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!
As I was pondering the new “stay at home” order for the state of Illinois -due to the spread of the Covid 19 Virus – I came across a tweet by actor Matt McConaughey. He talked about relying on each other throughout this struggle, and putting aside prejudice of all […]
In the midst of the fear and uncertainly surrounding the Corona Virus, nothing sounded better to me for dinner tonight than some good old fashioned comfort food. I had all the ingredients on hand – so this was super simple. I pulled together a barbecue chicken pizza, and chocolate chip […]
Sometimes the sweetest and most perfect birthday cake is actually a simple one. This cake was made for my friend Lesha. As is the case with all of my cake designs, this one was created just for her. It is bright, beautiful, and has a simple but elegant stencil design […]
Boston cream pie – made into a pretty little cupcake that my grand children devoured tonight! These elements – vanilla cake, vanilla pastry cream, and chocolate ganache – equal YUMM in my book! I started with a soft, moist vanilla cupcake. The filling is a homemade vanilla bean pastry cream. […]
This coffee cake is loaded with fresh strawberries, which makes it super moist! I added a streusel topping for added flavor and crunch on the top. You can leave this out if you prefer, and just sprinkle with a little granulated sugar before baking. This will give it a nice […]
I love creating birthday “theme cakes” for my grandchildren. This one was made for my oldest grand daughter Natalie, who is turning 7. Her request was for a cake with characters from the Pixar movie Brave. I found a Merida doll along with the 3 bears (her triplet brothers), and […]
My grandson Hunter is turning 5. His birthday cake design began swirling in my head months ago. The actual cake creation usually takes me 2 days – 1 day to bake the layers (refrigerate, or freeze), and 1 day to assemble and decorate. As most kids his age, he is […]
I took my favorite homemade fudgy brownie recipe, and turned it into the perfect heart-shaped brownie for Valentine’s Day. I don’t have a heart-shaped pan, so I created one using a tart pan, and some aluminum foil. Pretty perfect! I thought about topping each slice with some raspberry or strawberry […]
This 3 layer, 8″ chocolate cake, with a chocolate whipped cream filling, proves that you can take a simple idea, and elevate it to something very special indeed~! The design resembles a cable knit sweater, and is not as difficult to create as it may look. I frosted the cake […]
I’ve been wanting to make this cinnamon roll pie crust for some time now. It’s most often made for an apple pie, but I thought it would be equally as delicious combined with a fresh strawberry pie. What a way to welcome spring – or at least to wish for […]
I made 2 game day treats this year – sugar cookies, and chocolate candies. Yes, the cookies are made from my Mom’s sugar cookie recipe. And yes, they are topped with store bought, canned vanilla frosting! Just the way she made them, and just the way my kids love them. […]
These Pink Party Doughnuts are yeast-risen, and fried. They are based on my Glazed Doughnut post from last year. As you can see – baked doughnuts are just not my thing! http://recipesinspiredbymom.com/glazed-doughnuts/ I wanted to see if a fried doughnut could be made into a “funfetti” doughnut. Well, in short, […]
There is a little German/French bistro in the charming town of Galena, Illinois called Fritz & Frites. Their Wiener Schnitzel is “to die for”, but equally enticing is their Apple Strudel with cinnamon ice cream for dessert! I wanted to give this a shot, basing my recipe on the flavor […]
When I was growing up, my Mom used to make a “chocolate pie” as one of her circulating desserts. This pie consisted of a homemade pie crust, and a chocolate pudding filling, made from a box mix. That was it! Simple? For sure. It probably took about 30 minutes to […]
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