My Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting and Candied Pecans is the perfect way to ring in a winter birthday. A sensible 9” single layer, this cake will feed a small happy group. I’ve cut back the sugar in the three parts of the cake so you don’t end up in a coma after your slice, and you’ll be going back for more! Did I mention it’s gluten-free? Another year, another cake. This cake was … [Read more...]
Roasted Blueberry Cheesecake Milkshake and a KitchenAid GIVEAWAY!
I have a really exciting recipe for a Roasted Blueberry Cheesecake Milkshake and GIVEAWAY of a KitchenAid Torrent Blender for you today! I know you hear me say “put your ingredients in a high-powered blender…” a LOT and you may be thinking “ugh, totally don’t have one…skip!” Well, I don’t want you to feel that way! I’ve teamed up with my friends at KitchenAid to show you their new … [Read more...]
Chai Tea Madeleines (and a Giveaway!)
Chai Tea Madeleines from a new cookbook by Barbara Feldman Morse, Madeleines: Elegant French Tea Cakes to Bake & Share, are a fun, super simple cookie. Plus, I have a chance for you to win the cookbook too! Yay! This is a fun one! Madeleines! Have you ever had them? I hadn’t until I started flipping through this beautiful book and realized how simple they were. I … [Read more...]
Peanut Butter Chunk Oatmeal Bars and a Sally’s Baking Addiction Cookbook Giveaway!
Healthy yet indulgent Peanut Butter Chunk Oatmeal Bars are crave-worthy! They're packed with oats, chocolate chips and raisins and they're gluten free! Plus, a Sally's Baking Addiction Cookbook giveaway! Look at these bars! Aren't you dying?! I am! They're seriously AHmazing. They're filled with chocolate chips. And raisins. Because oatmeal raisin cookies are a-ok with … [Read more...]
Happy New Years – A Healthy Start Giveaway
Happy New Year! New Years is full of self-promises and the hope of a new beginning. I am making a resolution to write more letters to my dear friends and to walk my dogs more often. I also want to be a more positive person and try to find patience and be open to whatever lies ahead. I'm going to be working very hard to continue to make Treats With a Twist everything you love and more! What are … [Read more...]
