Gluten free treats!

Ginger Marshmallow Truffles, Chocolate Cakes w/Vanilla Cream & Ganache and more gluten free treats at the Co-Op.

cookies & cupcakes

Hot Chocolate Cookies, Maple Cupcakes w/Candied Walnuts, Chocolate Cakes w/Peanut Butter Cream, Oatmeal Cream Pies, Gluten Free Brownies, Gluten Free Cookies and more at the Co-Op.

Chocolate Cakes

Chocolate Cakes w/Cherry Filling & Vanilla Cream, Chocolate Cakes w/Vanilla Cream, Hot Chocolate Cookies w/ Marshmallows, Oatmeal Cream Pies, Lemon Poppy Muffins, Peanut Butter Cookies, Chocolate Cherry Cookies, Dark Sweet Cherry Filled Pastries, Everything Bagels and more at the Co-op!

Cakes, Cookies, Yum!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cream Cakes, Chocolate Raspberry Cream Cakes, Gluten Free Cakes, Chocolate Cherry Cookies, Cherry Coconut Cookies(gluten free), Oatmeal Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies, Oatmeal Cream Pies, Hot Chocolate Cookies w/Marshmallows, Peanut Butter Cookies, Ginger Peach Muffins and more at the Co-op.

Sweet & Spicy Ginger Cookies

Sweet & Spicy Ginger Cookies, Oatmeal Cream Pies, Toasted Almond Muffins w/ Cinnamon & Nutmeg, Chocolate Chip Muffins, Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, Banana Cakes w/ Ganache & Dandies Vegan Marshmallows and more at the Co-op!

special order holiday cake

Pumpkin Spiced Marshmallow Cake w/ Maple Glaze & Toasted Pecan Pieces! This was a special order cake for Thanksgiving. Yes, the marshmallows are vegan. If you haven't tasted them already check out Dandies!

Dandies--Pumpkin Spice

I've been thinking about baking Dandies into a cake for a few months. I knew that it probably was not a great idea but I did it anyway. Last week a friend asked me if I had any holiday cake ideas that I hadn't had time to try yet. Of course I did: Pumpkin Spice Marshmallow Cake with Maple Glaze & Toasted Pecan Pieces! I've baked Dandies into Cookies before and they were awesome! Baking them into a cake seemed like a delicious idea. I had hopes of a nice puffed marshmallow bite inside of the cake. I was pretty sure that were going to melt into the cake but wanted to try it anyway. That's exactly what happened and my cake had holes where the once perfectly puffed marshmallows were. The melted marshmallows was no surprise but they did leave a nice bite of gooey cake behind. Yum!

Dandies- Marshmallow Ginger Truffles

I love Dandies. I have said it on here before and I am certain that I will post about them again in the future. These were sent to me from Chicago SoyDairy to use for some new ideas. I already loved them before they were sent to me and that's that.

So, I have a head full of ideas for these little gems but this is the first one out. The bakery has been busy but I managed to roll these out a few days ago. They are pretty simple to make if you already have some ganache in the refrigerator. Am I the only one who has ganache in the refrigerator? The biggest problem that I have is hot hands and melting chocolate. The solution is putting some cocoa powder on my gloves and working as fast as possible. The cocoa powder helps to keep the ganache from sticking to the gloves. This is what I did. Spoon out a bit of ganache, wrap it around one marshmallow and make a nice smooth ball. Then roll it in powdered ginger. They needed to be rolled in ginger a few times to get a nice coating. I think these turned out to be amazing. Great taste and textures, deep rich chocolate, fluff of marshmallow and a good bit of bite at the end from the ginger. Eating just one was not an option.

Hot Chocolate Cookies

So, a long time ago I got a box of awesomeness from Chicago SoyDairy.

There is always something going on around here and I'm finally posting about it.

I am a big fan of Teese but the Dandies were the first to be opened. It's been a really long time since I've had a marshmallow. I have found a few marshmallow "like" desserts but these are the real deal when it comes to vegan marshmallows. I regularly bake Hot Chocolate Cookies for our co-op. They were the first thing to come to mind after eating a few Dandies. I chopped up the Dandies into smaller pieces to avoid a marshmallow explosion and to match the size of the cookie. These cookies have a deep rich chocolate taste followed by sweet and smoky from the sugar, cinnamon and chipotle pepper. Add to that the fluff and chew of the marshmallow pieces and you have the perfect addition to the already great Hot Chocolate Cookie. Thanks go out to Chicago SoyDairy. I'll be baking these on a regular basis.