Special Occassions

Treats for special moments

  • Saffron and Pistachio Babka Wreath

    December 3, 2025marissajmakes

    When I think of the winter holidays, I automatically think of a bread wreath. This saffron and pistachio babka wreath is festive and flavorful, making it the perfect centerpiece for your holiday table. It’s sweet, but not too sweet, and filled with nutty and earthy flavors from pistachio and saffron.…

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  • Black Pepper and Parmesan Dinner Rolls

    November 24, 2025marissajmakes

    Bread is one of my absolute favorite things to bake, and I love playing with the flavor profiles of my tried-and-true recipes. These Black Pepper and Parmesan Dinner Rolls are made with the tangzhong method, which gives the rolls the fluffiest, softest texture. I originally adapted these rolls from Claire…

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  • Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Mousse

    July 21, 2025marissajmakes

    This chocolate cake with raspberry mousse and white chocolate buttercream is the perfect mixture of the richness of chocolate, with the brightness of raspberry, and smooth sweetness of white chocolate. It’s the perfect celebration cake for birthdays or special occasions, and you can use frozen raspberries for the mousse, making…

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  • Maple and Black Pepper Pumpkin Pie

    November 24, 2024marissajmakes

    Growing up, we didn’t eat a lot of pumpkin pie. We were always much bigger fruit pie people, and I always found pumpkin pies to be too cloyingly sweet. When I started celebrating Thanksgiving with my partner in our home, I started trying out more traditional thanksgiving pies, like the…

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  • Strawberry Financiers with Rhubarb and Rose Buttercream

    June 10, 2024marissajmakes

    Financiers are a French tea cake made with mostly almond flour. This gives them the most deliciously soft texture and nutty flavor. This recipe uses strawberries inside the financiers, and they are topped with a rhubarb and rose Swiss meringue buttercream to really stay with the seasonal flavors. The buttercream gets…

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