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 it friendly for year-round baking. I’m…
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Continue ReadingAs a self-taught home baker, I love the feeling of accomplishment that comes with successfully baking a complicated recipe. That said, there’s something equally satisfying about making a delicious no-bake dessert. This no-bake white chocolate tart with raspberry and rose looks (and tastes) impressive, but requires ZERO time in the oven. Even better, it can be…
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Continue ReadingWhile I’m always a big fan of a classic cinnamon roll, I have to admit I’m extremely partial to fruit filled versions. These raspberry jam rolls are filled with homemade raspberry jam, and topped with a raspberry cream cheese frosting. They’re full of bright flavor, with extra gooey centers. If you’re intimidated by baking with yeast, don’t…
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Continue ReadingI love simple recipes, and easy drink recipes are no exception! The Empress Gin and Jam cocktail calls for only a couple ingredients, and is the perfect way to welcome in the early signs of spring. Micro-distilled in small batch copper-pot stills using eight botanicals, and colored with an all-natural indigo hue from butterfly pea flowers,…
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Continue ReadingWhat’s better than sipping on freshly made berry lemonade? Sipping on the Empress Berry Patch Lemonade, of course! This delightfully summery cocktail combines classic flavors of raspberry lemonade with the beautifully floral and complex flavors of Empress 1908 Gin to give you a summery sipper that’s perfect for enjoying during these last days of the summer…