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Mixed Berry Cheesecake
This Mixed Berry Cheesecake can be made as a no bake or baked version. It is made with an rich, velvety vanilla cheesecake base, then swirled with vibrant ribbons of a homemade strawberry and blueberry jam. The creamy cheesecake sits on top of a buttery graham cracker crust, which adds a delicious contrast in textures…
Ravioli Casserole
This ravioli casserole is an ultra cozy meal. The casserole is layered similar to lasagna, but with minimal effort. A homemade, slow-simmered, robust tomato sauce is layered between tender pockets of cheese ravioli and a layer of melty cheese. The casserole is topped with an extra layer of cheese on top, ensuring a delicious cheese…
Garlic Breadsticks
These soft, fluffy garlic breadsticks are made with garlic mixed directly into the dough, which creates a deeper, richer, savory garlic flavor. The breadsticks are shaped, then baked until golden. The warm breadsticks are brushed with a fresh garlic and herb butter. Each bite is filled with a delicious garlic butter top note, followed by…
Raspberry White Chocolate Muffins
These tender, soft Raspberry White Chocolate Muffins are layered with a homemade raspberry jam and have pockets of melted white chocolate throughout the muffins. The muffins are topped with a buttery brown sugar cinnamon crumble, then baked until golden brown. The muffins are stuffed with a rich, creamy whipped vanilla bean ganache that tastes just…
Banana Cake
This soft, fluffy banana cake is topped with a rich, buttery, salted caramel cream cheese frosting. This cake features an incredibly moist, tender crumb. The natural sweetness in the bananas complements the addition of brown sugar in the cake. The salted caramel is made using brown sugar, which is much easier to make than traditional…
Glazed Doughnuts
Pillowy, soft homemade glazed doughnuts feature a secret ingredient that makes them ultra rich and tender – Greek yogurt. The natural fat and acidity in the Greek yogurt breaks down the gluten, resulting in an incredibly plush, tender crumb. The doughnuts are fried until golden, then dunked in a homemade sweet, glazed icing. These doughnuts…
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Gingerbread Cheesecake
This Gingerbread Cheesecake is velvety smooth, creamy and flavored with all of the warm spices you love in gingerbread cookies. The cheesecake is sweetened with brown sugar and molasses, and has a delicious blend of gingerbread spices that make your house smell amazing as this bakes! The delicious filing sits on top of a buttery…
Peanut Butter Blossoms
These classic Peanut Butter Blossoms are incredibly soft and chewy. They have the just the right amount of peanut butter that gives them delicious peanut butter flavor, but doesn’t make the dough too dry and crumbly. Before baking the peanut butter cookie dough is rolled in granulated sugar giving the cookies an extra hint of…
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…
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.
