bakedandspiced

Yoga is all about balance. Today I decided to balance being an adult with the nostalgia of childhood with these delicious funfetti cupcakes topped with Kahlua chocolate frosting and gobs of cookie dough! 🤤

Funfetti cupcake recipe from
Cookie dough recipe from
Kahlua chocolate frosting recipe from
(For the frosting I did halve the sugar and triple the Kahlua - don’t judge me! 🙈)



Should I make more desserts for future yoga classes?

A bit late on the Olympic fever, but just thought I’d share this throwback to when I visited the original Olympic stadium in Greece. It was surreal to be in the arena and stand on the podium.

Made these delicious chocolate chip cookies inspired by for the film screening of The Femininity Project by !! If you prefer a cookie that’s a bit less sweet but still delicious make the changes below to Sally’s recipe

Substitutions made:
- replaced 1 egg yolk with 1/8 cup buttermilk
- added 2 tsp cinnamon and 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- rolled the cookies in powdered sugar prior to baking
- sprinkled with cinnamon on top

Happy July 4th!! I had leftover orange cream cheese frosting from the cupcakes I made this week. Since they were such a hit, I decided to remake the recipe. I will say - the thing I was most proud of was managing to make an American flag with a butter knife as my only frosting tool! Swipe to see the final product and let me know how I did!

Btw - This time I added 1 tablespoon of crushed cardamom seeds and 2 tablespoons of pistachio to the cake. The added spices really upped the depth of flavor in this delicious cake!! I’d highly recommend playing with these flavors 😋

Made this amazing orange creamsicle cupcake for on her birthday!!!

Recipe courtesy of with a few adjustments:
- an extra tbs of orange zest and an extra splash of orange juice in the cupcake batter
- used cream cheese frosting, so cut the sugar in half: q 8oz block of cream cheese, 1 tbsp of orange zest, 1.5 cups of powdered sugar, 1 tbsp vanilla, and a 1/4 cup softened butter. I mixed these and then added in a splash of orange juice to get the consistency I wanted for the frosting.

The results were a soft, fluffy, and zesty cupcake that were a crowd favorite!!!

In my last week with I got to lead a floating and beach meditation. After discovering floating meditations last week, I have been OBSESSED because of how calming and quiet the ocean is. I’m so glad I got to share this new found love with the rest of the group!! 🌊🌊🌊

I’m on an adventure to figure out what I want the rest of my story to be - could not be more grateful for these new friends who have joined me on this path ❤️❤️❤️

When it’s too hot to do a sunrise meditation on the beach, so you decide to do a floating meditation in the water instead! 🌊

Thanks for taking these amazing photos during our morning meditation and for continuing to encourage us to just listen to our hearts and our bodies. ❤️

When I first found out I would have to wake up at sunrise every day for this yoga teacher training - I was pretty hesitant. I am NOT a morning person, but it’s hard to say no to doing yoga to this 🌅 Thanks for turning me into a morning person!!

Mandalas in the sand ☀️☀️☀️

Finishing week 1 of my 300 hr yoga teacher training in Greece with . Aside from getting deeper into the anatomy of yoga, making some awesome new friends, we’ve also been spoiled by some AMAZING vegan/vegetarian food here , which I will definitely need to attempt to recreate when I’m back home!! I could not have asked for a better start to my path to self rediscovery! ❤️❤️❤️