This moist and decadent Chocolate cake is filled with Espresso (powder) and hot coffee, layered with fluffy and creamy Milk Chocolate Frosting and a sticky-sweet caramel that is infused with coffee. That same Coffee-Caramel is then poured over the top of the cake making it look (and taste) incredibly irresistible. This cake was so much fun to make. It was even more fun to bring to our church potluck. It's nice to be able to share something you love with people you love. And it's even nicer when they end up loving that thing too. So now that you're craving this Espresso Chocolate Cake: Let's make it together...

I love that this fluffy chocolatey frosting is super versatile because you can choose any kind of chocolate you'd like depending on what you're pairing it with, bittersweet is my favorite, but for today I wanted milk chocolate. That's Jeremy's preferred chocolate. Plus we were putting it on an Espresso Cake, which is already not insanely sweet, so I thought it'd be a good choice. I also love this frosting because it has actual melted chocolate in it. Which for some reason makes it seem more tasty to me. Is it just me? I don’t know. Lemme know. Okay, let's jump in and make chocolate frosting together...

Everyone has their own version, but this is my go-to chicken salad. Apples, grapes, nuts and mayo. If I don’t have apples I’ll use pears. If I don’t have pecans I’ll use almond slivers. Simple and fresh. And on a butter croissant? Irresistible. Let’s make chicken salad together...

Taco Seasoning Packets are great, until it's time to make dinner and you forgot you don't have one. So, for those moments when your meat is already on the stove and you can't go to the store-- raid your pantry and make Taco Seasoning yourself. Let's do it. Let's make some seasoning together...

I came up with this idea sort of on a whim hoping to make a fun and creative cake flavor for my friend's wedding. It wasn't THE wedding cake, though, it was one of SIX cakes at the wedding. The second it cooled down I sliced off the top to taste it and I was SO happy. I really could have eaten the whole cake, plain, straight from the oven. Then my lovely friend Becca from Happily the Hicks asked me to collaborate with her with Lavender as the theme. Thankfully I’d just made this cake and had planned to top it with Honey Lavender Buttercream. Basically the stars aligned. Becca and I (aka #happilythemartinez) have made pure spring bliss and put it here and here to share with you. Obviously if you hate Earl Grey tea then this probably isn't the cake for you. But if you're looking to make a fun easy cake that will make you feel so fancy for saying you made it, then here we go. Let's make Earl Grey Cake together...

 This frosting is creamy, floral and sweet. It goes perfectly with Earl Grey Cake (or I'm imagining a coffee flavored cake). Plus anything honey and lavender makes me think of my friend, Brooke; and anything that makes me think of her can't be a bad thing. So, let's make honey lavender buttercream together...

If you're looking for a dope lemon cake/cupcake recipe, you're in the right place. I created this recipe to go with my last post, Strawberry White Chocolate Ganache Frosting. This lemon cake isn't tart or dense. It's light, fluffy and SO spring. I wish I was eating this right now. But instead we decided to be stupid and Start Whole 30 today. So, do me a favor and make these and eat 3 for me. Let's make lemon cupcakes together. 

If you saw my White Chocolate Ganache post then this is basically the 2.0 cute-springy version of that. So easy. So fancy. So yum. If you're like me and you don't typically like frosting but you do like chocolate and you also like strawberries... then you should go ahead and just try this frosting. See if it changes your life. I'm not claiming that it will but it very well might make you realize that maybe the reason you thought you didn't like frosting is because you never had good frosting. Maybe. Idk. You try it and let me know. Really. Call me out. Tell me I was wrong and that you hate it. But also, can you tell me if you love it? okay, Let's do it...

This quiche is brought to you by Jeremy. He asked me to make a recipe for someone he works with. I make quiche from time to time but never have written down what I've done. The fun thing about quiche is that you can make it your own. If you don't like mushrooms then leave them out, if you love spinach then add some in. It's super easy. When I finished making this I brought it to him and had it in a container that he could bring to work so they could try, but after he tasted it he said he wanted it for himself. lol. So if any of you NBC people happen to read this, I fully intended on feeding yall this... blame Jeremy. But now we can make it together, lets make quiche...

These cutie little cuppy-cakes are fluffy and light and just the right amount of strawberry. Baking was so chaotic, but it was worth it. I was doing laundry at my parent's house, baking these cupcakes, testing another cupcake recipe, and making two kinds of frosting. I spent way longer there than I originally planned. 

If you're looking for decadence, you've found it. This frosting is filled with melted white chocolate and heavy whipping cream. The plus is that it's as easy as it is delicious. Shall we? Let's  make some frosting together...

One time, Macie and Preslee and I made this bread into two giant rainbow loaves. You know, cause they're little girls and and the jump at the chance to use food coloring. My hands were pink for three days after that. This is much less exciting than that. But still just as yummy. Fill these squishy-soft loaves with meatballs and cheese or just your go-to sandwich stuff. Either way, let's make french bread rolls...

These Blondies really surprised me. I was just experimenting and then I took a bite. It was the most satisfying amount of crunch from the top being crinkled and the middle being nice and chewy with the variety of dried fruit, it just made me want to keep taking another bite and another and another. Plus, anything that can be made in just one bowl, or pot, is a win.

I seriously doubt that anyone likes brownies more than me. I want them nearly every moment. Yum. Especially when they're from the fridge. Yes. Cold brownies. Please. You know the sad part? I only ate ONE BITE of these brownies. I sent the rest with Jeremy...It was a mistake. I don't know what I was thinking. They're goooood. Especially if you like chocolate. And caramel. And coffee. TBH the coffee flavor in the caramel is kind of great. It's subtle and then the flavor stays in your mouth on top of the chocolate. Let's make some very decadent brownies together...

Pizza sauce is soooooo simple. In my opinion, it shouldn't be a complex sauce like marinara that you'd cover pasta in. What do you say? Let's make pizza sauce together...

My mouth is watering. This is mine and Jeremy's favorite homemade pizza. Jeremy and I made Cast Iron pizza on our honeymoon and loved it. So we’ve experimented over and over and we’ve finally reached this pizza. It's authentic Italian style. It's not truly authentic of course, I don't have a wood burning pizza oven or Italian water in my dough, but it's a rather close alternative.The crust isn't thin or thick but perfectly crispy and chewy. YUM Let's make pizza together...

If you haven’t watched The Great British Baking show I don’t know if I can really trust you with anything. You’re making bad choices. It’s such a fun show to watch. For me and Jeremy it typically results in baking together, which I highly recommend. That’s how these came about. On an episode Jeremy and I were watching recently they had to make these “millionaire” shortbread bars. They all put different kinds of caramels and flavors in them. Watching them cut their perfect little chocolatey-caramely-shortbread bars over and over again made our mouths water. So, the next day I set out to make some too. And here they are. Now you can make them with your honey too. Let’s make some chocolate caramel shortbread bars together...

we’re starting with the shortbread. You’ll need 2 c Flour,1c room temperature Butter, 2t baking Powder, 1/2 t salt, and 1/2 c sugar

Honestly, I didn't think Babka looked very yum in photos. I just wanted to make it because of Seinfeld. But, now that I've had it all the photos make me drool. The bread is so squishy and buttery, and the chocolate is so thick and soft and has a good bite to it. You just wanna keep putting it in your mouth. Come on, let's make Babka together...

the more smoothies I eat, the more I realize how much I love veggies in smoothies. I also realized that the color of the smoothie really affects how much I like it. Sounds lame. But it’s true. This smoothie started off tasting great but it was a muted brown... so I felt like I couldn’t drink it haha. So I added a little roasted beet and now it’s beautiful and yum. Let’s make a smoothie together...
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I really feel like I’ve tried a lot of cinnamon rolls. These are my favorite. They’re the right amount of chewy and stretchy and yummy and full of buttery-cinnamon-goodness, oh and the cream cheese frosting YES. I love them so much. So so much.
Let’s make cinnamon rolls together...

Yum. This cake would be the perfect pairing with some afternoon tea. The cake itself is soft and spongy with a delicously crispy crust. The glaze is perfectly tart and sweet, cute and pink with perfect speckles of poppy seeds. Even if you don't like grapefruit... chances are you'll still like this. Winter is citrus season, so get off your bum and let's make this bundt cake together...

for Christmas I got a cute lil ninja blender with the personal sized blender cups. So obviously I’ve been making smoothies like crazy. This one came about because my sister, Mary loves all things orange creamsicle. But I wanted it to have nutrients too... and not just be yogurt and orange juice. Sooo let’s make a smoothie together.

I’ve always loved chicken pot pie. I thought Costco’s was my favorite. Until I lived with my sister in Utah for wife training (jk. Kind of) and she made HER chicken pot pie. It was soooo good. For our wedding she gave me a recipe box with a bunch of her recipes in it and this was included. But one time I was making it and I didn’t have any potatoes... but I did have frozen seasoned French fries lol. So I cut them up and put them it. And now It’s our new favorite. Like really. Jeremy asked me to make chicken pot pie and I told him I already had potatoes, but he went to the store anyway specifically to get French fries. So, let’s make chicken pot pie.

My nanny family had some soup similar to this in their fridge and when I tried it I wanted that bowl to be endless. So, Literally that week I went to the store and got stuff to try and make a similar soup to share with ya'll. It's creamy, it's flavorful, it's got bursts of sweet freshness from the corn, and a bit of spice from the peppers. Overall, it's a million percent my recommendation for this current cold and rainy weather. So, let's make soup together.

Jeremy loves loves loves chocolate chip cookies. Every time I make them I have to hide them so he won’t eat them all in one sitting.
Let's make chocolate chip cookies together...