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Lemon Custard Cake

October 26, 2016 By Jelli 4 Comments

Somedays you just need comfort food. And fast. Lemon custard cake is a zingy zesty cake full of bold lemon flavor with the quaint homey feel of creamy custard-meets-soufflé. Serve it warm for an instant day brightener! Packing up house for an international move, my sister-in-law gifted me this cookbook this month and I can’t…. 

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Birthday Cake Pancakes Cake Recipe

September 21, 2016 By Jelli 18 Comments

No bake birthday cake pancake cake recipe | Jellibeanjournals.com

If you need a birthday cake in a pinch that’s vibrant, scrumptious, and encourages guests to build their own “slice” with colorful toppings of their choice, then you’ll hit the jackpot with a birthday cake pancakes cake made from my favorite homemade pancake recipe!My youngest turned one this month, and we celebrated with a playful… 

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Birthdayriffic Chocolate Mint Cake

February 23, 2016 By Jelli 3 Comments

Chocolate Mint Birthday Cake | Jellibeanjournals.com

Nothing says “Happy Birthday!” like a chocolate cake dekked out in brightly colored sprinkles! This chocolate mint bundt cake is birthdayriffic, with a burst of peppermint and slathered in deep, dark, chocolate ganache.What is it with February and birthdays? I’d estimate that half my family celebrates this month. Both my husband (above on his bday) … 

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Sour Cream Coffee Cake Minis

December 23, 2015 By Jelli 29 Comments

Sour Cream Coffee Cake Minis | Jellibeanjournals

Because heirloom family recipes should be shared among friends. Because coffee has a new best friend. Because these posh sour cream coffee cake minis are petite and perfect for two. Because Baby, it’s cold outside and you need some cinnamon sugary goodness to warm you heart and soul. Share the cinnamony, buttery coffee cake love… 

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Rustic Chocolate Picnic Cake

July 12, 2015 By Jelli 21 Comments

Chocolate Loaf Cake- so moist and tender it'll become your go-to teacake recipe! | Jellibeanjournals.com

Need a quick, no-frills chocolate cake recipe that delivers? Then you’ve got to try this moist chocolate cake recipe that’s sweetened entirely by brown sugar to enhance it with warm caramel flavor. My husband loves inviting people over with zero notice. It’s a Costa Rican habit of his that’s not likely to change. That doesn’t… 

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Coconut Tres Leches Cake

June 28, 2014 By Jelli 18 Comments

Coconut Tres Leches Cake at Jellibeanjournals.com

Tres leches is kind of a big deal here in Latin America. Everybody and their grandma has their favorite tres leches cake recipe. This coconut tres leches is my current fave, a tropical spin on the traditional tres leches cake that transports you into a cozy hammock beneath a shady beach palm in one forkful.I… 

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Chocolate Cookie Dough Crunch Cupcakes

June 14, 2014 By Jelli 15 Comments

Chocolate Cookie Dough Crunch Cupcakes | Jellibeanjournals.com

What’s better than a flavorful chocolate cupcake filled with cookie dough frosting and crunchy chocolate chip cookie jammed inside? Whether you’re barbecuing this weekend or glued to the World Cup matches, these chocolate cookie dough crunch cupcakes have go to be on the menu!Crunchy cookies + fluffy chocolate cupcakes + fudgy cookie dough  are a… 

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Cupcake Decorating 101: Color Swirl Frosting Tutorial

June 1, 2014 By Jelli 14 Comments

How to Create Color Swirl Cupcake Frosting at Jellibeanjournals.com

You want to be “that” girl- you know, the one with the reputation for baking the prettiest cupcakes on the block, right?!  Today I’ll show you how to frost cupcakes using this super easy method for creating an impressive two color frosting swirl. I’ve used this method many times, and it will turn out great… 

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The Only Chocolate Cupcake Recipe You’ll Ever Need

May 28, 2014 By Jelli 16 Comments

Failproof Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes | Jellibeanjournals.com

Call the moving truck! I need a bigger place, one with a guest room… for cupcakes. You can bet that these chocolate cupcakes with rock-my-world peanut butter frosting are going to be found at my house every day for a long, long time. Seriously, folks, it’s time to make up a bed because these easy… 

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Ginger Pear Cake

March 30, 2014 By Jelli 21 Comments

Why are pears dubbed “fancy” among foodies? I really don’t understand what makes this simple tree fruit so much more sophisticated than an apple. I just don’t get it. Nevermind all that because today we’re brushing shoulders with the “in” crowd and baking a delicious ginger pear cake.I first saw a whole pear cake a… 

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Hi, I'm Jelli! I snagged the best guy around, birthed four tiny kidlets, scribble down too many dessert recipes, love Jesus, and grow veggies in my front yard. Read More…

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