Special Occassions

Treats for special moments

  • 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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  • Empress Gin R&R

    June 9, 2024marissajmakes

    Springtime sips mighttt just be my all time favorite, especially ones like the Empress Gin Rubarb & Rose! Made with homemade rhubarb and rose syrup, muddled strawberries, and featuring Empress 1908’s Elderflower Rose Gin, this cocktail is full of delicate floral notes, and classic spring flavors.  All about Empress Elderflower…

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  • Cara Cara Orange Cake with Kumquat Thyme Marmalade

    April 12, 2024marissajmakes

    I love citrus season. Every winter and spring, the markets are brimming with all different types of gorgeous citrus, and I’m always making tons of citrus desserts. This Cara Cara Orange Cake with Kumquat Thyme Marmalade uses several different types of citrus to create a gorgeous cake that’s full of…

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  • Miso Caramel Sweet Potato Pie

    November 21, 2023marissajmakes

    As someone who didn’t grow up eating a lot of sweet potato pie, I’ve always found it to be a bit too sweet. I love sweet potatoes, and I love spices, but I’ve always struggled to find a sweet potato pie that isn’t toothachingly sweet. This miso caramel sweet potato…

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  • Roast Chicken with Lavender and Honey

    September 11, 2023marissajmakes

    There are few things I love more than a roast chicken. Something about this simple, yet hearty meal is so comforting, and is so easy to adapt to seasonal ingredients. This roast chicken with lavender and honey has the most perfectly sticky-sweet and salty flavor, and creates the most delicious…

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