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!
These cupcakes are “grand baby-inspired” for sure! Vanilla cake, with vanilla butter cream cheese frosting. Then topped with bright, colorful, whimsical sprinkles! I put together a variety of shapes, sizes, and a bright color combination with the help of my faithful assistant Natalie. I made little unicorn horns, with white […]
I’ve made these fresh banana cupcakes in the past – in a post I called “banana split cupcakes”. That banana cake recipe is one of my favorites! It’s full of fresh banana flavor, and has a hint of cinnamon as well. So what better way to top them, than with […]
I’ve been thinking about this cake for a while now. I love chocolate, and I love strawberries. I also love a chocolate covered strawberry! So this cake makes perfect, delicious, sense! I started with my favorite Hershey’s “Perfectly Chocolate chocolate cake” recipe. I made 1 1/2 recipes, to make 3 […]
In my eternal quest to come up with new and amazing cupcakes, I came up with this little gem! Pastel swirl cupcakes. My grand babies will love these for sure! I started with my favorite Golden Vanilla Cake mix from King Arthur Flour. This is the only vanilla cake I […]
My Mom’s sugar cookie recipe gets yet another remake, in these adorable and whimsical cookies. Of course I had my 3 grand babies in mind – as they too are both colorful, and sweet! I’ll say it again – there is no better sugar cookie recipe on the planet! Well, […]
If you’re a fan of “Turtles” like I am, then you will love these cupcakes. “Turtle” is the original candy name for chocolate covered caramel and pecans. I wanted to mimic the flavors, but add my own design twist. I started with my chocolate cupcake. I have copied the recipe […]
I love Costco chocolate chip muffins, but like most baked goods, I’d like them even better if I baked them in my own oven! So I did! I came up with my own version, that incorporates a little espresso powder to enhance the already chocolatey goodness! There are chocolate chips […]
Rainbow sherbet is a popular treat for most kids – it’s sweet and tangy, cold and colorful. It was a favorite of my middle daughter Holly. I think even now, at 30 years old, “rainbow sherbet” describes her personality quite well! She is an artist, and a talented photographer, with […]
My family means the world to me, and so do my friends! I think being celebrated just for who you are, and what you mean to someone, is a wonderful feeling! I love making cake for these special people. For 2 of my girlfriends, this key lime cake was the […]
Styled with my daughter Jennifer in mind! She LOVES her coffee drinks, so what better inspiration for this amazing chocolate frappuccino cupcake! There are days when she just NEEDS one of these cupcakes! She is a teacher, a musician, a writer, a wife, and a mother to 3 small children […]
Peach cobbler is another recipe that my Mom would make for dessert when I was growing up. It was simple and inexpensive, yet delicious and full of homemade goodness! It’s also a recipe that she never wrote down, so my sister and I shared our memories of this recently. We […]
I wasn’t sure if I should bother to post this gold standby recipe – from the 1960s. My Mom made them OFTEN, and always called them “Magic Bars”. They were so quick and easy – about 40 min. to make and bake, and everyone loved them. I always have all […]
My ice cream cupcakes were inspired by my grandbabies. I bring them treats every weekend – in fact when I walk in the door, one of them is usually asking “did you bring cupcakes”?? This new special treat had to include a cupcake of course, and their other sweet favorite […]
Who doesn’t remember orange creamsicles? I love that creamy combination of tart orange on the outside, and vanilla icecream on the inside! They taste like summer for sure. These flavors certainly inspired this cupcake, starting with an orange buttermilk cake, an orange whipped cream cheesecake filling, and a vanilla and […]
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