This Sunday afternoon, we enjoyed some phenomenal Irish Coffee Cupcakes (from David Lebovitz's Ready for Dessert). This cupcake recipe features a delicious chocolate crumb cake, cream cheese filling with a whiff of Bailey's, and a chocolate-whisky glaze. I've already had one for lunch...amazing.

Thanks to Antonio and David for whipping these up. Glad to have Sophy and Amanda here to share!

Homemade Nutella Tart

David made this tart for a college roomie reunion yesterday. What could be better - friends sharing a good dessert? This was delicious, possibly my favorite yet. From the Flour cookbook. Thanks to Jean, Christopher, Kate, Debby, and Sam for trying it out!

P.S. Special thanks to Jean and Christopher for an early birthday gift - a cake/cupcake carrier. We're definitely going to use this regularly!

Rum Cake Experiment

David wanted to try making his own rum cakes, so he used two recipes - one inspired by David Lebovitz's book Ready For Dessert: My Best Recipes, and the other (of course!) from Joanne Chang's Flour. The result? Two delicious rum cakes! So glad that Candice and Shuko were able to join us!

According to the directions, you're supposed to poke this cake 60 times and then pour the rum syrup in. This is a fun activity.

There's the star of the show: the rum syrup...

I love this bundt pan shape: isn't the cake pretty?

A close up of the glaze on the cake!

This rum cake, a nutmeg spice cake with rum buttercream, was definitely a hit. My photos don't quite do it justice...

A light crumb, but fall season taste (David went heavy on the nutmeg for this one). The buttercream was delectable.