All Things Sugar

Check out these blog posts for the latest baking ideas and recipes from The Trouble Baker at AngelicaMadeMe

Pink Doughnut Sugar Cookies

Do you prefer to spell it doughnut or donut? Eeny, meeny, miny, moe... I'm going with doughnut. Believe it or not, The Simpsons weren't the inspiration for these cookies. I've actually been wanting to make t... Read More...

Petite Vanilla Bean Scones

The scones came about because my sister JoAnn wanted to try out a recipe from The Pioneer Woman. Since JoAnn would be busy cooking up a fantastic meal for us deadbeats, I volunteered to make the petite vanill... Read More...

SF Giants Sugar Cookies

I wasn't always a baseball fan, but living four blocks away from AT&T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants, totally changed that. Yes, I was born in Oakland and now live in Oakland, but I don't think I'll... Read More...

Bird Nest Coconut Macaroons

Here I go again with the coconut! I LOOOOOOOVE coconut macaroons and so does my family. For Sunday's Easter brunch I thought it would be cute to make bird nest macaroons for everyone, especially with all the... Read More...

Shortbread Cookies: Two Ways

What's a gal to do with too much butter and not much time to use it? Not surprisingly, this gal decided to bake up some shortbread cookies. Cookie #1: Shortbread Cookies Cookie #2: Rosemary and Choc... Read More...

Carrot Cake Whoopie Pies

Surj's Birthday Dinner Treats: Part 2 If you make these, be sure to set one aside for yourself because they will be gone before you know it. I took two pink pastry boxes o' whoopie pies to dinner last Sunday... Read More...

Conversation Heart Sugar Cookies

Store shelves are crammed with Valentine's Day candy starting the day after Christmas. It's on those candy-filled shelves that you'll find boxes of classic VD candy, like conversation hearts. You know, the sm... Read More...

Pink Coconut Cakelettes

If it has coconut as a featured ingredient, chances are I'm going to like it. So, from the moment I stumbled upon this recipe, I've been daydreaming about it. The recipe is easy and takes just a few ingredie... Read More...

Almond Biscotti

The question: What the hell do I do with all these chopped almonds? The answer: Almond biscotti! It's been a good ten years since I last made biscotti and I will never let that much time pass again - these thin... Read More...

Chocolate and Vanilla Whoopie Pies

Eating a whoopie pie is a bit like enjoying your own piece of cake, minus the crazy amount of frosting that usually comes along with cake. And much like cake, you can find and make an endless flavor combina... Read More...
Gumball Army

Gumball Machine Cake Pops

For the first day of this new year, I thought I'd try something new. I started by making the way I would any cake pops. The only difference was that in addition to the round balls o' cake, I also made cy... Read More...