By using the cold-oven method, this decadent cream cheese pound cake has just the right crust- not too thick or crunchy, just delightfully caramelized and perfect for dusting with powdered sugar or drizzling with fruit sauce. This pound cake is gorgeous and versatile, perfect for any occasion or season! Bonus points for a pretty pan,...
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Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Whether it be for Easter or Mother's Day, a birthday party or a random Tuesday treat, these Carrot Cake Cupcakes are perfectly moist and flavor-packed. Topped with cream cheese frosting and sprinkled with chopped toasted pecans? Your friends and family will be begging for more. Or don't share them and just give yourself a treat...
Blueberry Swirl Cheesecake
Perfectly smooth, creamy vanilla cheesecake with a lovely and delicate blueberry filling layer, topped with blueberry swirls and served with blueberry sauce. Not too sweet, not too rich, and no cracks! This is my foolproof method for perfect cheesecake, complete with step-by-step photos and a little video too. Blueberries inside and on top. The first...
White Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Filling + White Chocolate Swiss Meringue Buttercream
This white chocolate cake is my favorite white cake recipe. The white chocolate adds a bit of flavor that I find lacking in most white cake recipes. It's a match made in heaven with a tart raspberry filling and an insanely creamy white chocolate Swiss Meringue Buttercream. Let's talk Cake. This white chocolate cake is...
Butter Toffee
I originally tested this toffee recipe when I was writing my cookbook since I love adding crumbled toffee bits into my homemade Mackinac Island fudge. The toffee recipe never made it into the book, but I've been making it frequently this season and figured it was the perfect time to finally share it on the...
Linzer Cookies
Buttery and tender, delicate yet festive. These perfect Linzer Cookies strike the right balance between the sweet but subtle almond-flavor and the tartness of the berry jam. A holiday favorite to enjoy year after year. C is for cookie... The cookies that make up these linzer cookie sandwiches are SOO good. Perfectly delicate and buttery....
Eggnog Cream Pie
Rich, custard-like eggnog filling pairs perfectly with this gingersnap crust. Topped with whipped cream and you've got an amazingly simple Eggnog Cream Pie for your next holiday dessert menu. No pie-dough required! Gingersnap cookies give this pie recipe the crunch and spice that it needs to balance out the rich creaminess of the eggnog filling....
Pumpkin Pie Bars
Pecan speckled graham cracker crust and perfectly toasty pumpkin filling make these Pumpkin Pie Bars an easy alternative to traditional pumpkin pie with all the flavor and less fuss! This year is unusual, to say the least, and holidays are looking more different than ever before. Since we are branching out on our idea of...
Fudge Brownies (Pantry-Friendly)
This recipes for fudge brownies is VERY flexible and pantry-friendly. I've made them with chopped chocolate and chocolate chips, both work well. I've made them with regular flour, corn starch, and GF buckwheat flour, and all work well. I'm reasonably confident that given the current quarantine situation, this recipe could fulfill your chocolate cravings with...
Sourdough Chocolate Cake with Ermine Frosting
Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Frosting gets the heritage-style treatment with this timeless version: Sourdough Chocolate Cake with Ermine Frosting.