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04/14/2026

Spring on Cape Cod!

04/05/2026

Happy Easter!

Wishing everyone a very happy Easter from Cape Cod!

PHOTO: Charlene's Spring Sugar Cookies with Vanilla Buttercream "Nests" and Cadbury Mini Eggs.

03/17/2026

Oh Deer!

They're currently working to rescue a deer stuck on the rocks along the Marginal Way in Ogunquit, Maine.

03/13/2026

This Guinness Chocolate Cake is a rich, deeply chocolatey dessert made with Guinness Draught and topped with smooth Bailey’s Irish Cream buttercream. CLICK BELOW FOR THE RECIPE...

Moist, easy to prepare, and finished with a subtle hint of mint, it’s the perfect Irish-inspired cake for holiday gatherings - especially St. Patrick’s Day.

An Easy Chocolate Guinness Cake With a Story Behind It There is a particular kind of afternoon that arrives every March in coastal New England — the kind where the kitchen smells of cocoa, butter, and dark Irish stout, the Dropkick Murphys are playing a little too loud, and someone is

02/23/2026

Hoping everyone is wintering well out there! This is Charlene and Eric and we're hunkered down at Candleberry Inn on Cape Cod weathering the Blizzard of '26.

A few minutes ago, Eric went upstairs to get a better perspective on the current conditions.

Here's the view from the Highlands Room facing the Old King's Highway.

02/23/2026

Hoping everyone is wintering well out there! This is Charlene and Eric and we're hunkered down at Candleberry Inn on Cape Cod weathering the Blizzard of '26.

A few minutes ago, Eric went upstairs to get a better perspective on the current conditions.

Here's the view from the Highlands Room facing the Old King's Highway.

01/18/2026

The beach is full of footprints, but there's absolutely no one around.

At Nauset Beach on Cape Cod.

01/12/2026

Our Peanut Butter Stuffed Chocolate Crinkle Cookies recipe combines stuffed chocolate cookies, chocolate peanut butter cookies, and classic crinkle technique in one bakery-style format. RECIPE IN COMMENTS...

01/08/2026

Sweet beginnings to 2026 at the Candleberry Inn on Cape Cod!

New England Innkeepers Eric and Charlene Taubert are already hard at work preparing for the 2026 season -- but they still found time to craft this scratch-baked gingerbread house inspired by the Candleberry Inn itself!

With the new year underway, reservations are already rolling in. If you have favorite dates or a beloved room or suite, now’s the time to book and make sure it’s yours. We can’t wait to welcome you to Cape Cod for another unforgettable season!

01/02/2026

A Chocolate Mousse Cheesecake recipe -- PLUS some interesting cheesecake history! CLICK BELOW TO SEE MORE...

Chocolate Mousse Cheesecake is a baked chocolate cheesecake that sits between traditional New York–style cheesecake and chocolate mousse. It uses cream cheese for structure, real dark chocolate for flavor, and low, slow baking to create a silky, mousse-like interior that slices clean but melts quickly on the fork.

Chocolate Mousse Cheesecake (Dark Chocolate, Baked & Ganache-Topped): This Chocolate Mousse Cheesecake is a baked, custard-style chocolate cheesecake with the light, melting texture of mousse and the clean structure of a classic cheesecake. Made with real couverture chocolate, Dutch-processed cocoa,...

12/20/2025

Perfect for your holiday celebrations! This was one of our most requested recipes at Candleberry Inn on Cape Cod this year: Cape Cod Cranberry Orange Breakfast Cake with Annie's Crannies!

Light yet rich, tart-sweet, and built for holiday mornings! CLICK BELOW TO SEE MORE...

Cape Cod Cranberry Orange Breakfast Cake is a seasonal New England breakfast or brunch cake made with fresh, dry-harvested Cape Cod cranberries – in this specific case, the Howes variety grown at Annie’s Crannies in Dennis, Massachusetts. Light yet rich, tart-sweet, and built for holiday morning...