Blog ~ two sugar bugs

Favorite American Buttercream

December 1, 2018 by Tasia 14 Comments

Look no further, you now have my favorite American buttercream recipe. It's sweet, creamy, easy to make and perfect for frosting all your treats!

Everyone needs a great American Buttercream recipe in his or her kitchen. If you look around on the internet (i.e. Pinterest in my case) 😉 there are hundreds of variations out there, most of which claim to be the BEST. I have played around with many of these recipes and this ratio of ingredients has come to be the one my family and friends call their favorite. I use both pure vanilla extract and almond extract. If you are not fond of almond, just use all vanilla. They interchange beautifully. Personally, I love almond and I think it helps to make this buttercream perfect!

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Coffee Talk ~ The Beginning

November 25, 2018 by Tasia 4 Comments

Grab a cup of coffee and join me for a little glimpse of life. Today I'm sharing my thoughts on starting a blog and giving a preview of what's coming soon.

Wow. Getting a blog launched is seriously a lot of work. I knew it would be, but I really had no idea what I was getting myself into.

I've been doing research for months; reading everything I can get my hands on. I've been recipe testing, working on my photography, writing, and eating my weight in sweet treats....

Gingerbread Muffins with a Cream Cheese Cinnamon Drizzle

November 17, 2018 by Tasia Leave a Comment

A healthier gingerbread muffin with a cream cheese cinnamon drizzle, packed with oats and bran to help keep you full and running through your busy mornings.

Today I bring you a healthier gingerbread muffin with a cream cheese cinnamon drizzle. These beauties will make your house smell amazing!! When I ran the nutrition values on this muffin alone, it clocks in at 105 calories per muffin. If you add the drizzle, it's about another 20 calories. That makes these gingerbread muffins a nutritional win in my book 😊 and we're going to need all the help we can get as we head into the holiday season! They are packed with oats and bran to help keep you full and running through your busy mornings....

White Chocolate Pecan Pie

November 14, 2018 by Tasia 6 Comments

This white chocolate pecan pie has a sweet and gooey center with chunky pecans and chunks of white chocolate.

Pecan Pie is a quintessential holiday dessert. This white chocolate pecan pie is simple to prepare and sure to impress. It steps up your pie game (and will wow all your family and friends) as it has a sweet and gooey center with chunky pecans and chunks of white chocolate and a perfectly flaky all butter pie crust....

Perfect All Butter Pie Crust

November 10, 2018 by Tasia 4 Comments

A perfectly flaky, easy all butter pie crust!

Homemade pie crust. Do those three words make you nervous? For some reason, making perfect pie crust is a daunting task for many home bakers. Today I aim to give you the confidence to make your own perfect all butter pie crust! I know you can do this!!...

Homemade Cinnamon Ice Cream

November 3, 2018 by Tasia 4 Comments

Creamy and luscious homemade cinnamon ice cream. It's the perfect compliment to your holiday pies!

I have a love affair with ice cream. Like an eat ice cream every day love affair. I may or may not be guilty of eating gelato twice a day, every day for two weeks while in Italy kind of affair. This homemade cinnamon ice cream just adds to my obsession. It's melt in your mouth creamy, luscious and cinnamon-y. Your apple, pumpkin and pecan pies are all going to love being paired with this cinnamon ice cream!...

Cookie Butter Cake

October 25, 2018 by Tasia 40 Comments

You will love this cookie butter cake because it is tender, moist and loaded with cookie butter flavor!

This cookie butter cake was the recipe that started it all. The idea of starting a food blog is something that I've been thinking about for many years now. It started when Big E was an infant and my sister introduced me to Pinterest. I've never considered myself a crafty person and originally thought Pinterest would be of no interest to me. Then I took a look. All the beautiful pictures of food, entertaining stories and recipes in one convenient place. I quickly became hooked and wasted many naptimes feeding my new Pinterest addiction....

Soft and Thick Snickerdoodle Cookies

October 22, 2018 by Tasia 12 Comments

Soft and thick snickerdoodle cookies ~ rolled in cinnamon and sugar with a slight crunch on the exterior and a soft, thick and chewy center.

I love a thick and chewy cookie and these snickerdoodles fit the bill perfectly!

I don't know about you, but I find cinnamon and sugar to be a magical flavor combination. Snickerdoodles are like a tangy version of a sugar cookie (my absolute favorite!) dressed up with a tasty coating of cinnamon and sugar. You get a subtle crunch from the cinnamon and sugar on the outside and a thick, soft and chewy cookie on the inside. They are pure heaven!...

Coffee Talk ~ An Introduction

October 20, 2018 by Tasia Leave a Comment

I spent my early 20's working on cruise ships. It was an amazing life experience and I still feel so grateful for getting the opportunity to travel parts of this great world and meet so many incredible people....

Whole Wheat Blueberry Oat Muffins

October 14, 2018 by Tasia 6 Comments

Hearty and wholesome whole wheat blueberry oat muffins. These are soon to become your favorite blueberry muffin.

My family loves blueberries. We eat them year round, but love them best in the summer months when we can pick them up fresh at the local farmer's market or from the local blueberry farm. This past summer, Mr. Two Sugar Bugs and I decided to plant a couple of our own blueberry bushes. Neither of us have much of a green thumb, so this is an experiment of sorts for us. We got a nice, small yield this summer, but I hear that it can take 2-3 years before we will really see a good production. Fingers crossed!...