Cakes

Lemon Pudding Cake

January 20, 2011

Pudding cake is an old fashioned and simple dessert. It is a dessert that has been around for years and it is exactly what it sounds like, part pudding, part cake. This type of cake has always fascinated me. You mix it up all together like a normal cake, and yet in the oven it separates and creates [...]

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Crustless Chocolate Cheesecake

December 14, 2010

This Crustless Chocolate Cheesecake may just be my new favorite dessert. What could possibly be bad about a dessert that contains chocolate and cream cheese? And look at how rich and creamy it is. I have made this dessert twice in the last month. Once for my husband’s staff and then again for Thanksgiving. It [...]

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Crustless White Chocolate Cheesecake

December 9, 2010

Yesterday I posted about my love of cheesecake and how I have finally discovered the trick to making the best cheesecake. See how creamy that cheesecake is? It has a lot to do with the tips for the perfect cheesecake that I posted yesterday. Today, though I want to share with you my new favorite [...]

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Caramel Apple Cake

October 8, 2010

Apple desserts are perfect for fall, so for our first baking day I knew apples would be the perfect theme. There is something so warm and comforting about an apple cake or an apple pie. I recently saw a recipe for caramel apple cake at Finding Joy In My Kitchen that sounded so good. I [...]

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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? This post linked to Mouthwatering Mondays and Made By You Mondays.

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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 [...]