5 Autumn Dessert Recipes

Here are five dessert recipes to get you through Autumn ! These cookies, tarts, and cakes will be the perfect treats to eat on rainy afternoons.

Here is an Autumn recipe round-up post for you ! These five dessert recipes make the perfect treats and snacks for those rainy, grey Fall afternoons ! Brownies, chocolate cake, cookies and bars, tarts : you're sure to find something you like here (and if you don't, check out the recipe index, or search recipes by ingredients.)

TARTE AU SUCRE

Tarte au sucre (literally "sugar tart") is a specialty from the North of France. A thin round brioche is topped with a mixture of heavy cream and light brown sugar. This classic French dessert is easier to make than it looks !

TRIPLE CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Milk and white chocolate chips are added to a dark chocolate brownie base to make these brownies a delicious triple threat !

EGG FREE CHOCOLATE CAKE


This delicious, moist chocolate cake is made without eggs.

APPLESAUCE OAT BARS


Applesauce oat bars are very easy to make. They'll be perfect as an afternoon snack or for breakfast.

NOUGAT CREAM WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES


Nougat cream white chocolate chip cookies – Chewy white chocolate chip cookies with a nougat cream cookie base.

Hope you enjoy these recipes !

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My Favorite Cake Recipe

This is my favorite cake recipe. It only requires four ingredients (plus flavoring of your choice) and it is perfect for layer cakes !

I’ve shared this cake recipe before, with this Easter cake, or this nectarine layer cake, and I thought it was time it had its own post.
You see, I’ve used this cake recipe for four years now. It’s my go-to whenever I have to make a layer cake for a birthday or another special occasion (see this other Easter cake).

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The Best Vanilla Cupcakes Ever

This recipe makes the best vanilla cupcakes ever : they stay soft & moist for days ! They'll be the perfect base for any cupcake creations you come up with !

I've shared my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe, now it's time to share my favorite vanilla cupcake recipe !
I've tried a lot of vanilla cupcake recipes in the past, but I'd never be happy with them : the cupcakes wouldn't taste the way I wanted them to, or they'd dry out in a day. Then I found this recipe from LilieBakery ; I tested the recipe once, but the order in which I was supposed to add the ingredients didn't really work. The cupcakes still ended up tasting amazing, so I knew I had to try the recipe again, and this time I added the softened butter at the end, instead of mixing it with the eggs and sugar, as that's what I'd had trouble with the first time. Success ! I had finally found the perfect vanilla cupcakes recipe !

This recipe is the one I used for these raspberry mascarpone cupcakes. You might also recognize the cupcakes in these pictures as the ones from this 2 ingredients chocolate buttercream recipe post. This recipe for vanilla cupcakes also pairs up wonderfully with mascarpone whipped cream frosting !
These vanilla cupcakes stay soft and moist for days ! I actually left one, uncovered, on the kitchen counter to see how long it'd stay soft and delicious, and four days later it hadn't dried out !


Here's how to make the best vanilla cupcakes ever :

VANILLA CUPCAKES
by A Cup Of Sprinkles
Adapted from LilieBakery

This recipe makes the best vanilla cupcakes ever : they stay soft & moist for days ! They'll be the perfect base for any cupcake creations you come up with !

Cook time : 25 minutes
12 cupcakes

Ingredients :
100g of flour
2 tsp of baking powder
1 pinch of salt
2 eggs
100g of sugar
1 tsp of vanilla extract
100g of softened butter

Instructions :

Preheat the oven.

In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.

Beat the eggs, sugar and vanilla together.

Mix in the dry ingredients. Add in the softened butter and, using a hand mixer, beat on medium speed until well combined.

Line the cupcake pan with baking cases, and fill them with about 1 1/2 tablespoon of batter (about halfway).

Bake for about 20 to 30 minutes, until the cupcakes are a golden color, and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Let cool before frosting.

Let me know in the comments if you make these vanilla cupcakes ! You can also share a picture on Instagram by tagging @acupofsprinkles and using the hashtag #acupofsprinkles !
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The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Ever

This is my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. I've used it for years and it makes the best chocolate chip cookies ever.

I realise there are thousands of chocolate chip cookie recipes on the Internet. There are also probably hundreds of recipes out there that claim to make the best chocolate chip cookies ever, so adding mine shouldn't have been a priority for me. Yet here we are, with me talking about the best ever chocolate chip cookies. See, the recipe I'm sharing today is one I've been using for years now. When I say years, I think it's been over eight years now. I can't remember where I found it, and I wouldn't even be able to find it again, as it's changed so much over the years.

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