Pie Crust Roses

Upcoming Pie Crust Tutorials

Posted on by Katie Gaffen

I decided to go a different route with my holiday baking this time around and make pies of all sizes, rather than the traditional Christmas cookies.  Since these would be gifts, I knew that I wanted to dress them up a bit.  Lattices and fluted edges are all well and good, but I wanted to really step it up a notch.

Inspired by some pictures I saw on Pinterest awhile ago, I ventured into decorative top crusts, and I’m glad to say there’s no turning back.  My next three posts will walk you through making a leaf border, adding a vine of roses, and making a poinsettia out of pie crust.  Check them out next week!

Chili Cheese Dip

Chili Cheese Dip

Posted on by Katie Gaffen

Happy New Year!  I hope 2017 is off to a good start.  I know everyone has probably made resolutions that might not fit with today’s bakeventure (which is basically three layers of calorie overload), but sometimes you just need a little comfort food.  Enter: chili cheese dip!

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Eggnog Pie

Eggnog Pie

Posted on by Katie Gaffen

Hello strangers!  Sorry for dropping off the face of the earth with no warning.  Some things have come up in my life that have left me with little time and energy, so I haven’t been able to make I Wanna Bake! as much of a priority as I might like.  Bakeventures have been happening, though!  There are lots of recipes and tutorials coming your way, starting right now with this (for once, timely) eggnog pie.

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Apple Cider Cutout Cookies

Apple Cider Cutout Cookies

Posted on by Katie Gaffen

Happy Thanksgiving in advance!  Time sort of got away from me last week, so this post is extra late (sorry about that).  If you need a last-minute addition to your dessert spread, here’s a fun cookie with an unexpected burst of apple cider flavor.

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Caramel Apple Cupcakes

Caramel Apple Cupcakes

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Caramel apples may start disappearing from grocery stores soon, but that doesn’t mean that you have to go without until next fall.  Today, I bring you the caramel apple in cupcake form!  Soft apple cake meets homemade caramel frosting, and together they’ll make you forget about caramel apples entirely.

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Apple Honey Cheesecake

Apple Honey Cheesecake

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Today is an auspicious day in I Wanna Bake’s history: its 100th post!  Thank you for sticking with me this long and listening to my rambling week after week.  I wanted to do something special for my 100th post, and after months of racking my brain, I settled on something that is delicious, pretty, and seasonally appropriate: apple honey cheesecake.

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How To Make Vanilla Extract

How To Make Your Own Vanilla Extract

Posted on by Katie Gaffen

It’s been awhile since I did a how-to post, so here we are.  I bought some vanilla beans on an impulse in an unfamiliar grocery store while out of town (like you do) awhile ago, and then promptly crammed them into my baking supplies and left them for months because I was stumped about what to do with them.  The idea to make vanilla extract came upon me as I was planning my annual apple extravaganza, and oh, what a good idea it turned out to be.

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All Things Fall Cookies

All Things Fall Cookies

Posted on by Katie Gaffen

Lately, I’ve been challenging myself to come up with cookies based on nebulous ideas.  So far, this ongoing experiment has brought you bad day cookies and unicorn poop cookies.  Today’s result is what you’d get if you took all the best bits of fall and turned them into a cookie.  I give you: the All Things Fall Cookie!

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Caramel Walnut Apple Dumplings for Two

Caramel Walnut Apple Dumplings for Two

Posted on by Katie Gaffen

The fall baking bonanza continues!  Josh and I went apple picking this weekend, and we ended up with 41 pounds of apples (I know, I know, I’m a crazy lady who must be stopped), so you’d best believe there are lots of apple recipes coming your way.  If there’s an apple recipe you’ve been dying to make, now’s the time to make requests!

Apple Tower

Aren’t they pretty?

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