My Sweet Tooth Desserts

Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

For all the chocolate chip cookie lovers out there: 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 1/4 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 3/4 cup unsalted butter room temperature 1 cup dark brown sugar packed 1/2 cup granulated sugar 3 large eggs room temperature 2 tsp vanilla 1 cup milk room temperature (any kind should work–but buttermilk is the best, it’ll make your cake super moist!!) 3/4 cups chocolate chips tossed in 1 Tbsp flour your favorite cookie dough recipe…

Baked Bombolinis

Bomboloni/Bombolini’s are Italian doughnuts that are fried, coated in granulated sugar, and traditionally stuffed with pastry cream… I tried to make these a tad less heavy by baking them, and of course nutella stuffing was a no-brainer! Use a mini-muffin tin or regular sized depending on what size you’re going for. Baked Bombolinis ▢ 1/4 cup vegetable oil…

Oatmeal Maple and Pecan Scones

If you love a little treat with your coffee or tea, this is it! Super soft, full of flavor, and the texture is well balanced with the addition of the oatmeal and pecans! Scones 10 Tbsp unsalted butter, frozen for 30 minutes 3/4 cup quick oats (I blended them for a second–i wanted to leave in half sized pieces…

Halawa Truffles

Super simple and flavorful dessert that can be made in 15 minutes max!! I’m not a huge fan of Arabic dessert, but I couldn’t resist going back for more the first time I tried it. This recipe was created by my creative mother in law 🙂 Ingredients: -2 Packages of vermicelli (pic below for the…

Carrot Cake

I’ve had very memorable carrot cakes 3 times in my life, once at Porto’s a cuban bakery in California known for their desserts, a second time in New York at a bakery called Little Cupcake shop, and a third time by one of my best friends Layla. Ever since then I’ve played with the idea…

Nutella Pastries

Quick easy recipe that reminds me of all the cute bakeries and coffee shops we can’t go to while in quarantine. So you can bring the pastries to you with this super simple recipe! Ingredients: -puff pastry dough (I used the Zergut brand) it’s already pre-cut to the right size -Nutella or any other thick…

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Living in a quarantine has peaked everyone’s inner chef. Three weeks in and people are starting to realize it’s hard to make decadent dessert without being able to share the calories with friends and family 😉 So this is my solution–a healthier alternative to a popular dessert bread. Ingredients: 1 Cup All-Purpose Flour/spelt flour/whole wheat…

Cardamom Pistachio and Rose Biscotti

Curated this recipe for my dear friend Mariam! We share a love for coffee and cute desserts, and these are some of her favorite flavors. I love creating and developing recipes, give this one a try! Your coffee will thank you 😉 Cardamom, Pistachio and Rose Biscotti Ingredients: 2 cups all purpose flour 2…

Chocolate Chip Deliciousness

This recipe is an ode to one of my favorite New York City bakeries–Sugar Sweet Sunshine Bakery. They’re famous for their puddings which are much tastier than Magnolia’s. In fact, the two owners of the bakery used to work at Magnolia Bakery before they opened their very own bakery. My absolute favorite pudding there is…

Chocolate Sprinkle Donuts

INGREDIENTS Chocolate Donuts: 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (I use the Hershey’s brand) 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup buttermilk (makes them super-soft!) 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 large egg 2 tablespoons melted butter 1 teaspoon vanilla Chocolate Glaze: 1 cup melted chocolate chips 2-4tablespoons heavy cream…

Matcha Hazelnut Cake

Made this cake for my matcha loving roommate, Saleha! Matcha and hazelnut are usually not paired together but I took a risk and it worked out great! It’s a matcha cake with nutella filling and a vanilla buttercream and matcha glaze. Cake Ingredients: 1¾ cup all purpose flour 1½ tsp baking powder ¼ tsp salt 2 teaspoons…

Honey and Fig Cake

These cake flavors were inspired by my dear friend Tamara’s favorite things. Figs, honey, lavender, and of course cake! So for her birthday this year I combined all the flavors and things she loves! For the Cake: 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature 1 1/2 cups sugar 4 eggs room temperature 3 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup buttermilk 1/2 cup honey 2 teaspoons vanilla Jelly filling: I…