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This week’s obsession: Summer Baking. Or Not.

Sep 25, 2022
4 min

This week’s obsession: Summer Baking. Or Not.

Well hello, stranger! Long time no see! Admittedly, that’s entirely my fault since I’m the one who stopped writing blogs for a while. But I had a good reason, I promise! Or, well… many reasons. For starters, one of the last orders I took over the summer was for a wedding cake and macarons. They turned out nicely, but that’s only because of my incredible neighbor. You see, to make macarons you have to have control over the humidity in the room where they are piped, rested, and

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May 8, 2022
3 min

This week’s obsession: Cake Slices

I did it! I finally finished that massive 440 macaron order! I’m so proud of myself! It took me nearly 2 weeks to finish it, but I did it! The absolute best part about it is that I feel SO SEEN after I finished. (Background: this order went to all of my colleagues for Teacher Appreciation Week - TAW.) We had an end of TAW happy hour at a nearby bar (which I organized because that is my job), and I had several colleagues approach me to tell me how much they liked the macarons

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This week’s obsession: The Mathematics of Extracts

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Feb 27, 2022
4 min

This week’s obsession: The Mathematics of Extracts

Wow, what a boring title! Sorry about that! I know that most of us don’t want to ever think about doing math on the weekend, but sometimes one must go to great lengths to achieve great things. And to me, doing math is a great length. But if you're with me on that, never fear! I’m here to help explain a bit about why math is important to baking and why you’ll REALLY want to do what I’m calling “extract math.” To begin our journey to math today, let’s start with why we even nee

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rebellionbaking

Feb 13, 2022
3 min

This week’s obsession: Galentine’s Day

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! I hope you’re celebrating this holiday with someone special, doing something special, and/or eating something special. Personally, I’m doing all three of those things! That’s right, I had two of my girlfriends come to San Francisco this weekend to celebrate our own version of the holiday - Galentine’s Day. We hit the town, explored a new restaurant, came back to my place for rooftop wine drinking, and then made our way back to my kitchen where

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This week’s obsession: Cookie Dough Pops

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Jan 30, 2022
4 min

This week’s obsession: Cookie Dough Pops

Sometimes, friends, I knock it so far out of the park that I am thoroughly impressed with myself. This week is definitely one of those times. Are you a cookie dough fan? I have always been a huge fan - chocolate chip cookie dough is my favorite. It’s my favorite Ben and Jerry’s flavor, I love sneaking tastes of the cookie dough before I bake it, and one time, I even bought a log of cookie dough the day of a break up and peeled the wrapper off like a banana and ate my feelings

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This week’s obsession: Almost Gingerbread Cookies

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Dec 12, 2021
5 min

This week’s obsession: Almost Gingerbread Cookies

I have a quirky habit that most people don’t even notice, but when they do notice me doing it, they kinda look at me like I’m a weirdo. I'm sure it does seem weird, but this habit saved my recipe from certain destruction this weekend! I smell my food. And my drinks. And just about all of my baking ingredients before I use them (barring flour, sugar, and salt because, well… I’m just not THAT weird). I really love the way modern alimentation smells, and I use scent as a way of

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rebellionbaking

Sep 12, 2021
4 min

This week’s obsession: Cakesicles

What does leftover night look like in your house? In mine, leftover night happens with frequency. Not because I cook that often, but because I only know how to cook for an army. And I’m only one woman, so if I cook for an army on Tuesday, I’m eating leftovers for lunch and dinner on Wednesday, lunch on Thursday (but not dinner because I’d need a break from whatever I cooked - I thoroughly epitomize the phrase “variety is the spice of life” when it comes to eating). I would st

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rebellionbaking

Aug 22, 2021
3 min

This week’s obsession: A Letter Cake

I’m still the Cookie Monster this week, if you can believe that. (And of course still a little bit of Charlotte.) It’s more evident now than ever in the cake I made for this week. It’s actually an excellent blend of the two characters now that I think about it. My birthday was earlier this month, and I have to admit that I was in a god-awful mood about it. So much so that I didn’t even bother about making my own birthday cake, which as most of you know by now is my absolute f

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Apr 4, 2021
3 min

This week’s obsession: Easter Eggs

Ok am I a total fat kid, or have Cadbury Caramel Eggs gotten smaller?! I could have sworn that they used to be colossal, delicious, primo chocolate vessels for my favoritest caramel* ever. I also could have sworn that they spanned more than part of the length of my dainty fingers. Do you remember them being much larger than this or am I dreaming? *caramel that I haven’t made myself. This week I got myself a box* of Cadbury Caramel Eggs so I could have a semblance of an Easter

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This week’s obsession: Baked Cake Donuts

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Feb 28, 2021
4 min

This week’s obsession: Baked Cake Donuts

I was rummaging around my kitchen one morning before work this week, all in a tizzy because I knew that I had a big weekend planned for Rebellion Baking, but none of what I was doing this weekend would have been ready on time for me to use for my blog today. My main concern was trying to figure out what to make that was relatively easy, but I was also trying to figure out who would be around to eat whatever I made (this is unfortunately a real concern for me in a new city dur

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This week’s obsession: Valentine’s Day Cookies

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Feb 21, 2021
5 min

This week’s obsession: Valentine’s Day Cookies

Have you learned a new skill in this last year? I’m trying to make sure that my entire time in quarantine hasn’t been a complete waste by reading tons of books, making time to catch up with friends, and even running and doing yoga on (rare) occasion! One of my girlfriends is learning the trombone right now in her free time, another one turned her jewelry making hobby into an actual business and is partnering with retailers in her area to sell her products (I’m a big fan of Th

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rebellionbaking

Feb 14, 2021
3 min

This week’s obsession: Heart Cake

I’m at that weird point during the year where I’m posting Mardi Gras stuff and every other bakery on the planet is shoving hearts and chocolates down my throat. Since Mardi Gras is basically canceled this year (even though I am faithfully listening to my New Orleans jazz radio station like it’s going out of style), I guess I’m at the “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em” stage. The Man Candy has been calling this weekend a powerhouse weekend: Chinese New Year was on Friday (we at

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This week’s obsession: Chocolate Raspberry Macarons

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Feb 7, 2021
2 min

This week’s obsession: Chocolate Raspberry Macarons

No but seriously. I know that cauliflower is having its moment, but nobody wants that for Valentine’s Day. I can tell you what they do want though… Literally anything else. Or maybe something sweet? Like candy? Cookies? Macarons? Back in the day when I was getting really good at making macarons, I was so focused on them coming out absolutely perfect that I never entertained the idea of getting creative with the shape of the cookie. I wanted flawlessness - perfect feet, comple

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rebellionbaking

Jan 3, 2021
5 min

This week’s obsession: Kiss It Goodbye

GOODBYE 2020!! You will NOT be missed! Usually when I say goodbye, I say it sweetly, like my farewell cake when we moved back to the mainland. Or this cake I just made for a sweet, sweet coworker who, after 10 amazing years working for this establishment, left to welcome an incredible job opportunity! We all know why 2020 does not deserve this sweetness, but do you know why my former coworker does? Let me tell you all about it: Once upon a time… (back in 2020) In a far away l

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This week’s obsession: The Scariest Story Ever Told

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Oct 18, 2020
5 min

This week’s obsession: The Scariest Story Ever Told

I lived a real life horror story this weekend. Well, at least in my eyes it was a horror story. There were monsters. And a horrible accident. And things that just weren’t what they seemed. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Let’s start by discussing what this cake actually is. A Frankenstein. Well, I mean, yes. Technically since I baked like a total hack this weekend, this cake was pieced together like Frankenstein’s monster. What was supposed to be a simple treacle cake with s

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This week’s obsession: Pineapple Pickin’

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Sep 27, 2020
4 min

This week’s obsession: Pineapple Pickin’

A word of caution to you, my friends, during this COVID time. I strongly advise against having a glass of wine (or three...) before placing your grocery delivery order for tomorrow. Because when it arrives, you may be shocked! Or in my case, mildly confused. Because you just might end up with a delivery that looks like this: Aside from the fact that drinking wine encouraged me to buy THREE MORE BOTTLES OF WINE, I think the worst part here is that I decided I needed a pineappl

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rebellionbaking

Sep 20, 2020
5 min

This week’s obsession: Farewell Cakes

We left Maui two and a half months ago. Being new here in SF was hard because of general transition issues that were made way worse due to COVID, yet city living felt very natural at the same time. But then again, nothing was natural. I mean, hello, I had to wear a coat for my own birthday. IN. AUGUST. #NothingNaturalAboutThat With this weird weather pattern unique to San Francisco, aka “Winter in July”, I suddenly found myself scrambling to find things to wear that had becom

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This week’s obsession: Not My Birthday Cake

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Sep 13, 2020
4 min

This week’s obsession: Not My Birthday Cake

When I wrote that title, this brain worm came to mind: I never said she stole my money. (Read at least the first sentence from that link if you want this blog post to make sense.) Am I writing about a cake that is NOT my birthday cake? Am I writing about a cake that is not MY birthday cake? Or perhaps am I writing about a cake that is not my BIRTHDAY cake? Or maybe, am I writing about a cake that is not my birthday CAKE? Truth be told, this post will cover two forms of “not M

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This week’s obsession: Chocolate on Chocolate

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Jun 28, 2020
3 min

This week’s obsession: Chocolate on Chocolate

Well here it is, y'all. The very last cake order I was able to take on Maui. I don’t always feel like it has fully hit me yet, and then sometimes I feel like it is REALLY hitting me, but regardless of whether I’ve processed it or not - we are leaving Maui. And I’m experiencing a wide range of emotions about it. It doesn’t help that every time I get together with a friend or two they always make this face: 😫 Trust me, guys. I feel it, too. Which is why to help us all feel bet

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This week’s obsession: No Churn Ice Cream

rebellionbaking

Jun 7, 2020
3 min

This week’s obsession: No Churn Ice Cream

Well it’s summertime and I’m about to move, so you know what that means - I’m using whatever ingredients are still left at my apartment to make my blog confections! I’ve done a pretty good job of getting rid of most things in my kitchen, but apparently at some point I thought the world was going to end because I stocked up with a laughable amount of peanut butter and can’t seem to get rid of it (note to self - no one needs a Costco sized peanut butter jar plus two normal size

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