Fancy & Aesthetic

Cookie Crust Thicc Cream Puffs (Choux au Craquelin)

Cookie Crust Thicc Cream Puffs (Choux au Craquelin)

These thicc cream puffs are filled to the brim with cream and topped with a crispy brown sugar cookie crust – otherwise known as choux au craquelin! Mannnn I love the look of these when they work out perfectly, but these were admittedly a pain […]

Meringue Cookie Crust Cream Puff Muffins

Meringue Cookie Crust Cream Puff Muffins

These are crispy, luscious cream puffs – in muffin form! They’re topped with toasted Italian meringue and filled to the brim with diplomat cream inside a cookie crust shell… This recipe was inspired by a picture of adorable bear-shaped cream puff muffins; I just used […]

Japanese Strawberry “Shortcake” – It’s a Cake!

Japanese Strawberry “Shortcake” – It’s a Cake!

This cake right here y’all. This is the elusive, not-so-sweet and FLUFFY AS A CLOUD sponge cake recipe of your dreams. If you’re wondering, “hold on – this is a cake, and strawberry shortcake is made with biscuits!” I say you’re completely right; the classic […]

Here’s a Comeback Post About My Life and Making Mini Eclairs

Here’s a Comeback Post About My Life and Making Mini Eclairs

Life Update: Why I Was Gone & What I Learned Hi everyone, it’s been a while hasn’t it? Warning: skip to the next heading if you don’t want to read my life ramblings. Where have I been for 2-3 months? I’ve been struggling y’all…OK, so […]

Croquembouche – Matcha Cream-Filled Cream Puff Tower

Croquembouche – Matcha Cream-Filled Cream Puff Tower

Here’s a common lesson we’ve never listen to (well at least, I often don’t) – DON’T RUN BEFORE YOU CAN WALK. There’s a reason why I titled the post this way; yes, I did have to attempt the infamous croquembouche twice. Before these attempts I […]

I Made Peanut Butter Chocolate Layer Cake

I Made Peanut Butter Chocolate Layer Cake

Soooooo this is not a recipe post…I used The Novice Chef Blog for this cake right here, so please go check it out if you wanna give it a try! Both the cake and the frosting is delicious, but I did make my own ganache […]

Bourbon Pumpkin Pecan Madeleines

Bourbon Pumpkin Pecan Madeleines

It took me quite a bit to research the best ratios of butter to flour to sugar while incorporating pumpkin puree without deflating the batter…and I still failed and had to make these a second time LOL The first batch still tasted good..they were just […]

I Made a Tiramisu Layer Cake

I Made a Tiramisu Layer Cake

This last Friday was spent making this tiramisu layer cake for my wonderful boyfriend’s 25th birthday. Tiramisu is his favorite cake, but because I’m inherently extra and refused to make the traditional kind (nothing against the original, it just doesn’t have that birthday look to […]

Creme Brulee Fruit-Filled Crepe Cones

Creme Brulee Fruit-Filled Crepe Cones

This whole recipe idea originated from ZoeBakes recipe for lemon mascarpone crepe cake which sounds AMAZINGGG… …but clearly, this is not that. My brain works in weird ways and it’s all over the place 24/7…but I’d say this was one of my more successful creations. […]

Cute Animal Cream Puffs

Cute Animal Cream Puffs

Coming back from a 5-week family vacation in Vietnam, I wanted to make something visually appealing if I was going to rehydrate my dry Instagram feed after not posting anything for more than a month. These cream puffs are inspired by @sweet_essence_ panda cream puffs […]