What’s more refreshing than a cold slice of cake on a hot day? Icebox cake. Ever since Fatima introduced me to icebox cake, I haven’t looked back. How had I avoided this dessert until recently? With that Ginger-Spiced icebox cake still on my mind, we wanted to try a new flavor. So we put this red velvet icebox cake together and O-M-G it was fantastic. An icebox cake is really…
Sometimes you’re in the mood for cinnamon rolls. Then there are times when you’re in the mood for red velvet cinnamon rolls. Today is one of those days. The best kind of weekend morning involves cinnamon rolls. A fresh-out-of-the-oven-slathered-in-glaze cinnamon roll. But let’s elevate Christmas morning. These skillet red velvet cinnamon rolls are such a treat. While we were perusing our own blog for something to make for dinner, we…
This weekend, Fatima and I took a break from the city and headed up to Connecticut to spend Valentine’s Day with my family. As we stated in our UncommonGoods post, my family would get together for a nice dinner on Valentine’s Day. This weekend, my parents hosted a Valentine’s dinner filled with filet mignon, our parmesan-garlic & lime brussel sprouts, and roasted red potatoes. For dessert, my aunt brought over…
Enjoy something naked this Valentine’s Day. We made a delicious naked red velvet cake. xoxo – Brian & Fatima.…
We were so obsessed with Magnolia’s Red Velvet Cheesecake that we wanted to make our own. Last week we featured a to-die-for Cookie Monster Cheesecake. We adapted it from this very simple cheesecake recipe. We made this delicious Red Velvet Cheesecake before making the Cookie Monster one, and learned from our mistakes. We never used a water bath when we made the red velvet cheesecake, it cracked and dried a…
Chocoholic? Yes. Any chance to make something chocolatey and I’m the first one in line. The chocolate donuts were so good! We were going for the chocolate glazed donuts you get from the Dunkin Donuts – the kind that melt in your mouth. I believe we nailed it. This past fall, we made some yummy pumpkin donuts. We sort of cut through that recipe and opted in for cake mix –…
Red Velvet? Donuts? Um, yum! These were absolutely delicious. The kind of donut you wait for at brunch after going to church in the morning. Ugghghg…I wish we made more… This past fall, we made some yummy pumpkin donuts. We sort of cut through that recipe and opted in for cake mix instead – it made it so much easier. Experimenting with cake mix is always fun. It’s easy and…
We went nuts for donuts this past weekend. We baked up a storm of red velvet and chocolate donuts. Some were left plain, but the others were dipped into glaze. I don’t really know what came over us, but we were really excited to make these. Bake? Yes, these donuts were baked not fried. Last time we baked up some delicious donuts was last fall when we made pumpkin donuts.…
We went bar bakery hopping to celebrate the end of my cleanse (yes, probably not the smartest thing/point of a cleanse/what you should do after a cleanse – but whatever). Fatima and I trolled along the upper east side of Manhattan and stopped at some of our favorite cupcake shops to try some favorites and new ones. Last year, I stopped by Buttercup Bake Shop on 2nd Ave (between 51st &…
Yummy, yummy, yummy, I’ve got edible cookie dough in my tummy. You know you’re in heaven when you can eat eggless cookie dough. This Chocolate Cookie Dough Truffle recipe was inspired from a red velvet truffle recipe. Our weaknesses consist only of a few things: chocolate, cookie dough, and a good dessert that can combine the two. So what happens when you combine everything together?…
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, the world is frantically searching for that perfect chocolate dessert. These Red Velvet Truffles are to die for! I mean you can’t go wrong when you combine chocolate, Oreos, and Red Velvet cake. When you’re living in NYC, your kitchen—wait, what kitchen? This recipe is quick to make, easy clean-up, and absolutely delicious. We made these Red Velvet Truffles two times. The first, was for…