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Category: Recipes

Pumpkin Spice Coffee Cake

Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 55 Minutes Total Time: 1 Hour and 28 Minutes Servings: 12   Ingredients: 1 3/4 cup flower 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1/4 salt 1 cup sugar 1 cup pumpkin puree 1/2 cup coconut oil 1/… Read more

Lemon Crumble Coffee Cake

Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 50 Minutes Total Time: 1 Hour and 20 Minutes Servings: 12   Ingredients: 3/4 cup sugar Zest of 3 Lemons 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 cup butter at room temperature 2 egg… Read more

Classic Christmas Cookies

One of our favorite traditions at the Inn is to make batch after batch of these delightful cookies. They are so yummy and you can experiment with the decorations from sprinkles to homemade frosting to zesti glaze. No matter how you handle them, they … Read more
A slice of layered yellow cake on a white plate.

The Best Christmas Morning Coffee Cake

  Start your Christmas morning on a sweet note with this moist and light coffee cake. In our Christmas-Morning Coffee Cake, a crunchy, streusel topping sits atop a soft, buttery cake.  Enjoy this make-ahead cake with a cup of coffee while y… Read more
A golden-brown apple pie sits next to green apples and cinnamon sticks on a striped cloth.

How To Make The Perfect Apple Pie

This is absolutely the best homemade apple pie you'll ever make! It has a flaky crust and lightly spiced apple pie filling. The secret to this pie is the recipe and the combination of a variety of apples used for the best flavor. It's best to use a m… Read more
A tray of iced cookies topped with red, green, and white sprinkles.

The Best Holiday Cookies Recipe

With the holiday season just around the corner, nothing makes our homes fill with warmth and comfort more than holiday baking aromas and the promise of sweet treats to come! From fruit pies, bread, and cookies, the baking is sure to bring the holiday… Read more
A freshly baked apple tart dusted with powdered sugar, surrounded by apples and greenery on a wooden surface.

The Easiest Homemade Apple Cake

Now that apples are in season, it's the perfect time to make this easy apple cake. It's the most delicious apple cake you will ever make! The perfect fall treat for breakfast or late afternoon snack!  This simple apple cake is light and fluffy, … Read more
Slice of banana bread with a creamy filling, served on a white plate with a fork beside it.

The Best Easy Recipe for Moist Banana Bread

Banana bread has become one of the most popular recipes searched on Google as home bakers whipped up loaves during the lockdowns. Did you know that "The Best Banana Bread'' tops a list of Google's most-searched recipes? Thousands of banana bread reci… Read more
A tray of freshly baked cinnamon rolls drizzled with icing.

How to make the best cinnamon rolls?

There's nothing better on a Monday morning at the Inn than the smell of freshly baked cinnamon rolls. The mix of fluffy dough sprinkled with brown sugar and cinnamon, and topped with creamy frosting is our guest's favorite treat. We've been making th… Read more

The Best Carrot Cake

Prep Time: 1 Hour and 30 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes Total Time: 2 Hours Servings: 1 cake   Ingredients: 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice 1 tsp. ground cinnamon ½ tsp. salt 1 ½ cup sug… Read more