Fall – Page 2 – Long Distance Baking

It’s holiday season which means fruit pies and crisps are in abundance. And what is needed when it comes to hot, fresh of pie on Thanksgiving? Vanilla ice cream 🙂 I love ice cream and my favorite ice cream is mint chocolate chip from Baskin Robbins. Or toasted almond from Leatherby’s. If we buy ice cream at the store, it’s usually moose tracks or chocolate fudge brownie swirl. There was that one time I was in the Skinny Cow ice cream sandwich phase. And I also went through a period where I … [Read more…]

It’s funny, but I don’t remember my grandma baking cookies. Like…ever. I remember her making homemade tortillas without a recipe. I remember her teaching me to add sugar to my “healthy” cereals to make them taste better. I remember her house always had nuts and we would have so much fun using the nutcracker to open them. But I do not remember cookies. When I was visiting my family last week my mom asked if I was going to make Grandma’s pumpkin cookies this fall. I looked at her and said … [Read more…]

I love dessert but I don’t usually eat candy. I’ll get Junior Mints at the movies and occasionally I’ll crave a Snicker’s or a Reese’s Fastbreak or just a plain Reese’s. But if I had to choose one candy to snack on, I’d choose M&Ms. So when I as at Hobby Lobby the other day on my lunch break, a bad habit that is affecting my paycheck, I saw these harvest colored M&Ms and couldn’t resist buying them. They also happen to sort of be USC colors so they’re perfect for game … [Read more…]

Brett is married!! Last weekend we went to the wedding of  our good friend, Brett, in Napa, CA at the beautiful Meritage Resort & Spa. Before the wedding, we met with Julia, our blogging friend from Sprinkled with Jules who also happened to be in the Napa area that day for wedding! Jules posts the most amazing desserts, seriously go check out her blog now! We met up at the Oxbow Public Market for lunch…a must do if you’re in Napa! There were so many cute vendors and such delicious food! We … [Read more…]

I know what you’re thinking, “Didn’t Kelly just make oatmeal cookies?” You’re right, I did, (check it out here) but as I was making these cookies last night, which were originally going to be pumpkin snickerdoodles, I had the sudden urge to add oatmeal. I have no idea why, I just felt compelled to add oatmeal. And in complete honesty, I’m still undecided if that was a smart move. You see, I have this thing where I’m never quite sure if I like what I make. Unless it has Nutella. Or peanut … [Read more…]

I don’t know if I have mentioned this before or not, but at my wedding (which is completely non-existent at this point and purely hypothetical) I want donuts instead of cake. More specifically, I want Apple Donuts. Ever since I was young, as in before I remember, we have been going to Apple Hill every Fall. Apple Hill is this little place about 45 minutes away that is a community of different apple farms and stands. Located in the foothills, Apple Hill is the quintessential Fall location with … [Read more…]

If you know me at all, you know I have a Starbucks obsession. Really it’s just a coffee obsession, but there is a Starbucks less than 2 blocks from my house. I end up there a lot. I don’t usually get food there, since I’m going for the caffeine, but if I do I always end up with the pumpkin bread. Once I splurged and got the pumpkin cream cheese muffin though, and my life was changed forever. As if the pumpkin bread wasn’t good enough, the muffins had the addition of the tangy cream … [Read more…]

Is there such a thing as too many fall recipes? I hope the answer is no. Cause we’ve been on a roll here at LDB! While pumpkin spice seems like a fairly new fall obsession (rightly so!), there is nothing more classic than an apple pie. The tart apples mixed with sugar and spices…not sure it gets much better. I have a super simple homemade pie dough recipe that I highly recommend. Technically I guess you could use store bought dough, but you’re cheating yourself. I promise it is soooo … [Read more…]

While Steph was relaxing in Cabo and surviving a hurricane (check it our here!), I was drowning my twinge of jealousy that I wasn’t relaxing on a beach in Mexico with her in these Applesauce Cupcakes w/Cinnamon Buttercream. Because, come on, who doesn’t drown their emotions in baked goods especially ones that have been described as “Fall in a cupcake!” This recipe is from my Aunt Paula and in our family, this Applesauce cake makes an appearance at every Thanksgiving and/or Christmas. It’s … [Read more…]

Guys, I’ve found a new favorite treat to eat by the spoonful. Sorry Nutella, move aside, this is now my go to addition to any baked treat. And soon, it will be yours too! Today I bring you Cinnamon Buttercream. As we have mentioned multiple times before, here at LDBaking we love Fall. And nothing says Fall quite like cinnamon! This frosting is the perfect addition to any cake or cupcake this season and it’s a definite crowd pleaser! Check back this week for two recipes using this frosting! … [Read more…]