Blog - Baking with Butter

A close-up of a slice of dark chocolate sourdough bread with a porous, airy texture, resting on a wooden cutting board. Another piece of bread is visible in the blurred background.

Chocolate Sourdough Bread

A spoon drizzles thick caramel sauce into a glass jar filled with caramel, set on a round coaster atop a wooden surface.

Small-Batch Salted Caramel Sauce

A close-up of a metal container with creamy brown caramel cinnamon ice cream, and a scoop resting in an ice cream scooper. A white bowl sits in the background on a wooden surface.

Cinnamon Caramel Ice Cream

A close-up of a spoon breaking into the caramelized sugar top of a creamy coffee crème brûlée in a white ramekin.

Coffee Crème Brûlée

A close-up of a golden, flaky Blackberry Hand Pie filled with dark berry filling, broken open to reveal the juicy fruit inside. Similar pastries are blurred in the background.

Blueberry Hand Pies with Pie Crust

A small white ramekin filled with whipped cinnamon cream cheese, sprinkled with cinnamon and flakes of sea salt on top. The butter has a creamy, swirled texture.

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Spread

A close-up of a slice of airy, golden-brown bread with visible chunks of baked apples on a white plate, sitting on a wooden surface. Another slice is blurred in the background.

Cinnamon Apple Focaccia with Vanilla Glaze

A close-up of a pumpkin muffin with a crumbly streusel topping and a drizzle of icing, partially unwrapped and sitting on a white plate.

Pumpkin Coffee Cake Muffins

A slice of funfetti cake with white frosting and colorful sprinkles sits on a white plate, next to flaky Puff Pastry Cinnamon Twists. The cake has two layers with rainbow sprinkles baked inside.

Small-Batch Funfetti Cake (6-inches)

A close-up of a golden, twisted pastry topped with a drizzle of white icing and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar, reminiscent of Apple Hand Pies with Puff Pastry. The flaky texture highlights delicate layers and a tempting sweet glaze.

Puff Pastry Cinnamon Twists

A close-up of a flaky, golden-brown pastry filled with cinnamon-spiced apple chunks, topped with a light drizzle of icing. Another whole pastry is partially visible in the background.

Apple Hand Pies with Puff Pastry

A close-up of a slice of pie with a golden-brown crust, creamy pumpkin filling, and a thick layer of toasted, fluffy meringue on top—reminiscent of a classic Strawberry Meringue Pie—with some meringue dripping down the sides.

Pumpkin Meringue Pie

A close-up of an orange chocolate chip muffin with a large bite taken out, revealing its moist, golden interior and melted chocolate chips—perfect alongside a scoop of colorful Funfetti Ice Cream.

Orange Chocolate Muffins

Close-up of golden-brown focaccia bread topped with caramelized onions and fresh rosemary on a cooling rack, capturing the contrast between savory flavors and the playful spirit reminiscent of Funfetti Ice Cream.

The Best Pumpkin Focaccia With Caramalized Onion

A close-up of a metal funfetti ice cream scoop holding a scoop of yellow ice cream with colorful sprinkles, next to more sprinkled ice cream in a loaf pan.

Funfetti Ice Cream (with Toasted Milk Powder)

A close-up of freshly baked chocolate chip hazelnut cookies with flakes of sea salt on top, cooling on a wire rack. The cookies are golden brown and soft, with visible chocolate chips.

The Best Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies

A glass jar filled with sugar-coated orange candied ginger strips sits on a light-colored surface, with a subtle, blurred background.

How to Make Candied Orange Peel

Close-up of caramel cookies topped with flaky sea salt resting on a metal cooling rack, with part of a white surface visible underneath.

Cinnamon Toffee Cookies

A white bowl filled with homemade toffee bits sits on a wooden surface, with some small pieces scattered nearby. The toffee is golden brown and has a crumbly, textured appearance.

Homemade Toffee Bits

A close-up of a moist lemon poppy seed coffee cake square with a light icing glaze, resting on a wooden cutting board. The cake has a fluffy texture and visible poppy seeds throughout.

Lemon Poppy Seed Coffee Cake

Four golden-brown, flaky pastries with a crimped top sit on parchment paper, showcasing their crisp, layered texture. One pastry is in the foreground, with the others slightly blurred in the background.

Kouign Amann Recipe Step-by-Step

A close-up of a slice of crumb-topped pie with a dollop of whipped cream on top. A fork is holding a bite-sized piece in front of the slice, showing the creamy filling and crumbly crust.

Pumpkin Crumb Bars Recipe

Sourdough Starter Calculator

Sourdough Starter Calculator

Close-up of a freshly baked raisin swirl pastry on a cooling rack. The golden-brown layers are flaky and glossy, with raisins embedded in the swirl pattern.

Step by Step Pain aux Raisins Recipe