Recent Recipes
Upside Down Orange Cake
This Upside Down orange cake is visually stunning, and is a light, refreshing dessert. A layer of caramelized orange slices are baked below a moist, fluffy orange cake. After baking, the cake is inverted to reveal beautiful vibrant orange slices. The cake is the perfect balance of sweet and tart from the bright, zesty oranges…
Strawberry Tiramisu
This Strawberry Tiramisu is a spin on the classic tiramisu. Soft ladyfingers are dipped into a fresh strawberry syrup then layered with a creamy mascarpone cream cheese strawberry filling. The tiramisu is topped with a homemade strawberry curd. This tiramisu is decadent, while also feeling refreshing. Here’s what you will love about this Strawberry Tiramisu…
Chocolate Almond Croissant Muffins
These Chocolate Almond Croissant Muffins are inspired by the famous French almond croissants and pain au chocolat. Soft, fluffy chocolate chip muffins are stuffed with a rich frangipane filling (almond croissant filling), then topped with a generous amount of sliced almonds and chocolate chips. After baking, the muffins are dusted with powdered sugar, which adds…
Brookies Cookies
These Brookies Cookies combine two classics, a brownie and a chocolate chip cookie into one delicious bite. The chocolate chip cookie dough is made with brown butter, which adds a rich depth of flavor. The brownie cookie dough is extra fudgy and soft, adding a delicious contrast in textures between the crisp edges of the…
Orange Bundt Cake
This Orange Bundt Cake is soft, moist and full of fresh orange flavor. The cake is made with freshly squeezed orange juice and orange zest which adds a delicious orange citrus flavor that balances well with the sweetness of the cake. The cake is brushed with an orange syrup after baking, then topped with an…
Crème Brûlée Cookies
These Crème Brûlée Cookies combine a soft, chewy sugar cookie with the signature elements of the classic French dessert – a swirl of pastry cream with a crispy, caramelized sugar topping. The rich, vanilla pastry cream is the perfect compliment to the chewy, buttery sugar cookies. Each bite is filled with the delight of the…
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Overnight Cinnamon Rolls
These Overnight Cinnamon Rolls are ultra soft, gooey and perfect to make for the holidays, for busy mornings and for when you have friends and family over. The cream cheese frosting melts into the warm cinnamon roll swirl, making these irresistible. As I’ve mentioned before, my mom wasn’t one to make things from scratch growing…
Old Fashioned Iced Oatmeal Cookies
These old fashioned Iced Oatmeal Cookies are soft, chewy and incredibly delicious. These cookies require no dough chill time and can be made from start to finish in under 30 minutes. These cookies remain soft and delicious even 1 week after making them. Growing up one of my favorite cookies from the store was the…
Snickerdoodle Cookies
These soft and chewy Snickerdoodle Cookies can be made in 30 minutes from start to finish. No dough chill time required. Homemade cookie dough is generously rolled in a delicious cinnamon sugar mixture before baking. Each bite is filled with all the classic flavors of Snickerdoodle cookies that you love. I don’t know if I…
Meet the author
Welcome! I’m Jolene!
Remember the smell of warm chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven? Or, how about holding a slice of gooey, cheesy pizza. The nostalgia of food is something that all of us have. Whether it is the taste of the delicious food that you remember, the person you made the food with, or the people you sat at the table with, we all have nostalgia for our favorite foods. And, nostalgia is something special. It connects me to my dad, who recently passed away. It reminds me of my mom before she was diagnosed with parkinson’s. And, now it makes memories for my own family, for my own kids to remember from their growing up years.
My name is Jolene, the creator of Simple Baking with Pep. I grew up making Christmas cookies with my mom from store-bought dough. While we didn’t make many things from scratch, the memories I made from those Christmas cookies fueled my love for baking. Now I have a family of my own and I enjoy sharing my love of baking and cooking with my own family, just like my mom did. I hope to inspire you to try something new and grow a fondness for baking and cooking. Even if you make a mistake or two, you’ll share some laughs and create memories along the way. Trust me, I’ve had my fair share of burnt cookies. Stay awhile, make a recipe or two, and make some memories that will last a lifetime, along the way.
