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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 seasonal flavor. The kumquat marmalade isn’t…

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Castelfranco Radicchio Salad with Fennel, Orange, and Sumac Dressing
March 29, 2022marissajmakes

I love salads. They’re a blank canvas to delight your tastebuds with various textures and flavors, and are fresh and healthy. I know they get a bad rep, but salads don’t have to be, nor should they be, boring! This Castelfranco radicchio salad takes the best of winter produce to make a salad that’s delightfully refreshing,…

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Lemon passion fruit cake with raspberry mascarpone buttercream 🫶🏻

If you need a slice of sunshine, this is it. It’s the perfect recipe for that bridge between the cold months and springtime, and it’s full of tart flavor and balanced sweetness. Recipe available now on the blog and in my stories Happy Tuesday my dear friends! 🩷
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Lemon passion fruit cake with raspberry mascarpone buttercream 🫶🏻

If you need a slice of sunshine, this is it. It’s the perfect recipe for that bridge between the cold months and springtime, and it’s full of tart flavor and balanced sweetness. Recipe available now on the blog and in my stories Happy Tuesday my dear friends! 🩷
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#lemoncake #passionfruit #passionfruitcurd #cakesofinstagram #cakerecipe

Meyer lemon tart 🫶🏻

It’s been a hectic few weeks over here, but I’m hoping things are finally settling down 😅 I have so many spring recipes I still want to photograph… fingers crossed I can get them done! In the meantime, here’s a lemon tart from last year. Hoping to have this recipe up by the weekend! Happy Tuesday, my dearest friends 🩷
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Meyer lemon tart 🫶🏻

It’s been a hectic few weeks over here, but I’m hoping things are finally settling down 😅 I have so many spring recipes I still want to photograph… fingers crossed I can get them done! In the meantime, here’s a lemon tart from last year. Hoping to have this recipe up by the weekend! Happy Tuesday, my dearest friends 🩷
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Loving all the lilacs of April 🥰 Happy Tuesday, my dearest friends!
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Loving all the lilacs of April 🥰 Happy Tuesday, my dearest friends!
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Cara Cara orange cake with kumquat and thyme marmalade 🫶🏻

Citrus is still very much in season, so it’s time to take advantage of alllllll the bright desserts! Recipe for this cake is on the recipe archives 🥰 Happy Thursday, my dear friends!

#layercake #cakerecipe #cake #orangecake #cakecakecake

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Cara Cara orange cake with kumquat and thyme marmalade 🫶🏻

Citrus is still very much in season, so it’s time to take advantage of alllllll the bright desserts! Recipe for this cake is on the recipe archives 🥰 Happy Thursday, my dear friends!

#layercake #cakerecipe #cake #orangecake #cakecakecake

A little springtime pie from a few years ago 🫶🏻

Filled with chicken and veggies, because even savory pies can be delicate and cute too 🥰 Happy Thursday my dear friends!
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A little springtime pie from a few years ago 🫶🏻

Filled with chicken and veggies, because even savory pies can be delicate and cute too 🥰 Happy Thursday my dear friends!
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#chickenpotpie #potpie #pie #savorypie #chickenpie

Double lemon cake with marionberry compote 🫶🏻

The first lilacs of the season were at the market this past Sunday, so naturally all I can think about is making this cake 🥰 Sure is starting to feel like springtime!

Recipe on the blog archives! Happy Monday, my dearest friends 🩷
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Double lemon cake with marionberry compote 🫶🏻

The first lilacs of the season were at the market this past Sunday, so naturally all I can think about is making this cake 🥰 Sure is starting to feel like springtime!

Recipe on the blog archives! Happy Monday, my dearest friends 🩷
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#layercake #lemoncake #cake #marionberries #cakecakecake

Thank you so much for all your good thoughts last week, my dear friends! My dad’s craniotomy was successful in removing one of his tumors that had been causing him some cognitive issues in the last few months. While this isn’t the end of the treatments he will need over the course of his cancer journey, we are so relieved that the procedure went well, and he is back home and feeling good.

I’m excited to be settling back at home in La (less excited that it’s going to be nearly 100 degrees this week 🫠), and I’m going to be focusing on finally getting through my backlog of recipes to share with you. Happy Monday, my dearest friends 🩷
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Thank you so much for all your good thoughts last week, my dear friends! My dad’s craniotomy was successful in removing one of his tumors that had been causing him some cognitive issues in the last few months. While this isn’t the end of the treatments he will need over the course of his cancer journey, we are so relieved that the procedure went well, and he is back home and feeling good.

I’m excited to be settling back at home in La (less excited that it’s going to be nearly 100 degrees this week 🫠), and I’m going to be focusing on finally getting through my backlog of recipes to share with you. Happy Monday, my dearest friends 🩷
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#sourdougbread #sourdough #sourdoughbaker #breadbosses #homebaker

Citrus meringue cake 🫶🏻

A cake simply filled with sunshine 🥰 Happy Sunday, my dear friends.

I want to share with you why I have been a bit absent again: my dad is having a pretty serious surgery done this week, hopefully with very positive effect, to help with his cancer treatment. Things have been a little up in the air as of late, but his wonderful team of doctors has decided this surgery is necessary, and I deeply trust them and their judgement. I know I haven’t shared a lot about his cancer journey lately, and I’m so grateful he is still feeling so well despite it all. He faces this diagnosis, and all the treatments thrown his way, with so much dignity and bravery that I am truly in awe of how he handles it all with such grace (because I truly am not graceful with my feeling about all this, I’ll tell you that). I, and I’m sure he, would greatly appreciate good wishes sent his way this week for his surgery and recovery 🩷

Because of all this… I’ll be honest. I’ve been a bit burnt out. I’ve been burnt out for a long time, really, probably since he was diagnosed in 2024. But, we must carry on somehow, and I’m still working on recipes for you all behind the scenes (like this cake!), and I’m hopeful that I’ll have them up and ready for you to try in the coming weeks. They’re all written down in my notebook, ready for me to transcribe to my blog… which is admittedly not my favorite task 😅 As always, thank you for your love and patience, my sweet friends 💕

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Citrus meringue cake 🫶🏻

A cake simply filled with sunshine 🥰 Happy Sunday, my dear friends.

I want to share with you why I have been a bit absent again: my dad is having a pretty serious surgery done this week, hopefully with very positive effect, to help with his cancer treatment. Things have been a little up in the air as of late, but his wonderful team of doctors has decided this surgery is necessary, and I deeply trust them and their judgement. I know I haven’t shared a lot about his cancer journey lately, and I’m so grateful he is still feeling so well despite it all. He faces this diagnosis, and all the treatments thrown his way, with so much dignity and bravery that I am truly in awe of how he handles it all with such grace (because I truly am not graceful with my feeling about all this, I’ll tell you that). I, and I’m sure he, would greatly appreciate good wishes sent his way this week for his surgery and recovery 🩷

Because of all this… I’ll be honest. I’ve been a bit burnt out. I’ve been burnt out for a long time, really, probably since he was diagnosed in 2024. But, we must carry on somehow, and I’m still working on recipes for you all behind the scenes (like this cake!), and I’m hopeful that I’ll have them up and ready for you to try in the coming weeks. They’re all written down in my notebook, ready for me to transcribe to my blog… which is admittedly not my favorite task 😅 As always, thank you for your love and patience, my sweet friends 💕

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#cake #layercake #meringue #lemonmeringue #meyerlemon

Cheddar and chive Irish soda bread 🫶🏻

A true classic this time of year! Happy Wednesday, my dear friends. The last few weeks have admittedly been a bit tumultuous for me, but I promise I’m still working on bringing new recipes to you all very soon. I hope you’re all well 🩷
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