Baker's Dozen: A Batch of Sweet Links!

Sweet: candy corn kaleidoscope cookies!

I will gladly go to any "cave" of a bakery that includes delicious croissants.

Definitely need to eat: fudge turtles!

Yum: sometimes you just need a good lemon cupcake.

OMG WANT: Pumpkin crumb cake.

Starbucks tests out new pastries following their La Boulange acquisition!

Pie pops!

Fascinating thoughts on fritters.

Pumpkin pie. in a pumpkin.

Interesting: a behind the scenes look at massive commercial bakery Bimbo.

Peanut butter. Banana. Nutella. Bread. 

In Seattle, Three Girls Bakery is 100 years old!

A book I find completely charming: SprinkleBakes: Dessert Recipes to Inspire Your Inner Artist

Daily Sweet: Waffles by Tara Duggan

Today's obsession: the book Waffles: Fun Recipes for Every Meal.

As the book's synopsis goes, "anyone who has invested in a specialty maker will want plenty of options and inspiration. This book shows just how versatile waffles can be."

In particular, the recipes for sweet waffles, such as Chocolate Waffle Bites with Peanut Butter Cream,  Raspberry Waffles with Lemon Sauce, and  Waffle Banana Splits, caught my attention.

Find out more here; buy it here.

Sweet Quaffing: Anejo Kiss Cocktail Recipe

Your passport to the weekend is here: a delicious and slightly deviant dessert cocktail. Why deviant? Well, it tastes sweet, but it has a devilish kick! Enjoy in moderation.

The Anejo Kiss 

1 1/2 oz. Partida Anejo Tequila
1/2 oz Creme de Cacao (white) 
1 oz. Amarula Cream 
Mix ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake well. Strain into a chilled martini glass. 

Daily Sweet: Caramel Apple Cupcakes in October at Trophy Cupcakes

Something sweet is happening at Trophy Cupcakes this month. Here's what they have to say about it:

Our October feature is our famous Caramel Apple cupcake!

Nothing says fall like apples and caramel so we've created the perfect treat. Our moist apple spice cake is topped with caramel buttercream, edged in roasted pecans, drizzled with caramel then adorned with a pretzel stick and edible green leaf. Now available in all our shops throughout the month!

For locations and more information, visit www.trophycupcakes.com

Tres Delicious: Tres Leches Cake, The Pantry Restaurant, Santa Fe

Let's get one thing straight. They do not make their Tres Leches cake in-house at The Pantry Restaurant in Santa Fe, NM. Wait, don't stop reading! Because it still is legitimately a "homemade" baked good, made at home by the wife of one of the restaurant's employees. And on the day of my visit, it was extremely fresh--I was informed that this would be the first slice cut from this hallowed round of delicious. 

Yes, I said round. Personally, I'm more accustomed to a square of Tres Leches--what about you? But I digress. In terms of construction, the Tres Leches at The Pantry resembled a round birthday-style cake; it was frosted on the top and sides, with piped decorations in the frosting. But once cut into, the inside of the cake revealed more what you'd expect from the traditional "three milks" cake--a spongelike cake kept moist and tender with mass amounts of dairy. And indeed, this one was so saturated that it just about dripped when you tucked your fork into the slice. Yessssss. 

The flavor of the cake was very good: milky, yes, but with a certain je ne sais quoi (look at me, acting all international!) to the aftertaste that made it compelling, and extremely easy to keep on eating. 

The Pantry Restaurant, 1820 Cerillos Road, Santa Fe, NM; online here.