A blog full of sweets and treats that are delicious, fun and simple to create.
I know it’s August. I know it’s supposed to be 115 degrees here in Phoenix today. I know fall (at least in the desert) is a long way off. But I’m tired of waiting. It’s time for pumpkin, my much loved, glorious, delicious, fabulous pumpkin. Pumpkin is one of my favorite ingredients to bake with, and the combo of pumpkin and cinnamon in the oven is blissful. So calendar and temperature aside, pumpkin season has arrived in this house. And {Read More}
When you are the baker in the family, it is not uncommon that you just might have to bake your own birthday cakes. I’m okay with that and since today I find myself turning a year older (how does that keep happening???), I thought I’d make some cupcakes that feature a few of my favorite things… Which means chocolate and vanilla zebra striped cupcakes topped with hot pink & black sprinkles and Hello Kitty. You’d think I was turning 13, {Read More}
When it comes to frosting I very rarely, if ever, use a recipe. It’s one of those things that I just eyeball and it is probably a bit different each and every time I make it. I get quite a few requests for frosting recipes, so I figure I should probably share an actual recipe. Here is what most of my batches of frosting start off with… I loosely follow the recipe on the back of the C&H Powdered Sugar {Read More}
McCormick recently contacted me and asked if I would like to try a few of their recipes and share them (along with an upcoming giveaway) with my readers. When I saw the words “Cinnamon Sour Cream Coffee Cake“, it was very easy to say “yes!” There is just something SO amazing about the scent of cinnamon anything baking in the oven, and who doesn’t love starting the day with a nice slice of coffee cake? The great thing about this {Read More}
I recently came across the most amazing bundt cakes over at Cooking With Sugar. The only way I can describe them is that they look like a party on a plate – they are packed full of color, color and more color. And sprinkles. Check out her Valentine’s Day Melting Heart Bundt Cake – it’s g-o-r-g-e-o-u-s. There is just something about these colorful bundt cakes that makes me feel like a kid full of cake excitement. My head is {Read More}
I couldn’t make those sweet little baby bundt cakes this time of year without creating a valentine version… The only differences with these from the Dark Chocolate Baby Bundt Cakes with Chocolate Ganache and Caramel Buttercream is that I didn’t fill them with caramel, and I didn’t add caramel to the frosting. I did however add some Valentine colored sprinkles to the frosting for a pop of color, and a Valentine’s Day red heart peep on a lollipop stick made {Read More}
Yesterday was my husband’s birthday, so clearly there had to be cake. Wanting to do something a little different, I decided to go with baby bundt cakes… These were actually pretty simple and sinfully delicious. I used my favorite chocolate cake recipe and baked for about 14-17 minutes. Honestly a box cake mix would work just fine, and you would probably bake for about as long as recommended for cupcakes, though possibly a few more minutes. If you look closely, {Read More}
Cake and cookie bakers and decorators take note – I have a GREAT giveaway for you today from ABC Cake Decorating Supplies. A complete airbrush system! Here is some information about this airbrush system… PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Complete airbrush system with moisture trap used for commercial arts, illustrations, photo retouching, hobbies, and crafts (Please note– Although this airbrush can be used for all kinds of crafts, if you use it for food products ONLY use FDA approved food colorings). Product Includes: {Read More}
Each year a dear friend of mine participates in the Susan G. Komen Race For The Cure in Phoenix to raise money in the fight against breast cancer. To help her out with her fundraising this year, I thought I would create some sweet treats that she could share to say “thank you” to those who are donating. The first sweet pink treat is… Pink Ribbon Pink Velvet Cupcakes. This recipe is made even sweeter by using Pink Ribbon cupcake {Read More}
Sometimes you need a cake that is fancy. Sometimes you need a cake that is unique. Sometimes you need a cake that wows. And sometimes you just need a cake that is simple, delicious and timeless. This cake is my favorite chocolate cake recipe – it falls into the simple, delicious and timeless category. It’s crazy moist and super chocolatey and never lets me down. The recipe comes from a trusted baking friend of mine, the side of the {Read More}
If I have to turn a year older today, I decided that I would do it with one of my favorite desserts… Chili’s White Chocolate Molten Cake. Warm cake, ice cream and white chocolate??? Um, yes please!!! Given that taking my 15 month old out to eat is a bit more of a chore than a treat, this was going to have to be a make it at home type of thing. The good news is, it’s VERY easy to {Read More}
We have a Nothing Bundt Cakes bakery near my home, and they seem to growing in popularity. They have little baby bundt cakes that have become very popular at parties, showers, things like that. Their single serving size bundt cake, called a Bundtlet, is just the cutest thing ever. I mean look at these! I’ve decided I REALLY need to create some bundt cakes at home. I’ve ordered a mini bundt cake pan, dug out the full size one that {Read More}
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