Nutella Love! First, who doesn’t love Chocolate? Secondly, who doesn’t love Chocolate Cake with Nutella Buttercream Frosting? I have yet to meet one person. I know I am a couple days late for world Nutella day. I was undecided about what I wanted to do with my lovely jar of nutella. I started to just…
Desserts
Mango Spice Doughnuts
Island Spice! Everyone knows I have been on a mango kick lately. It all started with my Jamaican Jerk Fried Chicken with Mango Chutney and then I went on to create my Mangolicious Shrimp Tacos. I decided to take my spice cake recipe and turn it into mango doughnuts. The fresh mango puree is the…
Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls
Three-Peat! Yes, I have added these to the list of Superbowl eats, I will make them mini size for my Superbowl party. Before we talk about how these beautiful chocolate cinnamon rolls came to be, let’s spend one minute, or five talking about sports and the three-peat. As you may already know, I love sports,…
Caramel Crunch Bar
Sweetness! I will admit this right known, I was not planning on making this a Caramel Crunch Bar. I wanted some caramel and it went haywire. I mixed the butter and sugar well. Look it’s real pretty. I did allow some butter to go unbeaten as you can see. I caramelized the sugar, golden amber,…
Red Velvet Doughnuts with Chocolate Chips
Food Art! When I was in college, in my art class we had to create food art. Food art is when you take a piece of art and emulate the art piece by creating a food dish out of it. I wanted to make Mexican food, I forgot what artist I chose, but I do…
Thicker Than A Snicker Sundae
Ice Cream Social! OK who does not like a Snicker candy bar? I have not ever heard someone tell me they don’t like Snickers. Well I love them and I decided to create a tasty ice cream sundae out of a homemade snicker candy bar. YUM! I decided to pay homage to Snickers by using…
Louisiana Crunch Cake with Butter Pecan Glaze
Crunch-ilicious! When I was a kid my favorite cake was Entenmann’s Louisiana Crunch Cake. I am not sure if they use pecans in their cake or not, but all cake taste better with pecans, so I am adding them. This is one great tasting cake. It brings back so many memories of childhood. Eating this…
German Chocolate Doughnut with Maple Bacon Glaze
Just Delicious! This is another one of my quick doughnut recipes when I want something sweet to eat in a hurry. I decided to take these German Chocolate Doughnut to another level by using bacon, pecans and maple syrup. After mixing the batter add it to a freezer bag and create a mock pastry bag….
Strawberry Banana Pudding Mini Trifles
Stacked Goodness! I decided to make trifles with my left over Brown Sugar Baby Pound Cake. Hey, I couldn’t allow such buttery goodness go to waste. My Strawberry Banana Pudding Trifles are perfect for leftover eats! Start with organic strawberries and jello banana cream instant pudding mix. These are quick simple deserts, once you…
Brown Sugar Pound Cake
Butterlicious! Who doesn’t like a nice thick piece of buttery Brown Sugar Pound Cake? I love pound cake, and it was so cold today I decided I wanted to make a nice buttery pound cake, and have a big glass of hot chocolate while I eat all the cake. OK, not all of it but…
Lemon Loaf Cake
Just Lemon! A couple of days ago I made Quick Lemon Lover Baked Doughnuts, well my family wants more Lemon, so here we go. Lemon Loaf Cake, just yummy! Sorry mixer you will get your rest in about 1 week, until then we bake! Zest first, then juice your lemons. This lemon glaze is so…
Quick Lemon Lover Baked Doughnuts
Pucker Up! There’s only one way to explain the taste of these doughnuts…magically delicious. A little background on how this lemon came to be. My daughter aka Baby Girl always, I mean always waits until the last minute to tell me she needs something baked for school or girl scouts. About five years ago, once…
Pecan Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies
Cookies-N-Milk! These Pecan Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies are really good, I make them every holiday season. The key is you must use good ingredients. I splurge on good vanilla and good chocolate chips and I taste the difference. I have tried the cookies with unsifted flour vs sifted and I decided I like the texture…
Doughnuts Stuffed with Fruit Cocktail
Today I decided I would create a breakfast fit for a queen! Were going to call it high tea for southerners. It’s extremely cold out and I thought to myself, I said self; why not doughnuts! My Doughnuts Stuffed with Fruit Cocktail is not only a guilty pleasure, their delicious! I started to just…