Happy Easter! I hope the Easter Bunny brought you all lots of chocolate. :)
This Easter I wanted to make some special hot cross buns (as in, more special than these or these). I was thinking something along the lines of “hot cross bunnies” (haha, I’m so punny… bunny… sorry) but then I came across these spiced stout sourdough beauties from Lauren Bakes (she recently posted a chocolate chip version, too), which stopped me dead in my cutesy little bunny tracks. Her recipe contained dried fruit soaked in tea plus a sourdough levain made with Guinness, which I swapped out for chocolate porter because, well, I’ll take any excuse to buy it, really….
The holiday season provides great opportunities for baking things other than cookies, so I’m taking a break from Christmas cookie posts to share the delicious gingerbread cake I made last week for a work potluck. I’ve had this in mind for a few weeks since being inspired by 