Top Recipes of 2012

Happy New Year! I'm pretty excited about 2013: it's going to be a VERY different year. I'm getting rolling on my new career, running my first* marathon, and getting MARRIED — just to name a few.

Looking back over 2012, it was an eventful year! I went from having about 30 visitors per day here on Bake Break, to having some days approaching 1,000 visitors! This year I plan to devote a bit more attention and time to posting for all of you, and growing my readership even more. Thanks to all of you who have stuck around!

I've compiled a list of my top recipes from 2012: Five were chosen by you, simply by which recipes were viewed the most. Five are chosen by me, which was NOT easy — it's like choosing your favorite kid! I decided not to duplicate any from the most viewed list, and skipped some things that we might use often (pizza dough), but aren't exactly "special" to me.

Top 5 Reader Picks for 2012

1. Brownie Cheesecake with Chocolate Caramel Ganache



2. Lemon-Blueberry Sour Cream Pound Cake with Lemon Glaze



3. Strawberry Bourbon Tart with Bourbon Caramel Sauce



4. Butternut Squash Stuffed Shells with Browned Butter Squash Sage Sauce



5. How to Bake Heart-shaped Cakes in Soup Cans

My 5 Picks for 2012

1. Spicy Chicken and Rice Chowder



2. No-Knead No-Fail Bread



3. Fresh Cranberry Lemon Cookies



4. Grapefruit Curd



5. Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies

I can't wait to see what's on this least next year!!

*For the sake of full disclosure, I ran a marathon when I was 13... but seeing as I didn't train, or even really know anything about running, I don't really count it as "running a marathon" even though I did. This one will be the first one I've trained for!