SUZIE SWEET TOOTH

Cakes, Treats, and Everything Sweet

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    • Petite Lemon Scones

      This time of year you see weird things in the store once we get close to the Holidays. One of those “weird” things is the candied fluorescent looking fruit intended for making fruitcake. Does anyone really make fruit cakes besides monks? Anyway…I actually like the candied lemon peel and candied orange peel because I love…

    • Fudgy Brownies with Milk Chocolate Frosting

      Years ago when I lived in Michigan I worked at this hospital that had these amazing brownies with chocolate frosting. They used to park those suckers [all neatly wrapped in plastic wrap] right next to the cashier so you saw them when you were checking out with your boring chicken ala king. Yeah, just try to ignore those…

    • Easy Apple Galette

      Apples of all kinds are popping up in the stores. It is nice to see all of the different varieties of apples now a days. One of my favorite apples for pie is the pink lady. I think the secret to a good apple pie is using a combination of different apples. If I’m making…

    • Fearless Pie Crust

      Just stop it already. Stop it! Stop fearing the pie crust. Do not buy ready-made. I beg of you!! You can make your own pie crust. Seriously… You only need a few ingredients and a large bowl or food processor. I almost always have frozen pie crust in the freezer. We are coming into serious…

    • Buttermilk Biscuits and small batch Blackberry Jam

      My little Seth is a biscuit fiend. He loves a good biscuit, and quite frankly who doesn’t ??  I had some leftover buttermilk from the cake I made earlier in the week and I always try to use it up when I can before it goes bad, so I decided to treat him and make some biscuits. …

    • Pumpkin Orange Spice Cake

      Pumpkin Orange Spice Cake Fall is officially here according to the calendar. This is exciting for us San Franciscans because it means finally our fog is lifting and we are coming into our “Indian summer”. The sky is suddenly blue instead of white, the sun is shining, the days are shorter but the smell of fall is in the…