Chocolate and peanut butter are kind of a match made in heaven. Their flavors are combined in an endless list that includes Reese’s peanut butter cups – cookies – cakes and cheesecakes! For this recipe, I started with my chocolate chocolate chip muffin recipe, but added a decadent peanut butter […]
The combination of chocolate and salted caramel is the ultimate blend of sweet and savory. I love the two together. I wanted to try making my standard tart crust, into a chocolate tart crust. It was pretty simple really – I just replaced some of the flour with cocoa powder, […]
Red wine, raspberry, and chocolate. Now that sounds like a match made in heaven to me! I’ve been researching baking a chocolate cake, using red wine. Seems simple enough – but I wanted something more than just the flavor of red wine. I tend to like sweeter wines, and I […]
A birthday is certainly a reason to celebrate with cake!! There is just something about cake, that makes everyone very happy! I know it makes me happy to make cake – for pretty much any occasion. I made these jumbo hydrangea chocolate cupcakes, and brought them in to the office […]
My Mom made a “church social” type of dessert that she called a “4 layer dessert”. It was made and served in a 13″ by 9″ pan. It had 4 layers starting with a butter-pecan crust, followed by a cream cheese layer, chocolate pudding layer, and finally a whipped cream […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
These chocolate peanut butter cupcakes are little offsprings from my best selling cake with the same title. Since I love cake in any form, why not make little miniature versions of something that has amazing flavor, AND proven popularity! I used my go-to chocolate cupcake recipe. See prior post for […]
As if my Mom’s chocolate no-egg cake isn’t amazing all by itself – now I present the chocolate no-egg cake with cream cheese filling! Who would have thought?? It adds a bit of “cheesecake” flavor, which I have paired with cake in the past. During my baking business, I made […]
I can’t remember how many times I’ve made this Brownie Tart – hundreds for sure! It was a top seller when I baked for a restaurant several years ago. Not only is the brownie rich, fudgy, and chocolatey all by itself, but then it’s drizzled with caramel, and sprinkled with […]
I remember having strawberry shortcake as a kid, and it was one of my favorites. It was usually very simple, with pound cake or angel food cake as the base, fresh strawberries with a little sugar, then topped with store-bought whipped topping. As with so many dishes from my childhood, […]
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