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!
Lemon meringue pie – LOVE IT! Cheesecake – LOVE IT! I combined the two into these adorable lemon meringue mini cheesecakes. I love to use my homemade lemon curd – but you can use the store bought curd – you will need 2 jars for this recipe. See link below: […]
This tart is perfect for both a coffee lover, and a chocoholic! A chocolate tart crust, with a chocolate mascarpone filling, sprinkled with chopped chocolate covered espresso beans, then topped with dollups of espresso mascarpone cream, and a dusting of cocoa powder. Chocolatey, creamy, crunchy. and DELICIOUS! CHOCOLATE TART CRUST: […]
I made this cupcake with my Mom’s chocolate no-egg cake recipe. It’s perfect for this flavor combination. Moist, rich chocolate cake, with salted caramel buttercream, a drizzle of salted caramel sauce, mini chocolate chips, then a light sprinkling of flaked sea salt – just – YUMM! CHOCOLATE NO EGG CAKE […]
I love making desserts. But more importantly for me, I love making desserts BEAUTIFUL!! This post is all about making a beautifully decorated pie crust – and I chose an apple pie for my “leaf design”. I used a leaf cookie cutter that I have from Sur La Table. You […]
One recipe, 3 possibilities! Cupcakes, muffins, or cake! This carrot cake recipe was a part of my repertoire during my Elegantly Sweet Shoppe days. This is the exact design I created for the restaurant I used to bake for. It has the perfect moist and fluffy texture that I look […]
This cupcake was created during my Project Cupcake last weekend. It starts with my favorite chocolate cupcake recipe, then I topped it with espresso buttercream, and finally, generous swirls and ribbons of mascarpone whipped topping. Add some chocolate shavings, and a small straw, or a Pirouline wafer stick (available in […]
Some days I feel the need to try out a bunch of new cupcake flavors, colors, and combinations. This past Saturday was that day. Once I decided on the flavors I wanted, I dragged out all of my ingredients, pans, and bowls – softened a bunch of butter, and got […]
I’ve been thinking about the flavors of S’mores – marshmallow, chocolate, and graham crackers – and the possibilities for creating a S’more cupcake. Pretty classic really – I mean who hasn’t had a s’more sandwich treat while sitting around a campfire?? It was my years spent in Girl Scouting that […]
In order to make a cupcake with the TRUE essence of cookies and cream, you really need to incorporate both Oreos, and cream – and little else! For this version, I placed an Oreo cookie in the bottom of the paper cupcake liners. I chose a vanilla cupcake, in order […]
Once again – I found a new design for my Mom’s sugar cookie recipe! No end in sight for these amazing cookies. Inspired by the colorful leaves of October. Here is my version of turning these bright and beautiful designs, into a cookie! Sugar Cookie Recipe: (1 made 4 separate […]
Coffee and chocolate – gotta love that combination! My daughter does. She asked for a “coffee flavored brownie, with chocolate chip cookies on top”. I came up with this culinary delight, and I’m calling it JEN’S MOCHA BROOKIE! These are a combination of both “cakey” and “fudgey” – best served […]
These cupcakes are all about fall flavors. Both start with an apple spice cupcake, with fresh grated apples, and apple cider. You can make 2 flavor options with 1 recipe! For the apple pie version, I filled the cupcakes with apple pie filling, then added a streusel crumb topping, cinnamon […]
This key lime pie is super simple to make. Once you gather all of your ingredients, it takes about a hour to pull this together. It needs to chill for several hours, but can certainly be served the same day it’s made. The crust is both crispy and chewy, with […]
A better name for this cake might be “Lemon Explosion Cake”!! It has 3 – 8″ layers of vanilla cake, to balance the lemon mascarpone whipped filling, lemon glaze on the cakes, and lemon curd on the top! The cake is garnished with ribbons of lemon mascarpone whipped topping. Can’t […]
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