Lemon crust, creamy apricot flavored mascarpone cheese, and mulled apricots make this Apricot Mascarpone Tart a knock out dessert. Don’t have a tart pan? No worries. Make it in a 9″ x 13″ baking dish and cut into bars. I got a phone call this weekend asking me to make a special dessert for the… Continue reading Apricot Mascarpone Tart
Simmering dried apricots in wine and Grand Marnier produces soft, flavorful apricots and a syrup that’s to die for! Make these mulled apricots for tarts, ice-cream toppings or just an amazing snack. On Saturday, a friend asked me to make an apricot tart for a special occasion. The problem is that apricots aren’t in season… Continue reading mulled apricots
Easy Cherry Ripe Truffles are a tribute to the popular Australian candy. It only takes three-ingredients and about 15 minutes of prep time to make these delicious cherry coconut candies. Last night I had 10 people over for dinner, baking and Easter egg dyeing. It was a very international group – 6 Americans, 3 Syrians… Continue reading Easy Cherry Ripe Truffles
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
Made these absolutely addictive cardamom tea leaf cookies with Numi organic cardamom pu-erh tea. Yes, you really do add the tea leaves to the dough. And yes, you will need to join tea-drinkers anonymous once you’ve tried these! About a month ago I went to see the new Black Panther movie with a friend. We… Continue reading cardamom tea leaf cookies
Coconut adds texture and flavor to these tangy lime cookies. Roll Coconut Lime cookies in decorator sugar for a tea time treat or roll out and cut into fun shapes for the kids. A few weeks ago a friend of mine made me a Godzilla cookie cutter with his 3-D printer. How cool is that?… Continue reading Coconut Lime cookies
Chocolate Caramel Monkey Bread – Soft buttery bread filled with chocolate and caramel topped with chocolate and caramel sauce. Make sure you have some friends over so you don’t eat this all by yourself! I’m glad there’s a hair salon below my apartment. I often give the employees the things I bake for the blog… Continue reading Chocolate Caramel Monkey Bread
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
