Chocolate strawberry Bisquick cake is a surprisingly moist flavorful cake that starts with baking mix. I saw some Bisquick in the store recently. For those of you outside the US, Bisquick is a baking mix that you can use to make pancakes or biscuits. When I was young, my mother didn’t cook. The only baked… Continue reading Chocolate strawberry Bisquick cake
Champagne reduction in the batter and glaze give this Champagne Bundt Cake subtle champagne flavor and a peachy pink color. A friend of mine once said that conflict with teenagers was God’s way of making parents ready for their departure. She told me this to encourage me when my sons were teenagers. My sons had… Continue reading Champagne Bundt Cake
Peanut butter whoopie pies – soft chocolate cakes stuffed with peanut butter marshmallow filling. They’re a wonderful treat with a funny name. I grew up in the Northeast near Amish country. The Amish make a wonderful treat with a funny name – whoopie pies. Traditional whoopie pies are two dark chocolate cakes with large amounts… Continue reading Peanut butter whoopie pies
Winter got you down? Escape to the sunny Caribbean with this Piña Colada Cake! The recipe has kid-friendly and adult versions. I love the beach. Walking in the sand with waves lapping at my feet is so relaxing. One of the things I truly enjoy about the tropics is fresh pineapple. It’s so much tastier… Continue reading Piña Colada Cake
Chocolate Bacardi Rum Cake – light,moist chocolate cake soaked in rum sauce. This cake gets better after a few days if you can hold off that long. Remember the old Bacardi rum cakes? They were one of the first holiday cakes I learned to make. All you had to do was add pudding and rum… Continue reading Chocolate Bacardi Rum Cake
Kahlua Cream Pumpkin Spice Torte – pumpkin spice cake with Kahlua cheesecake filling – starts with one cake that bakes up in 15 minutes. Did you know that many canned baking goods have recipes on the inside of the label? Just before Thanksgiving I tried the pumpkin cake roll recipe on the inside of the… Continue reading Kahlua Cream Pumpkin Spice Torte
Oreo flavored black chocolate cheesecake swirled into creamy vanilla cheesecake on an Oreo crust and you’ve got Oreo Swirled Cheesecake. I’ve been working on this recipe since before Thanksgiving. I’ve been wanting to use my black cocoa for a cheesecake recipe for a while. Many cheesecake recipes incorporate Oreos but I wanted a cheesecake that… Continue reading Oreo Swirled Cheesecake
I had a tough time naming this chocolate mousse rum cake. Imagine dark chocolate rum cake topped with dark chocolate rum mousse. I can’t believe Halloween is tomorrow. This means Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner. If you’re like me, you’re already shopping for gifts for the special people in your life. And,… Continue reading chocolate mousse rum cake
The rich, creamy, chocolate mousse in this Brownie-Bottom Praline Chocolate Mousse Cake only requires two ingredients. If you use a few store-bought ingredients, you can throw this show-stopper together in less than an hour. Father Kevin’s birthday was this week. He’s a sweet guy from Ohio who works with the mentally ill in Cambodia. Anyone… Continue reading Brownie-Bottom Praline Chocolate Mousse Cake
Creamy New York Cheesecake with chai spices is dreamy all by itself. Top it with a chocolate glaze and you’ve got a sensational dessert in this Chocolate Glazed Chai Spice Cheesecake. I’m moving into my own apartment next week. I can’t wait to have my own kitchen and space in a refrigerator. My housemate’s refrigerator… Continue reading Chocolate Glazed Chai Spice Cheesecake
