Ashton Swank
Something Swanky
Author, photographer, and dessert enthusiast. Making the world better one chocolate chip cookie at a time.
After leaving her day job, and becoming a full-time mom to her baby daughter and first child, Ashton Swank turned her love for desserts into a creative career. She immersed herself into everything she needed to learn such as photography, food styling, food journalism, baking, and online business practices.
Over the years, she grew her brand and blog Something Swanky into a viable small business, and has partnered with household brands such as Betty Crocker, Land O’ Lakes, and has even created her own cookbook, Party Popcorn.
Experience
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Bread
Breakfast
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
My mom’s chocolate chip banana bread is full of chocolate chips and is SUPER soft and moist thanks to 4 whole bananas and a little…
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No Bake
The Best Homemade Whipped Cream
This is BY FAR the best homemade whipped cream I’ve ever tried. It’s so easy to make, and it’s a dream to spread, pipe, and…
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Brownies and Bars
Easter
Lemon
Spring
Summer
Ina Garten’s Lemon Bars
Ina Garten’s Lemon Bars are so good! Imagine a buttery, delicious crust underneath a creamy lemon filling and a crispy sugary top. Check out all…
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Cake
Valentine's Day
Cake Man Raven’s Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
From a Southern classic to NYC famous thanks to Cake Man Raven, this is a supremely moist and vibrant Red Velvet cake with a rich cream…
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Cake
The Best Doctored Up Cake Mix Cake
The Best Doctored Up Cake Mix Cake is the BEST CAKE OF ALL TIME EVER. Moist, fluffy, and topped with a supremely fudgy chocolate frosting.…
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Cake
Lemon
Ina’s Lemon Cake
Rich lemon cake that tastes incredible with my favorite cream cheese frosting and raspberries! It’s that time of year! And no. I’m not referring to…
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Becca
Recipe Collections
75 Best Desserts to Bring to a BBQ
This collection of recipes is meant to serve as a resource to help you find some awesome summertime BBQ recipes from many different bloggers! These…
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Gluten Free
Best Chocolate Glaze Ever
Follow this SUPER quick and easy recipe for a delicious chocolate glaze that is perfect for donuts, cookies, cakes, cupcakes, and more! This is my…
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Christmas
Cookies
Red Velvet
Valentine's Day
Easiest Ever Red Velvet French Macarons
These Red Velvet Macarons are absolutely fool-proof. I tested them using all the classic blunders, and they still turned out just fine! If you are…
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Becca
Recipe Collections
85 Single Serving Desserts
Single Serving Healthier Chocolate Chip Muffin Single Serving Cake Batter Popcorn 5 Minute Chocolate Fudge S’mores Cake 1 Giant Snickerdoodle Cookie Cookies and Cream…
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Summer
Quick and Easy Peach Cobbler
Quick and easy peach cobbler. The perfect recipe to stretch out those summer days a little bit longer! I’ve never spent much time thinking about…
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Cake
Fall
No Bake
Pie
Pumpkin
No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake
A simple no-bake pumpkin cheesecake made with just FOUR easy ingredients nestled inside a buttery, graham cracker crust. CHECk out all of my Thanksgiving recipes…
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Football Season
Recipe Collections
50 Sweet Football Treats
Please allow a moment for images to load. An InLinkz Link-up I have updated this post to include many new and delicious football-themed recipes!…
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Brownies and Bars
Fudgy Chocolate Chunk Brownies
Super thick and fudgy chocolate chunk brownies. Check out all of my brownie recipes here. Main Ingredients Needed for Fudgy Chocolate Chunk Brownies butter sugar…
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Breakfast
Easy and Fluffy Belgian Waffles
These are our family’s very favorite homemade belgian waffles. Crispy on the outside, soft and steamy on the inside. Recipe Video: Easy & Fluffy Belgian…
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Brands
Breakfast
Healthier Treats
New Years
No Bake
Grain Free (Whole 30) “Oatmeal”
Seriously delicious grain free (Whole 30) “oatmeal.” You’ll want to try this healthy bowl whether you’re avoiding grains or not! **Originally posted in December 2014…
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4th of July
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Cake
Summer
Grandma’s Pig Cake
Moist, fluffy, buttery yellow cake filled with juicy mandarin oranges topped with a cool, creamy pineapple and whipped cream frosting– Grandma’s Pig Cake is the…
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Cake
Christmas
Peppermint Poke Cake
Rich chocolate peppermint cake moistened with sweetened condensed milk, smothered in whipped cream, and topped with candy cane bits. This cake recipe has been a…
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Cake
Pie
Thanksgiving Pie
Snickerdoodle Pie
Warm and sweet snickerdoodle pie with an extra helping of cream cheese glaze on the top! Happy Wednesday! Are you surviving the week ok? Or…
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Recipe Collections
75 Jell-O and Pudding Desserts
More than 75+ delicious Jell-O and Pudding desserts including Blueberry Cheesecake Poke Cake, Root Beer Pudding Cookies, Jell-O Meringue Cookies, and Banana Split Fluff Salad.…
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Brands
Cookies
How to Frost Cookies like a Pro using Canned Frosting… with your kids!
Fancy pants sugar cookies. We’ve all seen them. You know the ones I’m talking about… with that flawless, smooth royal icing and those ridiculously gorgeous…
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Bread
Quick Bread Dough
This quick and easy bread dough is ready in way less than 20 minutes. It’s perfect for pizza crusts, cinnamon rolls, and even dinner crescent…
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Brownies and Bars
Cookies
Brownie Mix Cookies
Ok, so these cookies are way too fun. A boxed brownie mix + a few simple ingredients = the most killer brownie cookies of all…
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Cookies
Fall
Halloween
Baked “Deep Fried” Oreos
Even yummier than the kind you get at the fair! Plus, these Baked “Deep Fried” Oreos are SO easy to make. And clean up is…
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No Bake
Simple Pudding Mousse + Variations
This cool and creamy simple pudding mousse recipe has been a long time staple in my dessert repertoire. It’s a family favorite! If I’m short…
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Chocolate Chip Cookies
Cookies
The Chocolate Chip Cookie Experiment: 3. Martha Stewart
The quest to find the greatest chocolate chip cookie recipe on the planet continues! Today’s recipe: Martha Stewart’s Soft & Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies. The…
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4th of July
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Fall
Pie
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Pie
Paula Deen’s Apple Pie
Paula Deen’s classic Apple Pie with a buttery homemade lattice top crust and brown sugar apples. **Originally posted in November 2016 Greetings from we’re-moving-in-a-week-and-I’m-procrastinating-packing central!!…
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Free Social Media Icon Silhouettes and How to Use Them in Picmonkey.com
Creating social media icons for your site is SUPER important and SUPER easy! The more custom and cute, the better. And to make custom and…
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Becca
Recipe Collections
85+ Made From Scratch Desserts, Snacks and More
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Chocolate Chip Cookies
Cookies
DoubleTree Hotel Chocolate Chip Cookies
Here’s the story behind these famous cookies: In the early ’80’s, many hotels gave treats (like fresh baked cookies) to their VIP guests. But…
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Becca
Brownies and Bars
Cookies
Ice Cream
No Bake
Recipe Collections
St. Patrick's Day
50+ of the BEST Chocolate Mint Desserts
Brownie Mint Cookies Mint Chip Ice Cream Brownie Squares Mint Chocolate Pudding Chocolate Mint Cake Cookies Mint Cream Cheese Brownie Bites Fudge Mint Popcorn Over-the-Top…
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Cake
No Bake
Easy Homemade Marshmallow Fondant
A week or so ago (is time blurring for anyone else these days??), my baby brother became an Eagle Scout. Having 4 brothers who have…
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Healthier Treats
Ice Cream
No Bake
Starbucks Vanilla Bean Frappuccino {dairy free}
This Copy Cat Starbucks Vanilla Frappuccino may just be my new favorite summertime drink! Not only is it a low calorie treat, it’s also dairy free!…
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Breakfast
Homemade Instant Pancake Mix
This homemade pancake mix is easier to make than going to the store and buying a box! It keeps for months and makes fluffy, delicious,…
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Bread
Breakfast
Easy Cinnabon Monkey Bread
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but I’ve been trying to make a change to the types of recipes I’ve been posting lately. I mean,…
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Becca
No Bake
Recipe Collections
75 Sweet Snack Mix Recipes
This collection of recipes is meant to serve as a resource to help you find some awesome sweet snack mix recipes from many different bloggers!…
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Dip
Football Season
No Bake
Cookies & Cream Cheese Ball Football
A sweet cookies & cream cheeseball that pairs perfectly with salty pretzels, apples, strawberries, and graham crackers! Another recipe from the archive today folks! And…
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Cake
Pudding Filled Chocolate Cake
Today I’m finally wrapping up my Father’s day series of dessert recipes… yes, Father’s day was 2 days ago. I know. I got a little…
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No Bake
Chocolate Ganache – 4 Ways
Anytime I include chocolate ganache in a recipe, I always get lots and lots of comments in the questions. I know it’s because I’m always…
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Cake
BTS or Poke Cake
This is the original BTS or Poke Cake Recipe (as I know it). There are a lot of different versions out there, but this is…
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Cake
Fall
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Oreo Cake
My favorite chocolate cake recipe filled with cream cheese frosting and an outside layer of chocolate buttercream with cute little Oreo Turkeys that make this…
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Chocolate Chip Cookies
Cookies
Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies: the Nestle Tollhouse Recipe
The most classic chocolate chip cookie recipe of all time! This Nestle Tollhouse Recipe is famous, and for good reason. With crispy edges and chewy…
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Bread
Breakfast
Valentine's Day
Bisquick Donuts
You’ve heard of canned biscuit donuts, right? (like these) Well, that’s basically what I did here. Except I actually made the biscuit dough myself using…
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4th of July
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Pie
Summer
Thanksgiving Pie
Salted Caramel Apple Pie Bars
All the goodness of Salted Caramel Apple Pie in much easier bar form! My two favorite holidays of the year are Thanksgiving and the 4th…
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Cookies
Favorite Cake Mix Cookie
My favorite recipe for cake mix cookies. You can make so many different kinds of cookies with just one recipe! I have a deep and…
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Cake
Coconut Cake
My favorite doctored up cake mix combined with my favorite from-scratch coconut buttercream. I love that this cake is both beautiful and simple. Originally posted…
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Cake
Grandma’s Chocolate Trifle
My grandma’s recipe for a family favorite dessert made with layers of chocolate cake, pudding, Cool Whip, and Heath Toffee Bits. We gobble this up…
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Brownies and Bars
Classic Chocolate Chip Blondies
These chewy, fudgy chocolate chip blondies require no mixer and very little prep work. Their crackly golden tops and gooey centers are utter perfection! Ever…
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Breakfast
Strawberries
Small Batch Refrigerator (or Freezer) Jam
I have been super excited to share this recipe with you guys for weeks, because I have been gobbling it up! And every time I dig…
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Cookies
Cake Batter Chocolate Chip Cookies From Scratch
You don’t need a mix to make these soft and buttery chocolate chip cookies that taste like a sprinkle-filled piece of cake! If you’re anything…