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These are some of my favorite non-thing-a-week homebakes from 2018:

Savory Scallion-Cheddar Scones.

Crustless Cheesy Bacon Broccoli Quiche.

S’mores Cupcakes. A chocolate-graham cracker cake brushed with chocolate vodka, topped with a “toasted marshmallow” (torched meringue) frosting, garnished with graham cracker pieces. Adapted from Autumn Skoczen's S'mores Cupcakes.

Apple Empanadas made for pi day.

Gluten-free Raspberry-Chocolate Cupcakes. These cupcakes are composed of a chocolate cake topped with a fresh-raspberry buttercream, garnished with a raspberry dipped in dark chocolate.

Pumpkin Seminaked Cake. This cake is composed of a roasted pumpkin cake (made with homemade pumpkin purée) that is layered and covered with cream cheese frosting and then garnished with pumpkin seeds, locally-sourced marigolds (the birth flower for October), and a cute tiny pumpkin.

Roasted Walnut-Honey Pears.

Last year I started a Thing-A-Week project where I did (at least) one creative thing a week (painting, baking, music, etc). Here are ten of my favorite home-bakes from that project! Starting at the top:  “Nutella” Macarons! This macaron is composed of a hazelnut shell with a (very) dark chocolate ganache filling.

Angel Food Cake with Lemon-Blueberry Sauce and Marscapone Ice-Cream.

Vietnamese Coffee Bread Pudding.

Honey Buns with Roasted Almonds!

Peach Tartlettes with Whipped Basil-Goat Cheese! These tartlettes are filled with a whipped basil-goat cheese mixture, layered with peach slices, brushed with honey glaze, and garnished with basil chiffonade.

Carrot Cake with a cream cheese frosting and finished with roasted walnuts.

Lemon-Basil Sandwich Cookies!

Witch Fingers. These “fingers” are composed of an almond shortbread cookie with mixed with a homemade strawberry jam.

Pizza dough.