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small batch homebakes 🫶
baking w/ @bucketlistbakeclub
seattle, wa

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banoffee malasadas 🍌

soft pillowy dough filled with silky banana dulce de leche cream, rolled in sugar, and finished with a crisp banana chip!

only @bucketlistbakeclub can convince me to deep fry, but unfortunately only made three because that’s all the baking time two little ones allowed 🫠 taken in Seattle, Washington by @bakesbykare

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25 days ago

carrot cake just feels like spring 🥕

tender crumb, warm spices, and just the right amount of sweetness. finished with a silky, light cream cheese frosting — the sweetest way to celebrate the season!

#carrotcake #springbaking #bakefromscratch #springdesserts taken in Seattle, Washington by @bakesbykare

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3 months ago

black sesame coconut king cake 👑🖤🥥
 squeezing in one more attempt! toasty black sesame swirled into soft pillowy milk bread with a coconut paste filling, finished with coconut glaze and a sesame crunch. nutty, lightly sweet, and a little unexpected!

#kingcake #bucketlistbakeclub #blacksesame #coconutdessert #mardigrasbakes taken in Seattle, Washington by @bakesbykare

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5 months ago

classic king cake 👑

keeping things traditional with a warm, spiced cinnamon filling — soft, buttery layers wrapped around a cozy brown sugar swirl. sometimes simple really is best! ✨

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#kingcake #mardigrasbakes #fromscratch #bakersofinstagram #blbc taken in Seattle, Washington by @bakesbykare

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5 months ago

salt bread / shio pan 🥐

why are the simplest bakes the hardest?! 5 times the charm for these ultra addicting shatter crispy rolls. so simple, yet so delicious!

so much love for @bucketlistbakeclub for keeping me young and pulling me into this trendy bake to start the year ✨ by @bakesbykare

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6 months ago

pineapple cake inspired linzers 🍍

inspired by a recent trip to taiwan, these were the cutest sweet and sour addition to the annual cookie box and the most adorable way to wrap up another @bucketlistbakeclub year!

so much love for @saltedrye for keeping me accountable and on my toes through every challenge

can’t wait to take on new challenges in 2026 ✨ by @bakesbykare

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7 months ago

miso apple butter sweet rolls 🍎🍂

fall is my favorite season for baking with the warm spices and cozy weather. is anything more comforting than a warm roll on a cold day?!

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#apple #applebutter #miso #sweetrolls #buns #blbc #thebakefeed #f52community #onmytable taken in Seattle, Washington by @bakesbykare

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10 months ago

miso corn honey cake 🍯🐝

highly don’t recommend making this cake 3 hours before your flight 😩 kicking myself for procrastinating because I’ve wanted to make this cake for years!!

tried five different recipes, but @allday.cake takes the cake! need to make this when I get back.

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#honeycake #miso #corn #medovik #blbc by @bakesbykare

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a year ago

peach thyme jam 🍑🍃

love stone fruit season so much!

one of my favorite flavor combinations is peaches and thyme. thyme balances the sweetness of peaches and adds wonderful earthy notes.

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#peach #thyme #jam #stonefruit #blbc taken in Seattle, Washington by @bakesbykare

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a year ago

banoffee coffee karpatka 🍌☕️

all my favorite flavors combined in this mini cake for the perfect balanced ratio of textures

added a layer of feuilletine to preserve the choux and for an extra layer of crunch. so happy I finally checked this off my list!

- choux recipe by @chouxandsunshine
- coffee ganache by @nicolaalamb
- banana custard by @csaffitz
- hazelnut chocolate feuilletine

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#karpatka #choux #coffee #banana #banoffee #feuilletine #minicake #thebakefeed taken in Seattle, Washington by @bakesbykare

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a year ago

mango plantain babka 🥭🍌 ft. @jcocochocolate

the ultimate babka recipe by @nicolaalamb ! enriched dough elevated by countless layers of chocolate. inspired by jcoco’s award winning chocolate, i added bits of crunchy plantain and finished it off with mango syrup. the result was a tropical chocolate treat!

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#babka #chocolate #mango #plantain #bread #jcoco taken in Seattle, Washington by @bakesbykare

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a year ago

ultimate chocolate cake ft. @jcocochocolate

maximized by layers of orange blossom caramel, coffee ganache, and chocolate espresso buttercream, each component is delicious on its own but melds together in a beautiful way! sweet, bitter, and refreshing, jcoco chocolate perfectly highlights each layer

recipes by @nicolaalamb
- espresso chocolate cake
- orange blossom caramel
- coffee ganache
- chocolate buttercream

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#cake #chocolatecake #chocolatecaramelcake #ganache #coffee #espresso #orangeblossom #caramel taken in Seattle, Washington by @bakesbykare

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a year ago