September Baking Recap!

Banana Bread Chocolate Chip Cookies!

September 3rd, 2025

By: Lauren Tang

Today I decided to make these delicious Banana Bread Chocolate Chip Cookies! These are great with a cup of coffee or tea or cold glass of milk. I loved how simple it was to make and only required 1 ripe banana. The mix of spices added another dimension of flavour, but you could easily switch it up with peanut butter chips, cream cheese chips, caramel, etc. It only took 14min to bake at 350F and it made 13 regular-sized cookies in total. I let them cool for about 10-15min on the cookie sheet before serving. You could also add in pumpkin with pumpkin pie spice for another variation for fall. Overall, this turned out well and I hope you enjoy making them too! Happy baking :)

Here is the link to the recipe: https://bromabakery.com/banana-bread-chocolate-chip-cookies/

Banana Cream Cheese Chip Muffins!

September 10th, 2025

By: Lauren Tang

Today I decided to make these fluffy Banana Cream Cheese Chip Muffins! It required three ripe bananas and I love how you can add other flavours to this mix. For instance, you could add chocolate chips, caramel, blueberry, coffee, or peanut butter. You could also add a streusel on top with a vanilla glaze drizzled. In total this recipe made 12 regular-sized muffins and took 5min at 425F and 12min at 350F. I also let them cool for about 10-15min before serving. You could also serve with butter or cream for another variation. I love how simple this recipe was to make and I hope you enjoy making it too. Happy fall baking :)

Here is the link to the recipe: https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/banana-muffins/

Coffee Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting!

September 30th, 2025

By: Lauren Tang

Recently I made these delicious fluffy Coffee Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting to celebrate my dog's birthday. I liked how simple they were to make but the complexity of the flavours were elevated by the combination of the coffee and chocolate. I didn't end up using espresso powder as I didn't have any on hand, but for the strong brewed coffee I did use some mocha caramel molasses flavoured coffee beans ground up in the Magic Bullet and pressed/strained for a strong flavour. I also didn't use the 5 cups of icing sugar for the frosting and used 3.5 cups instead with 2tbsps of coffee with 2 tbsps of milk instead of 1tbsp espresso powder with 3tbsps of milk. I also let the cupcakes cool for about 15-20min before frosting. I used a piping bag and a piping tip for each cupcake and added heart sprinkles on top. You could also add a caramel or chocolate filling or drizzle chocolate ganache on top. Alternatively, you could have a coffee/mocha frosting instead of a chocolate frosting. In total, this recipe made 20 regular-sized cupcakes. I hope you have fun making them just as much as I did! Happy baking :)

Here is the link to the recipe: https://iscreamforbuttercream.com/chocolate-coffee-cupcakes-mocha-buttercream-frosting/