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!
Who said you have to have an occasion to make a cake?? I made this cake for no particular reason – nobody’s birthday, anniversary, or graduation. No official celebration at all – other than JUST BECAUSE. I have found that cake is one thing than can bring people together around […]
Yes, I came up with another flavor combination for a biscotti! Chocolate chips and raspberries. The challenge was to incorporate some rather “moist” raspberries into a crisp biscotti. There was only one option – freeze dried raspberries, which you can find online, or at Trader Joe’s, or even sometimes in […]
Adding 1/2 c of Jimmie sprinkles to chocolate chip cookie dough turns them into pure party cookies! Pretty specs of color throughout, and sprinkles on top. The cookie is chewy on the inside, with crisp edges. I made a vanilla version, and a chocolate version. YUMM to both~! Recipe for […]
I’m kind of addicted to biscotti at the moment – I’m thinking of unique flavors that I can incorporate into my favorite biscotti recipe. This one is a delicious blend of chocolate and peanut butter. These flavors are both blended into the dough, AND used as a glazed for the […]
I don’t see the flavor of pistachio in too many things – ice cream, muffins, and occasionally a cake. I happen to love it. I love eating pistachios, and thought it would make a lovely flavor for my tried and true biscotti recipe. I drizzled them with dark chocolate, to […]
I’ve been making biscotti for years – and always use my go-to recipe as the base. What I like about it most, is that these biscotti are “crisp” rather than “hard” – exactly the way I like them! I find that you can easily turn this recipe into just about […]
I love my white chocolate cheesecake – but add to it some balls of chocolate chip cookie dough, and an Oreo crust – well, this just might be my favorite cheesecake ever! It has the smoothness and creaminess of a cheesecake, with pieces of chocolate chip cookie dough scattered throughout […]
Cherry pie has always been my favorite pie. I’m talking about the one my Mom would make – often for my birthday. She would make a homemade pie crust, but would fill the pie with what I thought was the most AMAZING canned cherry pie filling! I would eat the […]
Chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate – a chocolate over-load for sure! The small individual size is what makes these alright – after all, it’s smaller than a slice of cheesecake from The Cheesecake Factory, which I can never finish anyway. This is just enough to satisfy my chocolate craving. I […]
This peanut butter cookie recipe is from my Christmas cookie collection – I use this to make my peanut butter blossom cookies. It’s such a tender, and delicious cookie, that I thought it would be perfect dipped in chocolate, then rolled in an assortment of sprinkles and chopped peanuts. Recipe […]
I love making birthday cakes for friends and family. This cake design was perfect for my grand daughter Zoe’s 4th birthday. She is young, sweet, clever, and very imaginative. She loves making up stories, and playing outside. Her fantastic imagination could certainly make the characters in this cake come to […]
When I have a few hours to get creative in the kitchen, my favorite thing to make is a tart. There is something about a tart that is elegant yet simple, and at the same time artistic and beautiful. I can’t think of anything better than that! This creamy lemon […]
A whimsical circus animal cookie comes to life with this cupcake design – made with my grand babies in mind. I started with a vanilla bean cupcake, then added a mascarpone whipped cream filling. Sprinkles are everything to this cupcake, so after topping with a vanilla cream cheese buttercream, the […]
The best thing about these Oreo cheesecake bites – besides the Oreos and cheesecake – is the SIZE of them! No need for a full slice of cheesecake – when you can just finish one of these off in about 3 bites! They are perfect for parties, or a sweet […]
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