Sweetheart Cranberry Scones

Sweetheart Cranberry Scones

Usually when its Winter time, I think of warm beverages, fireplaces and sweets that are on the comforting side. We’ve been making these yummy cranberry sweetheart scones for years at my house. They’re sweet, tart, buttery and so good with tea! I kinda feel a little British while eating these.. no but really I do. …

Vegan Spiced Chocolate Cupcakes with Cinnamon-Pumpkin Frosting & Kelapo Coconut Oil!

Vegan Spiced Chocolate Cupcakes with Cinnamon-Pumpkin Frosting & Kelapo Coconut Oil!

I think the title says it all here, except for a few crucial details about these cupcakes. I discovered a new brand of unrefined pure coconut oil called Kelapo just about a month or so ago. Actually I should say, they discovered me when they offered to send me a sample of their coconut oil, …

Happy 1st Anniversary to chefPriyanka.com!!

Happy 1st Anniversary to chefPriyanka.com!!

A really old picture, but it expresses how I feel about my 1 year anniversary- Happy!! Happy 1st Anniversary to chefPriyanka.com!! Yes, todays marks ONE year from when I started this blog- and boy has it been a crazy journey! To be honest, I wish I had more time to contribute my recipes, tips and …

Vegan Indian Cupcakes: Saffron Cupcakes with Cardamom-Rose Frosting

Vegan Indian Cupcakes: Saffron Cupcakes with Cardamom-Rose Frosting

I think this is the first time in the history of Hinduism that Ganesh was fed a cupcake.. or anything vegan for that matter! I actually hate color pink, but I must say these look quite impressive 🙂 For the past 5 days we, as in my family, have been celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi- the celebration …

100+ Cakepops for my Sister’s Engagement Party.. Oh & a “Hurricane.”

100+ Cakepops for my Sister’s Engagement Party.. Oh & a “Hurricane.”

This past weekend was my middle sister Puja’s engagement party! This past weekend was also the most unnecessarily hyped-up Hurricane of the decade- Hurricane Irene. Some pictures are of the cakepops pre-wrapped and some are post-wrapped. The Rose-Red Velvet Cake Pops seemed a bit denser than the Banana Bread cakepops, so I ended up giving …

Chocolate-Nutella Peanut Butter ‘Truffles’

Chocolate-Nutella Peanut Butter ‘Truffles’

I think the name of this sweet says it all. Its basically the most amazing ingredients on the planet altogether in 1 little dessert- a chocolate peanut butter truffle. If you’re vegan, just use raw/vegan nutella or negate it altogether. This sweet basically tastes like a homemade Reese’s Cup– one of my favorite chocolates. The …

Vegan Mojito Cupcakes

Vegan Mojito Cupcakes

Let’s celebrate! No, it’s not my birthday, BUT this was my first time ever making vegan cupcakes! I’m a huge fan of mojitos, and I stumbled upon different recipes for vegan mojito cupcakes. So I thought why not give it a shot? This recipe particularly caught my eye: Organic Authority. I thought to myself- if …

Coca-Cola Zero Cake (Coke Cake)

Coca-Cola Zero Cake (Coke Cake)

Couple of weeks ago my boss was going on and on about some “Coke Cake,” and not that my mind is in the gutter or anything, but I automatically assumed a cake made out of the drug that looks like powdered sugar and reminds me of the movie ‘Blow‘ with Johnny Depp. Low and behold, …

Orange-Scented Strawberry Shortcake

Orange-Scented Strawberry Shortcake

This past week was my Daddy’s birthday! His favorite fruit, correction- favorite berry is the strawberry. And I know he loves strawberry shortcake. So I decided to go the traditional route and make a classic Strawberry Shortcake with fresh whipped cream, macerated strawberries and a rich shortcake. Yes, I know traditional is not really in …

“Almond Joy” Cupcakes

“Almond Joy” Cupcakes

WARNING: This is not a ‘healthy’ post, so don’t say I didn’t warn you 🙂 These aren’t really “Almond Joy” cupcakes, but more so “Mounds” cupcakes. But I figured Mounds isn’t as popular as Almond Joy, so no one would’ve known what I was referring too. Anyways, Mounds is like the sister to Almond Joy- …