Caf & Crumb

08/02/2026

Hey friends! I know everyone is busy, but for those who come across this post, and know anything about baking, please lend a hand if possible.

So, I baked a coffee cake using a sourdough-blueberry-lemon coffee cake recipe. I subtracted the blueberries and lemon, of course, and instead used cream cheese emulsion with guava paste. (Please don’t hate on the flavor profile. 🤣 There’s a specific reason why I’m experimenting with these.)

So, day of baking, if you were to take a bite where the guava paste was, it’s very flavorful. If you got a bite without the paste, more on the bland side. Not a lot of the cream cheese flavor was coming through. It was more moist on day one as well.

Comments and concerns:
1. If you have used guava paste, any suggestions on baking with it.
2. If you have used cream cheese emulsion, any suggestions with how much to use when baking a standard loaf?
3. The Internet says to use buttermilk, sour cream, or Greek yogurt to increase moisture. Opinions? And please keep in mind, I’m baking under cottage food law.

Again, the loaf cake was not terrible. Actually, very enjoyable on day one.

I’m all ears and ready to experiment. 😆🍞🫰🏼

08/01/2026

I realize we have made coffee drinking a bit mundane. We do it early and often.

That being said, I am experimenting with turning traditional coffee drinking into a coffee shop experience – getting the feeling of a latte without having an espresso machine.

Also, putting a lot of work into the flavor profiles to match baked goods’ flavor profiles best suited to their coffee bean by region.

Coffee makes you move. So here’s a new movement.

and

Below, you will see featured— today’s experiment:
Coffee cake, but with your coffee in mind. Using guava paste and cream cheese emulsion, I have tailored this semi sweet cake to be paired with your Colombian roast.

BONUS, I used half the sugar the recipe calls for.
BONUS BONUS, it is also made with sourdough.

🍞☕️🫰🏼

08/01/2026

Guava Cream Cheese experimentation!

07/23/2026

Midweek church, lemonade, and my favorite little sidekick. 🍋💛 Sometimes the sweetest moments are the simple ones.

Support local! Small business to small business.

EriQueen's Lemonade

07/19/2026

07/18/2026

WARNING. Cookie flight incoming! 🍪🍪🍪🍪
Same cookie- baked four ways. We did have an obvious winner!

What do you call the opposite of trick or treating? Not only am I alluding to fall being just around the corner… buutttttt, I’m also officially looking for a name for this activity.

What do you think?

Three houses received a sweet visit from your one and only friendly neighborhood carb dealer.

NOMS 🫰🏼

07/18/2026

🐹🩷 The tiny capybara baking committee is on the case… 🕵️✨

White chocolate? ✔️
Macadamia nuts? ✔️
Raspberry? ✔️

But wait… there’s one secret ingredient they just couldn’t figure out… 🤫🍞💛

(It’s sourdough. 🤭)

These little detectives had way too much fun solving the mystery before the cookies even made it out of the oven! Which ingredient would you have guessed first? 💕

07/17/2026

Coffee is always better when it’s shared. ☕❤️

I finally got to try my first sample from High Point Roasters, and I started with the Colombian roast. Huge thank you for the generous sample! My grandparents joined me for the taste test, and Paw Paw had me dying with his commentary regarding the news on in the living room…let’s just say not everything he said was fit for a coffee tasting reel. 😂 I can’t wait to try the rest!

Caf & Crumb

07/13/2026

A fresh loaf delivery brought to you by your friendly neighborhood carb dealer! 🤍🍞 Nothing beats homemade bread.

07/13/2026

Under the weather… Luna stayed home from camp today, and I stayed home from work. Soooo we made the most of a slow morning together. 💚

Fresh homemade Vietnamese pandan waffles for breakfast, lots of smiles, and a little extra time together. Some days are just good for the soul. 🧇☕️