small scale baking for home cooks & pastry nerds
A miniature 4-inch birthday cake filled with lemon curd and topped with Italian meringue icing. This mini cake is decadent and delicious despite its diminutive size! The perfect birthday relies on a few key ingredients. First my Mum calls me at least once, probably twice … Read More
Mini bundt cakes that are perfect for a little celebration. This recipe makes two mini cinnamon, hazelnut and chocolate bundt cakes. Any recipe that makes 2 servings but uses 20 bowls is very much a recipe for me. Terrible I know. Most people are out … Read More
I have spent most of my life harboring a healthy amount of distrust for focaccia. It tends to be dry and greasy at the same time, which is both unappetizing and confusing. But then I watched Samin Nosrat make homemade focaccia in a beautiful Italian … Read More
Mini Bakewell tarts that are perfect for the holidays. These tarts are made in a mini muffin pan and filled with jam and almond cream. There are a few classic flavor combinations that I just can’t get enough of. Chocolate and hazelnut; earl gray and … Read More
A great, 3 ingredient, lemon souffle recipe for two! This lemon souffle recipe is honestly much easier than you might think, and it feels like such a little treat! For Christmas this year, two of my siblings gave me miniature Le Creuset dishes*. For anyone … Read More
This Grapefruit Tart is perfect for a winter celebration. It’s a two-person tart filled with fresh raspberry purée and homemade grapefruit curd! I recently spent way too long testing grapefruit curd recipes. In other words, Chicago weather has gone from wintery weather to “You’re Better … Read More
My favorite grapefruit curd recipe! For this recipe, you’ll simmer down the grapefruit juice slightly to get a more intense citrus flavor in your curd. This recipe is lovely with berries, in cakes or just on toast! Normally I’m a chocolate person. (Strange way to … Read More
A fantastic Christmas dessert that’s gluten-free and easy to adapt. Make this yule log for you holiday celebrations! My family falls solidly in the We-Have-Christmas-Traditions-and-You-Had-Better-Follow-Them camp. We always sing Christmas carols off key (the off-key part is optional but generally true). We eat fish on … Read More
Holiday cookies that are made by sandwiching homemade hazelnut butter between two chocolate shortbread cookies. Last weekend Loml and I decided to double down on the holiday spirit and get a Christmas tree. I think we were hoping that throwing a bunch of lights at … Read More
Easy sourdough discard donuts that are perfect for using up leftover sourdough starter. This recipe makes just three donuts, so it’s a perfect small batch recipe! Let’s talk about donuts. I used to hate donuts. Like, genuinely did not get the hype. An unpopular opinion, … Read More