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A piece of carrot crumb cake on a plate.
Blue frosted malted milk cake with a chocolate birds nest and Cadbury mini eggs.
Birthday cake with pastel piped buttercream and candles.
Slices of birthday cake surrounded by sprinkles and candles.
Chocolate chip blondies, cut in squares.
Mini double chocolate skillet cookie with ice cream and two spoons.
Carrot cake sheet cake decorated with piped cream cheese buttercream flowers and carrots for Easter.
Raspberry oatmeal crumble bars on a wooden board.
Naked lemon poppy seedcake with piped lemon cream cheese buttercream.
Lemon poppy seed cookies.
Snickerdoodle bundt cake cut into slices.
Blondies with ganache and toffee, cut into squares.
Raspberry vanilla cake with pink raspberry buttercream topped with raspberries.
Strawberry almond cream cheese scones.
Scoops of raspberry chocolate chunk ice cream.
Sugar coated chocolate doughnuts with a cup of coffee.
Chocolate dipped chocolate peanut butter sandwich cookies.
Chocolate chip cupcake with a bite taken.
Chocolate sour cream sheet cake.
Iced chocolate fudge pop tarts.
Naked cinnamon layer cake with cinnamon sugar and piped cinnamon buttercream.
Oatmeal butterscotch cookies with pecans and flaky salt.
Chocolate linzer cookies with dulce de leche filling.
Chocolate caramel toffee cake with caramel drip.
Walnut chocolate chip cake squares stacked on a a plate.
Ganache, walnuts and chocolate chips on a walnut chocolate chip cake.
Cardamom eggnog cake with piped buttercream.
Champagne cupcakes topped with gold candles.
Box full of Christmas cookies, surrounded by ornaments and ribbons.
Gingerbread whoopie pie with a bite taken.
Red and white pinwheel cookies leaning against a coffee mug filled with candy cane cookies.
Red and white candy cane cookies and pinwheel cookies on a baking sheet.
Salt dough Christmas ornaments surrounded by twine, beads and a wreath.
Christmas ornament stamped with the name "Phoenix" hanging on a Christmas tree.
A woman holding an ornament next to a Christmas tree.
Scoops of red velvet cake ice cream.
Iced oatmeal cookies, one with a bite taken.
Candy cane cake with red and white striped buttercream and decorated with candy canes and peppermints.
Gingerbread cake topped with rosemary trees and a mini cookie house.
Chestnut paste swirled into chestnut buttercream.
Decorated snowflake cookie.
Snowflake sugar cookies on a gold plate.
Slices of red velvet bundt cake with cream cheese frosting.
Buttercream Christmas tree cake with a star anise being placed on top.
Macadamia nut cake on a wood and marble cake stand.
Hazelnut shortbread cookies with Nutella.
Whipped cream in a cup of hot chocolate.
Pumpkin shaped rolls with cinnamon stick stems.
Ginger molasses cookies on a cooling rack.
Ginger molasses cookie with a bite taken.
Brown sugar spice cupcakes topped with star anise.
Two big chocolate chip cookies sprinkled with coarse salt.
Coffee buttercream topped with walnuts.
Glass jar of espresso powder.
Candles being blown out on a black and white Lambeth cake.
Peanut butter swirl brownies with a peanut butter cookie base.
French apple walnut tart next to a bowl of walnuts.
Maple cupcakes topped with maple leaf cookies.
Naked maple walnut cake on a white and marble cake stand.
Pumpkin pecan muffin with a bite taken.
Wedges of maple walnut shortbread.
Vanilla icing on chocolate cinnamon rolls.
Millionaire shortbread brownie bars, one with a bite taken.
Iced maple leaf cookies on a baking sheet.
Pitcher of syrup being poured onto pancakes.
Chocolate cream filled doughnuts coated in espresso sugar.
Loaf of pumpkin bread on a vintage cooling rack.
Baked maple donuts coated in sugar.
Iced maple leaf cookies on a baking sheet.
Slices of pumpkin chocolate chip bread.
Pumpkin cake with buttercream pumpkins and black and gold birthday candles.
Spoonful of dripping toffee sauce.
Chocolate hazelnut ice cream with a vintage ice cream scoop.
Brown sugar pecan cookies next to a coffee cup.
Marble cake with vanilla buttercream, chocolate ganache drip and macarons.
Snickerdoodle shortbread cookies with waffle imprint.
Six slices of vanilla cake.
Vanilla cupcakes with a gold birthday candle.
Pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese buttercream sprinkled with cinnamon sugar.
Scoops of no churn pumpkin ice cream sprinkled with ground vanilla bean.
3 ingredient peanut butter cookies on a black cooling rack.
Chocolate cupcakes on a stack of plates.
Slice of chocolate cake.
Snickerdoodle blondies cut into squares and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar.
Scoops of no churn dulce de leche salted toffee ice cream in a waffle cone.
Stack of whole wheat cornmeal pancakes with syrup being poured on top.
Chocolate chips on top of slices of chocolate loaf cake.
Thick high altitude fudge brownies, one with a bite taken.
Strawberry galette with one slice cut.
Strawberry coconut cake with pink and white candles.
Turquoise floral cake on a wooden cake stand.
Soft and fluffy high altitude sugar cookies with buttercream and sprinkles.
Slices of vanilla bean loaf cake with vanilla bean icing.
Lemon poppy seed shortbread cookies being filled with lemon buttercream and lemon curd.
Slices of vanilla cake on plates.
Mini two layer chocolate cake with ruffled chocolate buttercream.
Birthday candles on a chocolate frosted yellow cake.
A slice of yellow butter birthday cake with chocolate frosting, topped with a candle.
A cream cheese swirl brownie with a bite taken.
Cream cheese swirl brownies, one on its side.
Oreos.
A stack of cookies and cream Oreo blondies.
A textured watercolor buttercream cake with candles, macarons and piped flowers.
Scoops of strawberry vanilla bean ice cream.
Date pecan cookies filled with pecan buttercream.
Date pecan cookies with pecan buttercream piped onto half the cookies.
Mini baked chocolate cake doughnuts with vanilla glaze.
Mini baked chocolate cake doughnuts with a cup of coffee.
Stack of blackberry crumb pie bars.
Slices of mini carrot cake with cream cheese frosting.
Slice of chocolate cherry cake.
Cherries being placed on top of a pink lambeth cake.
A stack of shortbread brownies with ganache.
Brownie shortbread bars topped with ganache and chopped chocolate.
Pumpkin crumb cake muffin with a bite taken.
Soft homemade Oreos, arranged on a baking sheet.
A carrot cake cupcake with the wrapper unwrapped.
Pumpkin spice shortbread cookie sandwiches filled with buttercream.
Maple macadamia nut biscotti.
Funfetti cupcakes with sprinkles and a pink candle.
A Funfetti cupcake with a bite taken.
Funfetti cake doughnut with icing and sprinkles.
Confetti rainbow sprinkles.
Squares of chocolate chip oatmeal bars.
Butter pecan cookies with a bite taken out of one.
A red and white Valentines Linzer cookie with a heart shaped cutout.
Heart shaped strawberry shortbread cookies.
Ruby chocolate truffles, one with a bite taken, arranged on a small gold plate.
Lemon cupcakes decorated with buttercream, gold sugar pearls and candied lemon peel.
A vanilla cake doughnut with a bite taken.
A chocolate bundt cake on a wooden cake stand.
A slice of blueberry pie topped with a scoop of ice cream.
Blueberry pie with a lattice crust, ready to be baked.
Just baked cinnamon rolls being spread with vanilla icing.
A slice of cream cheese pound cake on a plate.
A cranberry pecan shortbread cookie with a bite taken.
Cardamom almond star bread surrounded by Christmas cards and ornaments.
A slice of cranberry cake with presents and candles in the background.
Cranberry cake with pink buttercream decorated with sugared cranberries and rosemary.
Decorated gingerbread boy cookies surrounded by candles, a rolling pin and presents.
A mini cookie house sprinkled with sparkling sugar.
Squares of gingerbread sheet cake with powdered sugar snowflake stencils on a plate.
A Christmas place setting with a chocolate cookie stamped with the name "Heather" sitting on green napkin folded like a Christmas tree..
A Christmas tree sugar cookie resting against a cup of coffee.
Stamped chocolate shortbread cookies with Christmas designs, surrounded by Christmas cards and twine.
A green wooden box filled with an assortment of chocolate cookies and treats for Christmas.
A snowman sugar cookie leaning against a small Christmas present.
Homemade glazed doughnuts and doughnut holes on a baking sheet.
Chocolate biscotti spread with melted chocolate arranged on a baking sheet.
Closeup of piped chocolate ganache.
Closeup of squares of cookies and cream bark.
A glass footed bowl with scoops of pink peppermint ice cream, with candy canes, red twine and sparkling Christmas lights in the background.
A snickerdoodle cake with piped buttercream, surrounded by Pirouettes cookies and tied with a brown satin ribbon.
Chocolate white chocolate chip cookies arranged on a black cooling rack.
Slices of red velvet cake, with a jar of white sugar pearls and red twine.
A red velvet cake on a marble and wood cake stand with a slice being lifted up.
A hot chocolate cake for Christmas with chocolate cake, vanilla bean buttercream and homemade marshmallows.
A stack of vanilla bean marshmallows on a marble board.
A moody scene with candles and a black velvet cake in a silver cake stand.
A slice of black velvet cake.
A silver bowl of chocolate strawberry truffles, one with a bite taken.
A sweet potato bundt cake decorated with fancy piped cream cheese buttercream, on a white cake stand.
A glass of butterbeer topped with whipped cream, with lights twinkling in the background.
Butterbeer being poured into a foaming glass in a dark and moody scene.
Three poached pears sitting in a pan of spiced syrup.
Apple butter cinnamon rolls with maple icing on a black cooling rack.
A plate of apple cider pancakes in a cozy fall scene.
Maple syrup pouring from a glass pitcher onto a stack of pumpkin pecan waffles.
Apple cider concentrate drizzling over the top of an apple pie cake.
A stack of iced cinnamon sugar cookies.
Caramel stuffed chocolate chip cookies sprinkled with flaky salt on a baking sheet.
Pieces of pumpkin crumb coffee cake stacked on white plates.
A chocolate fudge cake with ganache on a wood and marble cake stand.
A fudge brownie sitting on top of a cup of coffee.
Honey drizzling over the top of cornbread.
A dish of sweet potato casserole with crumb topping being scooped onto plates.
Ingredients laid out for homemade toasted trail mix.
S'mores chocolate chip cookie bars cut into squares.
Closeup of dark chocolate ice cream.
Chocolate chip cookie dough truffles, one with a bite taken.
A loaf of homemade white sandwich bread, with a slice cut to show the crumb inside.
A plate of spaghetti carbonara next to bowls of salt and Parmesan cheese.
Chai tea spice cake with piped buttercream on a marble and wood cake stand.
A chocolate chip cookie broken in half.
Coffee cream tart with a chocolate crust, topped with hazelnuts.
A chocolate almond cake with ganache drip on a black and wood cake stand.
Apple cider concentrate pouring into a glass jar.
Slices of lemon loaf cake on a marble board.
Chocolate chip cookie brownies, sprinkled with salt and cut into bars.
A stack of banana bread almond pancakes.
Sweet potato crumb muffins, one split in half.
Butter pecan pound cake on a white cake stand, with bourbon icing being poured on top.
Apple butter in a glass jar, sourrounded by apples and leaves.
Apple butter cinnamon rolls torn in half.
Pizza toppings arranged on a marble board.
Homemade pizza, topped with fresh arugula.
Closeup of peach crumb bars.
Key lime pie cupcakes, arranged with a piping bag and jar of lime curd.
A layer cake frosted with pink buttercream and buttercream flowers.
Glass jars filled with homemade bourbon cherry jam, and a spoon covered in jam.
Homemade oatmeal cream pies in a tray.
A chocolate cherry cupcake on a mini pink pedestal.
Bottles of Local Hive honey surrounded by wildflowers.
Honey being drizzled over a honey lemon cupcake.
Scoops of brown sugar ice cream in a silver footed bowl.
A slice of peach pie topped with a scoop of cinnamon ice cream.
Nutty chocolate chip cookies, with white chocolate and butterscotch chips, arranged on a cooling rack.
A bowl of oatmeal topped with caramelized bourbon bananas and chopped hazelnuts.
Strawberry rhubarb cream tart with a chocolate shortbread crust, cut into slices on a marble slab.
A spoonful of homemade chocolate syrup, drizzling into a jar of syrup..
A lemon tart with a fancy powdered sugar stencil.
Soft frosted sugar cookie bars, cut into squares, with pale pink frosting and sprinkles.
Chocolate macarons, filled with dark chocolate ganache, arranged in a vintage tea cup.
Chocolate macarons, filled with dark chocolate ganache, arranged on a baking sheet.
A stack of three lemon poppy seed crumb muffins on a plate.
A jar of salted caramel sauce, pouring onto a bowl of salted caramel ice cream.
Chocolate hazelnut cake with a slice being lifted out.
Cardamom orange cinnamon rolls drizzled with orange icing.
Champagne cake with snowflakes and sugar pearls, surrounded by Christmas ornaments.
A stack of baked gingerbread doughnuts, one with a bite taken out of it.
A Christmas cookie box filled with 12 different cookies.
Gingerbread village Christmas house, decorated with chocolate sugar cookie houses and buttercream trees.

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I'm Heather, and welcome to my Colorado kitchen, where you will find high-altitude tested recipes for beautifully photographed cakes, baked goods and sweets. I believe that the kitchen is the heart of a home, and everyone is welcome in mine. So stay a while, sip a cup of coffee, and bake something delicious with me!

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