Recent Recipes
Peach Cobbler Crème Brûlée Cheesecake
This Peach Cobbler Crème Brûlée Cheesecake combines a creamy cheesecake with a layer of sweet brown sugar cinnamon peaches, cinnamon sugar cobbler topping and a crunchy, caramelized crème brûlée topping. The peaches are simmered over the stovetop in a mixture of cinnamon, brown sugar, and a splash of lemon juice which brightens the flavors, and…
Strawberry Banana Bread
This Strawberry Banana Bread features moist, tender banana bread with homemade strawberry jam swirled through the bread. The bread is topped with a buttery cinnamon sugar crumb topping, and a drizzle of strawberry icing. The pockets of strawberry jam in this banana bread add brightness and a hint of tartness which balances well with the…
Strawberry Cobbler
This strawberry cobbler is filled with sweet, juicy strawberries, and a delicious buttery, tender cobbler topping. The cobbler is made using fresh or frozen strawberries that are tossed with sugar and a bit of fresh lemon juice, which balances the sweetness and brightens the flavors. A small amount of cornstarch helps to thicken the strawberry…
Blueberry Coffee Cake Focaccia
This Blueberry Coffee Cake Focaccia combines bubbly sourdough or yeast focaccia, with blueberry muffin flavors, a delicious buttery brown sugar crumble topping, and pockets of a lightly sweetened cream cheese filling. This focaccia is made with a homemade blueberry jam that gets layered in the middle and on top of the bubbly focaccia. This bread…
Blueberry Crème Brulee Cheesecake
This Blueberry Crème Brulee Cheesecake combines a velvety smooth cheesecake filling with a homemade layer of blueberry jam (or you can substitute for any fruit you’d like), and a caramelized crunchy sugar top. The contrast in textures between the creamy cheesecake, jammy blueberries, and crunchy caramelized sugar topping creates a wonderful balance between flavors and textures…
Almond Croissant Bread
This Almond Croissant Bread combines soft, tender quick bread with the decandent, nutty, sweet frangipane filling you find in almond croissants. This bread is topped with plenty of sliced almonds which get lightly toasted as it bakes, filling your house with all of the wonderful aromas of a French bakery. Before serving the bread is…
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Jumbo Cinnamon Rolls (Like Cinnabon)
These Jumbo Cinnamon Rolls taste just like Cinnabon, but better! Soft, fluffy layers of sweet dough is wrapped around plenty of brown sugar cinnamon filling. The extra cinnamon filling creates a gooey sauce on the bottom of the cinnamon rolls when baked. These are slathered with a melt in your mouth cream cheese frosting, that…
Cheesy Sausage Phyllo Cups
These Cheesy Sausage Phyllo Cups are an easy appetizer and are melt in your mouth delicious. Flaky phyllo dough is placed in a muffin tin. A creamy, cheesy, spicy sausage mixture fills the phyllo dough cups. The phyllo dough is baked until golden and crispy. Each bite is a hint spicy, cheesy, and perfectly crunchy….
Spice Cake Cookies
These Spice Cake Cookies are full of warm, fall spices, are soft and topped with a delicious vanilla glaze. The dough is easy to make and requires no mixer. The dough is a roll out dough, so you can make these cookies into different shapes if desired (leaf, Christmas tree, etc). These cookies are great…
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.
