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Speculaas and Happy New Year!

December 31, 2012 By Korena in the Kitchen 17 Comments

Speculaas CookiesI can’t believe it’s the end of 2012 already. How did that happen so fast? A lot has happened this year, including Nate and me becoming homeowners. We celebrated Thanksgiving in our new house with both of our families, I baked a bazillion Christmas cookies in our new kitchen (see one last recipe below), and we made plans to buy a new oven. 2013: Year of the New Oven! (Hopefully, anyway!)

Everyone seems to be posting a year end round-up today, so I’m jumping on the bandwagon to share some favorites from my blog this year. Which are, in no particular order…

Brain Cupcakes – outrageously chocolatey cupcakes with creamy, smooth vanilla buttercream. Chocolate and vanilla are a classic combination for good reason.

Cream Puff Swans – yup.

Mint Chocolate Chip Battenburg Cake – such a fun cake. I need to revisit this with another flavour combination.

Sourdough Danish Pastries – possibly my favorite post this year. I was so proud of those!…

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