Minced stem ginger and pumpkin pie spice add zing to to these light cookies. Ginger madeleines are wonderful with tea or coffee and they’re amazing just out of the oven! love the taste of ginger in baked goods. The zing it gives along with the sweetness is a great combination. When I was in Cambodia,… Continue reading Ginger madeleines
Fudge Oreo cookies surround creamy chocolate chocolate chip cheesecake. Top this with rich chocolate ganache and you’ll see why we call this Chocolate Lover’s Cheesecake! Today is my last day with an oven for 2 weeks. I’m moving out of my apartment tomorrow and donating my oven to a church. I’m pretty sure I’ll be… Continue reading Chocolate Lover’s Cheesecake
Can you make pancakes and pudding? If so, then you’re all set to make this elegant cake. Strawberry cream chocolate crepe cake is chocolate crepes layered with a thickened strawberry pudding and topped with some whipped cream and strawberries. This cake freezes well too! Last week I baked a cake for a Pakistani family celebrating… Continue reading Strawberry Cream Chocolate Crepe Cake
Take moist coconut cake and swirl in some chocolate and you’ve got Coconut Marble Bundt Cake. Dress it up with some chocolate ganache for dessert or have it plain with coffee. Some friends of mine invited me to their wedding anniversary and they asked me to bring a cake. They’re Pakistani refugees and their story… Continue reading Coconut Marble Bundt Cake
Caramel Macchiato Cheesecake is a coffee lover’s dream. Creamy espresso cheesecake topped with whipped cream and Kahlua caramel sauce makes for a knock out dessert! Tomorrow is our priest’s wedding anniversary. He and his family just got back from vacation so we’ve all been missing them. Time to make something special. He’s a big coffee… Continue reading Caramel Macchiato Cheesecake
You’re going to love this no-bake peach melba cheesecake. It’s absolutely divine when made with fresh peaches and raspberries but you can use canned peaches and frozen raspberries for a taste of summer any time. One of the things I love most about summer is all the fresh fruit. When I was a kid, our… Continue reading peach melba cheesecake
Purple Velvet Cupcakes combine chocolate with blackberries. Frost with Blackberry buttercream for an amazing summer treat. I had a wonderful Fourth of July. We didn’t have fireworks or barbecue like back home but I had friends over and that’s really what holidays are about. Before Easter Blossom Sugar Art sent me a set of molds… Continue reading Purple Velvet Cupcakes
Easy Chocolate Raspberry Charlotte starts with a sponge cake, surrounded by lady fingers and filled with chocolate and raspberry pastry cream. Top it with homemade whipped cream and some fresh raspberries for an amazing treat. My birthday was last week and I really wanted to try something new. I tried to make a charlotte when… Continue reading Easy Chocolate Raspberry Charlotte
Chocolate fudge macaroon bundt cake may be small but it packs a flavorful punch. Moist chocolate cake with light crumb filled with succulent macaroon and topped with dark chocolate ganache makes for a mouth-watering dessert that your family will love. I love chocolate and coconut together. Coconut gives baked goods a wonderful texture and flavor.… Continue reading Chocolate fudge macaroon bundt cake
For the Dense, moist, buttery almond cake with whole blackberries, topped with blackberry jam, blackberry whipped cream and meringue – Blackberry Almond Meringue Cake is a show stopper dessert that’s worth the effort. Save time and make the sheet cake version or impress your family with the layer cake. Both are absolutely amazing. A few… Continue reading Blackberry Almond Meringue Cake
