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Crème Brûlée Cheesecake
This Crème Brûlée Cheesecake combines a rich, velvety smooth cheesecake with the signature caramelized crunchy sugar found in traditional crème brûlée. This luxurious combination features a vanilla cheesecake that sits on top of a buttery graham cracker crust. The cheesecake is then topped with a layer of sugar that gets torched to create a delicate crunchy layer of…
Spritz Cookies
These Bear Spritz Cookies are rich, buttery and taste similar to a delicate shortbread. These cookies are a classic treat and so fun to make during the holiday season. They are classically known for their tender, sweet flavor and are enhanced with vanilla and almond extract.
Salt Bread
These Salt Bread rolls, also known as Shio Pan in Japanese and Sogeum-ppang in Korean, are a delicious fluffy, buttery roll with a crisp, salted crust. The bread is a cross between croissants, milk bread and soft dinner rolls. These are best enjoyed fresh, hot out of the oven. These rolls are widely popular and…
Christmas Tree Cakes
These Christmas Tree Cakes are a homemade version of the classic Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes. Soft, vanilla cake is filled with a marshmallow filling, then coated in white chocolate and decorated with a sprinkle of the iconic green sprinkles and red stripes. These cakes are so fun to make and you truly can’t beat…
Pumpkin Pecan Pie
This Pumpkin Pecan Pie is rich and full of all the cozy pumpkin spice flavors. It is an elevated version of the classic pumpkin pie featuring a buttery pecan pie topping and marshmallow meringue. Each bite has a delicious creamy pumpkin custard, rich, crunchy pecans and toasted marshmallow topping.
Apple Pie Almond Croissant Cheesecake
This Apple Pie Almond Croissant Cheesecake is inspired by the famous French almond croissants. This cheesecake has a velvety smooth cheesecake filling layered with a rich almond croissant filling and homemade apple pie filling. The cheesecake is then topped with toasted almonds and a dusting of powdered sugar. This cheesecake will make your entire house…
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Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies
These Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies are thick, fudgy cookies that take less than 30 minutes to make. Red velvet cookie dough is rolled in powdered sugar. As the cookies bake, the powdered sugar creates a beautiful crackled top. These cookies have the most delicious fudgy centers and I guarantee won’t last long after you bake…
My Favorite Chocolate Covered Cherries
These homemade Chocolate Covered Cherries (Cordial Cherries) are better than any that you can buy at the store. The key to these is the addition of almond extract which truly takes the flavor of these up a notch. These are easy to make and only require a few pantry staple ingredients. You can’t beat making…
Homemade Candy Canes
Homemade Candy Canes are a fun, festive treat to make with your friends and loved ones during the holiday season. These will be sure to impress everyone! They taste just as good as store-bought ones with a beautiful glossy finish, peppermint taste, and vibrant stripes. I’ve been wanting to make homemade candy canes for the…
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.
