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Baked Goods and Desserts
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- Bread

Extra-Easy Whole Wheat Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips

Posted on February 11, 2018December 29, 2020by wallflourgirl

This Extra-Easy Whole Wheat Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips is the perfect treat for the beginning baker. Filled with wholesome ingredients like whole wheat flour and ripe bananas, this recipe requires only one bowl and minimal brainpower to create. Sub in healthy extras such as walnuts, sesame seeds, and poppy seeds for an extra-healthy kick! (This post is sponsored by OXO. All opinions are, as always, 100% my own.) #OXOBetter ##healthyishcookbook

There’s nothing more joyful to me than coming home to a deskful of sweet treats or baking supplies. When I went home last week to take care of family … Read more

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Cakes & Cupcakes

Bakery-Style Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Posted on December 29, 2017December 29, 2020by wallflourgirl

These bakery-style pumpkin cupcakes remind me of all the fresh pastries I saw on display in Parisienne bakeries when I visited France this past summer. This recipe features a moist crumb and warm spices that serve as the perfect foil for a tangy cream cheese frosting. (You can catch up on my latest Europe travel stories & recipes here and here.)

While the pumpkin cupcakes that I’m sharing today are by no means Parisienne, making them transported me back instantly to the days that I spent in the heart of France at the end of July. Freshly-baked pastries filled … Read more

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Baked Goods and Desserts
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- Cookies

Anzac Biscuits

Posted on December 10, 2017December 29, 2020by wallflourgirl

These Anzac Biscuits are a popular egg-free Australian sweet biscuit with oats, golden syrup, and coconut. Perfect for holiday shipping and gifting!

I’d almost given up on writing about Europe when we hit the crazy pre-holiday season at my new job a few weeks back, but just thinking about that summer adventure brings a goofy smile to my face and makes me slow down as I get used to working life. I don’t think I’m ready to write about work yet anyway, so now I’m determined to keep writing about Europe even if it ~~kills me~~ takes a few more … Read more

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Fudgy, Crackly-Topped Guinness Brownies

Posted on November 6, 2017December 29, 2020by wallflourgirl

Three months have passed since my last post and so much good has happened since then that I can’t even apologize for going off the grid completely. I’m just now settling into my new routine as a post-grad adult (more on that in coming posts!), but first I want to rewind and fill you all in on one of the best experiences of my life: a six-week vacay in Europe, y’all!!!

So as some of you remember, last summer I spent three weeks cavorting around the beautiful countries of Ireland, England, Scotland, and Italy. I spent … Read more

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The BEST Chocolate Oreo Cake

Posted on August 12, 2017December 29, 2020by wallflourgirl

My friends and former co-workers have all declared this Chocolate Oreo Cake one of THE best cakes of all time. Made with a fail-proof, rich chocolate cake recipe and featuring an unbelievably delicious cream cheese Oreo frosting, this gorgeous dessert will become an instant hit for any occasion!

I am SO excited to share this Chocolate Oreo Cake recipe with all of you that I can’t even pester y’all with travel planning updates today. (Gasp–respite from my travel fever blabber, you say? I KNOW!)

This one-of-a-kind recipe features all of the hard hitters that you never knew you … Read more

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Miniature Bourbon Cakes

Posted on July 29, 2017December 29, 2020by wallflourgirl

These miniature bourbon cakes are a boozy dessert lover’s paradise! With a fluffy yellow cake base, these mini morsels are soaked in a bourbon sugar glaze that’s bursting with flavor. Perfect for enjoying alongside a cup of tea (or hey, more booze!).

What could be more British than a bit of boozy cake at teatime?

Okay, to be fair–I don’t really know if bourbon + afternoon tea is really a thing across the pond. It sounded like such a romantic, proper excuse for encouraging daytime alcohol consumption that I’m pairing today’s recipe with a nice English breakfast tea regardless. But … Read more

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Lunch & Dinner
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- Vegetarian

Vegetarian Bangers and Mash

Posted on July 20, 2017December 29, 2020by wallflourgirl

“Bangers and Mash” is a quintessentially British meal with a predictably bizarre-sounding name. The word “bangers” comes from an early-twentieth-century reference to the fact that sausages would make popping sounds when fried (due to their high water content during meat shortages), while “mash” is simply short for “mashed potatoes.” This delicious vegetarian spin uses pre-made Italian veggie sausages and the fluffiest mashed potatoes recipe ever!

Well, it’s official! GUESS WHO’S HEADED TO HARRY POTTER STUDIOS IN LONDON THIS SUMMER?!

Yeahhh, this girl is. Whoo-hoo!

Visiting the Hogwarts film set at Leavesdon Studios has been a dream of mine ever since … Read more

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Chocolate Layer Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting

Posted on July 11, 2017December 29, 2020by wallflourgirl

This chocolate layer cake with peanut butter frosting is THE perfect birthday cake. Made with my favorite moist, rich chocolate cake and a fluffy peanut butter frosting, this cake is the perfect way to celebrate the chocolate-PB lover in your life!

“Oh my god, it’s like I’m eating a PEANUT BUTTER DREAM!!!”

These were the words that exploded from one of my best friends’ mouths the moment she took a bite of this chocolate cake last week. Ten of us were crammed into my small apartment, forks at the ready and bodies half-sprawled all across my bed, couch, and carpet. … Read more

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Baked Goods and Desserts
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- Cheesecakes

Deep-Fried Cheesecake Bites

Posted on June 26, 2017December 29, 2020by wallflourgirl

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CreateWithOil #CollectiveBias

Boy, what a week! End-of-year dinners, graduations, and hangouts have been happening non-stop since last Monday, though it hardly feels like six years have flown by since I first stepped foot into grad school. (More about that in next week’s post!) I also made the journey down to Anaheim to cover some live events at VidCon–and finally made my 90s kid self’s dreams come true by getting slimed at the Nickelodeon booth! In the midst of all the hubbub, though, I’m … Read more

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