Dessert is my favorite topic when it comes to food. I’ve been baking for nearly 40 years – serving not only my family, but multitudes of friends and customers of my baking business. A homemade treat is a gift of love for sure. After all, who doesn’t like a little something sweet at the end of a meal? Or for no reason at all! Dessert should be both beautiful and delicious. It should appeal to your visual sense, and the smell should be nothing less than heavenly! This is my goal when I create my amazing cakes, cupcakes, tarts, and more decadent sweet treats. Dessert is made for sharing. I invite you to try these recipes, and create your own precious memories!
Yogurt makes these muffins OH so moist!! Makes 8 jumbo muffins, or about 16 regular sized muffins.Line desired muffin cups with paper liners.Preheat oven to 375 degrees. You can use regular Greek yogurt, but increase the vanilla extract to 1 tsp. Muffin Ingredients: 2 c all purpose flour3 tsp. baking […]
Yes, it’s time for ANOTHER grand baby birthday cake – This one is for my little Zoe Grace, turning 5 years old. Chocolate cake, with an Oreo cream filling.
This is not my typical scone recipe, which like most scone recipes, is made with heavy cream. But I loved the idea of adding sour cream to an orange scone. I was still able to get the flakey layers that scones are known for. These scones remind me of a […]
These days, my cakes are made for family birthdays. I made this sweet little mermaid cake for my grand daughter Natalie. Hard to believe she is turning 8 years old! I always ask what they want on the inside, as well as the theme for the outside of the cake. […]
Happy Birthday to my son in law Keith! See my prior post for Banana Cake. For the frosting, I made a batch of my cream cheese buttercream frosting, then added about 2 Tbsp of prepared caramel sauce, and blended it together. The store bought caramel sauce worked just fine – […]
I don’t ALWAYS make everything from scratch – I like a good shortcut every now and then. This is a perfect example. I combined store bought pie dough, and canned cherry pie filling, with a homemade cream cheese filling, and homemade lemon curd – to make 2 different kinds of […]
I love a sweet roll for breakfast. My favorite is one that incorporates nuts into the recipe. This pecan braid starts very simply, with frozen puff pastry dough, or prepared sweet roll dough. The dough can be made from scratch, but even I want a shortcut from time to time! […]
I spent the day yesterday make cinnamon rolls. They came out beautifully, and made my house smell like cinnamon heaven! I kept that feeling going today, with a CINNAMON ROLL SUGAR COOKIE. I always come back to my Mom’s traditional Christmas sugar cookie dough, and thought that would be a […]
It’s my day off, I’m in the kitchen, and it’s cold outside. A perfect day to make myself some homemade cinnamon rolls! This is not a family recipe, but I was intrigued by the technique of mixing the yeast into the dry ingredients! That’s a first for me, and quite […]
This year, I made my Mom’s sugar cookies with – yes – royal icing. I have to say that although they are beautiful, decorating with royal icing takes a LOT of time (compared to my kid’s favorite “store bought canned frosting”!!) These took a total of 3 days – to […]
This is a traditional shortbread cookie dough – simple, no eggs, no leavening, just 5 ingredients! It makes a delicious, tender, buttery cookie that melts in your mouth. You can use ANY kind of jam (I don’t recommend jelly). For my recipe I used strawberry jam, then topped each cookie […]
I put a Holiday spin on my traditional white chocolate cheesecake, by adding swirly veins of pumpkin, and warm pumpkin spices throughout. So pretty, and perfect for my Thanksgiving table! Graham cracker crust: 1 1/4 c graham cracker crumbs2 Tbsp granulated sugar1 Tbsp light brown sugar1/2 c finely chopped walnuts […]
These adorable cookies are nothing more than a homemade “sprinkle” chocolate chip cookie, stuffed with a THIN Oreo cookie. I chose the new THIN Oreo cookies, as I didn’t want a super tall cookie stuffed with a regular sized Oreo. I thought that would make for a rather “giant” cookie, […]
A brownie made into a cupcake, then frosted, and sprinkled – a perfect single-serving snack! I think the best desserts are completely homemade. But if you don’t have the time or supplies for that, try at least PARTIALLY homemade. For this recipe, I made a scratch brownie cupcake with just […]
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