Baking with Lauren

Chocolate Blossom Cookies! By: Lauren Tang Today I decided to make these delicious Chocolate Blossom Cookies to celebrate the students' last day of classes for dance. I always enjoy making a new cookie flavour for them rather than sticking with just chocolate chip cookies. I try to find inspiration based on ingredients I find in the store and when I found packs of the hot cocoa and plain Hershey's kisses, I knew that I had to use them. I typically have made peanut butter blos

Mini Apple Pie Cheesecakes! By: Lauren Tang Today I decided to make these delicious Mini Apple Pie Cheesecakes as it was my friend's birthday and her two favourite desserts are cheesecake and apple pie, so I decided to combine them into one dessert. I had made a similar recipe years ago but it didn't turn out well, so I decided to make my own version using my favourite cheesecake recipe and my favourite crumble recipe combined together and I'm so glad I did! As it turned out

Tiramisu Cupcakes! January 13th, 2025 By: Lauren Tang Today I decided to make these delicious Tiramisu Cupcakes! I haven't made tiramisu cupcakes in a long time but for my friend's birthday I thought I'd try it out again but with a different recipe since tiramisu is their favourite. Making these cupcakes wasn't too difficult but there were a few alterations that I made. For instance, I used regular 2% milk mixed with 1tsp of lemon juice to make the buttermilk. For the heavy c

Chocolate Dipped Candy Cane Chocolate Cookies! December 31st, 2025 By: Lauren Tang Today I decided to make these candy-cane themed Chocolate Dipped Candy Cane Chocolate Cookies for the holidays! After having so many leftover candy canes at home I thought it'd be fun to incorporate some of them into a dessert. I've made a similar recipe a few years ago but I opted to try out a new chocolate cookie recipe base. The original recipe is only for the chocolate cookies portion and t

Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Banana Bars! October 7th, 2025 By: Lauren Tang Today I decided to make these fall Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Banana Bars! Great with a cup of coffee or piping hot cup of tea in the morning. I added in the mix of butterscotch for an added dimension of flavour beyond the typical chocolate chip. I used granulated sugar instead of coconut sugar, 3 ripe bananas, and 2% cow's milk instead of almond milk. I added in about 1/4 cup of butterscotch chips an