A Cause for Jubilation: Peppermint & Gingerbread

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             It just wouldn't be Christmas for me if I didn't have a few Candy Cane and Gingerbread treats laying around. There's nothing like the sweetness and spice of these two holiday staples. What are some of your favorite holiday sweets you must have and might not be inclined to share with Santa & his reindeer?


 Naomi from BakersRoyale decided she'd had enough of Starbucks holiday assortment of lattes and would make her own inspired creations in the form of a cupcake.

Gingerbread Latte Cupcakes Recipe here 

Tempted....

Peppermint Mocha Cupcake recipe here

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This mug I spotted on  NotMartha  decked out in a tiny candy cane roofed gingerbread house had the hubby and I running to the kitchen to turn on our Keurig. Now to only decide between White hot chocolate or Gingerbread  coffee. These adorable lil houses would be a perfect Christmas eve activity for the family.

I found the recipe here.

Around this time last year all my Hubby and CJ ever baked in the house were Snickerdoodles, to the point that I honestly couldn't stand the sight of them. This peppermint version seems like a lovely remix on an already tasty cookie. The Hubby loves new twists on his favorites and is looking forward to making these. In small doses I'm sure I will enjoy.

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These yummy Gingerbread Bundt cakes would be delicious anytime of day!

Recipe to drink up

Why not celebrate with a Candy Cane cocktail infused with Vodka?

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Tis the season , 

xoxo, Dellah

Revel in NY: Girlfriends + Cupcakes at BUTTER LANE



Tacha, Venesa, Marta (The Birthday Girl) & me Dec.2010

Last December my girlfriends and I played tourist in the East Village of NYC to celebrate our girl Marta's B-day. We enjoyed having brunch at the cozy Paprika, poking in and out of the several cutesie boutiques and then made our way to the cupcake paradise confection-ately known as Butter Lane.  First off I need you to keep in mind that if you live here in New York or you are planning to visit, you should click on this not to be missed out on GROUPON  link for their Cupcakes 101 Icing Class including cupcakes to take home, by the time this is posted they will have sold over 1,500 of this deal and it's only been up 2 days!!  

Butter Lane is devoted to making  the perfect cupcake. The staff's main focus is on the use of pure ingredients like real vanilla beans, pure cocoa and dark chocolate and they offer both French and American buttercream icing. Butter Lane has been featured on the Food Network show The Best Thing I Ever Ate , the Martha Stewart show and in InStyle Magazine for their phenomenal sweet treats! I love that you can pick your own combinations of icing and cake so that you can sample a bunch and maybe share one or two!  Another reason you must check out Butter Lane is for it's baking classes that are great for celebrating birthdays or even a date. Throw on an apron and have fun, great for those who love to be in the kitchen and for those like myself who don't even know how to work a stand mixer.

Visit BUTTER LANE @
 East Village
123 E 7th St.
Manhattan, New York 10009
(212) 677-2880

240 Seventh Ave between 4th and 5th Streets,
Park Slope, Brooklyn
(p) 718-369-0466

Enjoy your cupcakes!

Bunches of Xoxo's,
                             Dellah