To the surprise of no one, Ashlyn chose a ‘princess’ theme for her birthday party last weekend. In order to make a princess cake, I decided on a rainbow velvet cake baked in a bundt pan and one of those creepy half-doll things you can find at craft or bulk stores.

I started by making the . . . → Read More: Making a princess cake for a princess’s 4th birthday

I was flipping through the latest Food Network Magazine when I was visiting my parents the other week and I came upon the cherry and peach galette recipe.  Last week I had peaches and cherries that were not going to be eaten quickly enough – it’s so hard to resist when everything is in season . . . → Read More: What’s for Dessert: Cherry and Peach Galette

When I came across this leprechaun trap cake on Pinterest I knew it was something I had to try!  Everything that I read online said that using a boxed white cake mix was the way to go but I had this crazy idea to use a red velvet cupcake recipe from an episode of Throwdown with . . . → Read More: What’s for dessert: Rainbow velvet cake

My husband, in the 9 years that we have been together, has only ever asked for 2 kinds of birthday cake: black forest and carrot.  I was on the hunt for the perfect carrot cake recipe and my good friend Joleen gave it to me.  It’s now my go-to cake for the girls’ birthdays as . . . → Read More: What’s for dessert – Carrot Cake

This recipe comes from my husband’s Gram.  They are a tradition on his side of the family but for some reason, whenever my mother-in-law tried to make them they didn’t quite turn out right so unless Gram bakes and mails some goodies, they don’t get them.  I was quite nervous to give them a . . . → Read More: Christmas Cookies – Molasses Cookies

It’s no secret that I love my coffee in almost any form.  I saw the recipe for Pumpkin Spice Latte cupcakes on my Facebook feed a week or two ago and have been waiting for a free afternoon to bake them.  Today it finally worked out and this is the results.

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Some days just need to end in chocolate…with or without an accompanying glass of wine. It’s been a long day here – the baby decided that 5:30am was a perfectly good time to wake up and that naps were overrated today, the toddler has a fever and is cranky but also wants to play . . . → Read More: What’s for Dessert – 5 Minute Chocolate Cake

I love when strawberries are in season!  I’ve got 2 very easy, very tasty recipes to share.  Strawberry Mallow Dessert was found by my husband and it was quite a hit.

Strawberry Mallow Dessert (makes 2 servings) Ingredients 1 cup sliced fresh strawberries 1 teaspoon sugar 1/2 cup miniature marshmallows 1/4 cup sour cream handful of . . . → Read More: What’s for Dessert – Strawberries