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!
This is my “go-to” brownie recipe – I used it for my Brownie Tart with salted caramel sauce – when I baked for a restaurant for 4 years. It was a big hit every time I made it. The brownie is a rich, “fudgey” type of brownie – which I […]
I’m often inspired by what I have in my refrigerator. Today, it was 2 pints of fresh blueberries. I thought it would be nice to turn these into a new version of my white chocolate cheesecake. BUT – I wanted a small cheesecake just for the 2 of us. Let’s […]
My daughter Jennifer loved my recent post for a White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake, and asked if I could make it in a KEY LIME version. I thought my creamy, delicious white chocolate cheesecake would be perfect, blended with veins of tart and sweet key lime curd running through it! I […]
One of my favorite cheesecake flavors from the Cheesecake Factory, is their “white chocolate raspberry truffle” cheesecake. I don’t, however, like the 12.95 per slice price tag! My entire cheesecake cost just about this much – so this was a WIN for sure! You will want to make this cake […]
Elegant, understated, beautiful, and most of all utterly delicious! This is how I would describe my version of a Miette cake. I added this “Miette” cookbook to my collection a few years ago – and it has remained one of my favorites. It was written by Meg Ray, and is […]
My sister Julie visited me from Alabama recently, and brought me a jar of her homemade, low sugar blackberry jam. She has a large garden, which feeds her family for much of the year, by canning and freezing. It was such a treat to have a little piece of her […]
My basic scone recipe was turned into a lemon cream scone this morning. So delicious! I added some Organic lemon extract, and fresh lemon zest to flavor these scones with the perfect amount of lemony-goodness! And don’t forget the amazing lemon glaze! I started with my basic scone recipe: Scone […]
Inspiration for these chocolate coconut tarts? MAGIC BARS!! I’ve posted these bars from my childhood before – but thought that a coconut tart shell would make an amazing vehicle for a chocolate tart. It’s that magical “sweetened condensed milk” that brings such a yummy, chewy texture to the bars. But […]
This cookie was inspired by a walk through one of my favorite little kitchen shops in Galena, Illinois – called the Grateful Gourmet.. I found an ice cream cone cookie cutter, and immediately began thinking about designing these little beauties. I have a fairly large collection of cookie cutters, but […]
I’ve been making this cake for about 10 years now – to rave reviews every time – that says a lot! That’s really all I need for confirmation of a GOOD THING! Oreo cookies and cream – the combination is timeless. This was a best-seller during my “Elegantly Sweet Shoppe” […]
Want something simple to make, and sure to impress! These chocolate ganache tarts are the perfect idea! You can make the tart shells ahead of time and freeze them until I’m ready to put them together – or use them as soon as they cool. Start with the tart dough. […]
In addition to “all things princess”, my grand babies also love unicorns, and mermaids! I’ve made a princess cake, and a unicorn cake – now it’s time for MERMAID CUPCAKES! These are adorable! I started with a plastic mold for the “mermaid tails” – which I found at my local […]
I used my Mom’s sweet bread dough, to make these caramel pecan cinnamon rolls. This is a first, since I’ve always made them the way she did – with a powdered sugar and milk glaze. But being the nut lover that I am, it was a matter of time before […]
Yes, these doughnuts are fried! I will admit that I tried several oven-baked doughnut recipes, since I agree they are a healthier option. But quite frankly, they all tasted like cake! Add some frosting or glaze, and they taste like a cupcake! I know they are healthier, but for the […]
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