instead.  This week’s TWD recipe is a take on the chocolate chip cookie. This variation includes espresso and chopped apricots. Sounds like

  by spikethebaker - March 20, 2013

• Chocolate Peppermint Christmas Cake

  

  I don’t usually repeat recipes from one holiday to the next, except maybe Christmas cookies. This cake, however, I really really loved. I’m hoping that by posting it (over a month later…), I will remember to make it again next year.  This is the co

  by spikethebaker - February 02, 2013

• French Apple Tart

  

  This was a rather sophisticated dessert to eat while watching the Pats lose, but we’re fancy like that. Unfortunately, I wasn’t overwhelmed by this recipe (or the football game). Tastes a lot like apple pie which is not my dessert of choice. I will gi

  by spikethebaker - January 22, 2013

• Frosted Sugar Cookies

  

  In the great search for the perfect frosted sugar cookie, I came across this recipe and promptly ended my search. These cookies hold their shape, taste great and stay nice and soft. I need nothing more than that. It is a shame to post great Christmas reci

  by spikethebaker - December 27, 2012

• Chocolate Chip Gingerbread Baby Cakes

  

  Baby cakes, big cake or cupcake. This recipe is pretty easy to adapt and easy to cut in half which I love (who needs a ton of extra baked goods hanging about?). Half a recipe resulted in 10 cupcakes which is still more than we can eat. Anyone nearby want

  by spikethebaker - December 04, 2012

• Quick & Dirty Hello Dolly Bars

  

  Ever find yourself with half a can of sweetened condensed milk leftover? You can always pour a little into your daily coffee for some ridiculous goodness or you can make a couple of hello dolly bars. I made this recipe as easy as possible, use what you ha

  by spikethebaker - November 29, 2012

• Whole Wheat Ricotta Scones

  

  I finally got the Smitten Kitchen cookbook and the first recipe I selected was perhaps unexpected. The recipe is for whole wheat ricotta raspberry scones. I don’t make scones a whole lot because they can be rather tricky. However, I had some ricotta tha

  by spikethebaker - November 17, 2012

• Pumpkin Cranberry Bread

  

  This one is far from the pumpkin quick bread that you have in your mind. There is nothing quick about the recipe. A first rise, then overnight in the fridge, then up to room temp again, then baked, then cooled, then eat. This really is a bread though, com

  by spikethebaker - October 02, 2012