Baking for Halloween: Caramel Brownies and Spooky Jolly Ranchers

Happy Halloween! There have been so many treats all over our building this week that I decided to keep it simple today. Just a dozen cupcakes to use up the cupcake liners I had left from my Hanson Halloween party and some brownies, because I've been craving them and also because I wanted to use …

Baking for Halloween: Malted Monster Cupcakes

My baking theme for this month, aside from Halloween, is Using Up Odds and Ends from my Baking Cabinet. I buy too many things that I need for one recipe, then never use again, and it's time to start cleaning things out. You know, so that I can buy more stuff before the real holiday …

Baking for Halloween: Hanson Style. (Yes. I Said “Hanson”.)

Why a Hanson-themed Halloween party? It's not like I'm a lifelong mega-fan. I hadn't even really thought about Hanson in a long time. Once in a while "This Time Around" would come up on my iPod and I'd think about how fun they used to be, but that's about it. Then a few months ago …