Desserts (Holiday)

Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes

November 26, 2012

Hey there, ladies and gentlemen. I have a decadent holiday treat for you today. It involves chocolate cupcakes, sweet peppermint frosting and silky chocolate ganache. Sprinkle a few crushed up candy canes on top and you have a holiday treat worth every “oooooo” and “ahhhhhh” these pretty little babies are sure to get. If you are a chocolate/mint person, hold onto [...]

Pumpkin Layer Cake with Fluffy Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Drizzle

November 15, 2012

Oh, baby. This cake is really good. Moist and flavorful pumpkin cake is layered with a fluffy cream cheese/pumpkin filling and then drizzled with caramel topping. It’s not overly sweet and has an amazingly light texture. I know some of you will be wondering if you can make it in a 9×13 pan, spread the [...]

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Cream Cheese Filling

September 19, 2012

Hey there. Before we talk about Pumpkin and Cream Cheese Filling, I had a little something I wanted to tell you. The thing is, I have a really great niece named Belle. She’s 14 years old, sweet and darling and kind. Everything an Aunt could ask for in a niece, really. Not only is the sweet thing as pleasant as a [...]

Gooey Sweet Coconut Chex Mix (The Bomb Diggity)

July 27, 2012

So, I am going to wager this isn’t the first time you’ve heard of this recipe. Am I right? Someone may have left a bag full on your doorstep last Christmas, or maybe your sister made it for a Girls Night Out. Perhaps your pretty Mother In Law brought it along to your family reunion? [...]

Vanilla Cupcakes with Raspberry Filling

February 9, 2012

Pin It If you like to make cupcakes….make these. Make them today, and tomorrow and next week. Enjoy the sweet moist vanilla cake, the tart raspberry filling and the smooth cream cheese frosting. They are absolutely divine. Heaven in every bite. Earth shattering bliss to be savored with each delectable taste. Trust me. I’m no [...]

Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake Bars

February 6, 2012

Pin It Good Monday to you. And you. And you there, with the teeny tiny chocolate addiction. I made a little something just for you. It’s full of chocolate flavor, rich, smooth as velvet and melt in your mouth delightful. Would you care for a bite? Or two! I thought you might. And how [...]

Cinnamon Roll Cake. Easy, breezy, beautiful.

December 19, 2011

Pin It I really like making Cinnamon Rolls. Love mixing the dough, rolling it out, watching them rise. I adore the heavenly smell that wafts throughout my house and the sticky gooey-ness of each blissful bite. But, my friends…there ain’t no denying it. Cinnamon Rolls take a chunk of time to make, don’t they. And [...]

Coconut Cream Cupcakes

December 6, 2011

Pin It I know a really cool girl. She’s SUPER nice. Very pretty. Dang funny. Clever and cute. Do you have any friends like her? I bet you do. Everyone should. She’s not one to gossip or spread nasty stories. Who wants to waste time with that kind of poison? She laughs [...]

Classic Pecan Pie

November 18, 2011

Happy Friday, everyone! I hope you have had a good week and are making some plans for some rest and relaxation this weekend. Some of my dear friends and I are hosting a bake sale this Saturday, if you are in the area and would like to drop by to support our cause, please do! [...]

Chocolate Toffee Trifle

November 7, 2011

Pin It When I got married some 17 odd years ago, I was given this lovely trifle dish as a gift. Inside it were several recipes for trifle and a little note from the giver of the gift. Would you like to know what it said? I thought you might. You are just so nice [...]