From the category archives:

Cakes

Strawberry Desserts

June 12, 2010

Summertime means berry season, and our favorite berry is the strawberry. My kids love this time of year when fresh strawberries are available. Here are a few of our favorite strawberry desserts. Strawberry Pie Strawberries and Milk Cake Strawberry Mousse Strawberry Mousse Trifle What is your favorite berry to enjoy this time of year? This post [...]

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Chocolate Cake

May 12, 2010

I have never been a fan of cake mix cakes. Yes, I like to doctor up a cake mix every once in awhile, like in my cake mix cookies, but eating it as just cake, is not for me. I actually don’t think they have ever been a fan of cake mix cakes. However, give me [...]

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Ganache

May 8, 2010

I love frosting cakes with Ganache. The simplest chocolate cake, can be turned into something special, just by covering it in Ganache. How can anything covered in chocolate and cream be bad? Ganache 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped 1/2 cup heavy cream Place chocolate in a medium bowl. In a saucepan, bring cream to a boil. [...]

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Honey Frosting

May 1, 2010

I recently made this honey frosting for some cupcakes, and I was reminded how much I love this frosting. I have this posted with my banana cupcakes, but after making this the other day I decided this frosting needed a post of it’s own. This is great on my banana cupcakes, but really this would [...]

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Strawberry Mousse Trifle

April 19, 2010

As soon as I tasted my strawberry mousse pudding, I knew it would work perfectly for a trifle. Last week I needed a dessert to send to my husband’s office for their staff meeting. I knew right away that a strawberry trifle would be a perfect dessert to make. Everyone loved this. I will admit [...]

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Applesauce Cake

February 4, 2010

Applesauce cake is one of those great old fashioned desserts. It is a frugal, yet really good dessert. It is a dessert that many of our grandmothers and great grandmothers made for many years. This is what I call a comfort food type dessert. An easy and simple dessert, made from everyday ingredients that most [...]

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Flourless Chocolate Cake

January 18, 2010

There are a lot of Flourless Chocolate Cake recipes. I have seen many of them over the years. They are all similar and yet different. Each one is it’s own take on a classic recipe. I found this version for Flourless Chocolate Cake in a Gourmet Magazine cookbook and I made it for dinner on Christmas Day. [...]

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Gluten Free Overnight Coffee Cake

December 12, 2009

This is my first official gluten free recipe. I have lots of recipes that are gluten free, but this is the first one that I have posted that calls for gluten free flours. I have been reading a lot about gluten free baking. I have spent a lot of time reading websites. I checked out [...]