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Pumpkin Crumb Cake

Do you have a bakery bucket list or is that just me? Before traveling anywhere (even places I've been before), I spend some time researching the best places to check my sweet tooth if I don't already have somewhere in mind. I've been to D.C. three ti ...

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Lemon Strawberry Bundt Cake

Hello world - meet Ollie! Just four short weeks ago, we adopted this adorable bundle of love. His big brother, Bear, has been more than excited to have an extra four paws running around the house and they have certainly caused a lot of chaos for u ...

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Chocolate Raspberry Swirl Cupcakes

Fair warning: this post is somewhat sappy & mostly about my mom. For those of you who don't know, here's a fun fact about me: I am a huge Harry Potter nerd. I read the first book when I was in 1st grade back in 2001 and never looked back. As t ...

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Banana Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake

One of the worst things about growing up in PA is the unpredictable weather. Last week, we had a 70 degree day that had me opening up all of the windows and ready to go for a 6 mile hike just to soak up the sun. Then, of course, Mother Nature likes t ...

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Mini Thin Mint Cheesecakes

Being a New Year's baby growing up has never been fun. Most of my birthdays were spent with football, no birthday cake and pork & sauerkraut. FYI: I do not like pork and I hate sauerkraut - I call it my New Year's Birthday curse. Don't get m ...

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Peppermint Hot Cocoa Brownies

'Tis the season for hot cocoa, snow falls & Christmas cards! One of my favorite things about being out on my own last year with my boyfriend and our little pup is that I could finally send out a cute little Christmas card to all of our friends an ...

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Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Roll

What is your favorite Thanksgiving tradition? While I enjoy most things about Thanksgiving, I would say my favorite part of the holiday is when it's over and Zack finally lets me up the rest of the Christmas decorations and Michael Buble's Christmas ...

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7 Cookbooks for the Baker in Your Life

In a world of Pinterest and baking bloggers, cookbooks and old-fashioned recipes books seem more futile with every passing app update. For someone who truly loves to cook and bake, however, cookbooks will never be a thing of the past. Growing up, I a ...

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Pumpkin Oreo Cheesecake

 Happy Halloween, all! How did you spend your Halloweekend? Mine consisted of what was 100% the best office Halloween party ever, dog-sitting a goofy Labradoodle named Baloo, and watching Stranger Things 2. Penn State may have suffered a cr ...

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Banana Nutella Blondie Brownies

Do you remember my delicious Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Brownie Bites? You should. They're one of my most popular recipes to date & the recipe that everyone goes nuts for at parties. The best part of these banana blondies is that they are just a ...