Turtle Cheesecake Brownies

My friend Diana (who follows my blog, Hi Diana!) texted me asking if I could make some decadent brownies for the Young Women at church, two of my favorite things = baking and Young Women so of course I said YES!!!  I went looking on Pinterest (of course!) and found these beauties!  Decadent, check!  The … Continue reading

Triple Chocolate Mocha Cake

Happy Birthday today to my favorite son, Zach!  This is his birthday cake from our Sunday celebration.  It tasted really good but looked kind of funky, you can kind of see from the picture that when I turned it out of the pan, it sort of oozed out over the plate, I’ve never had a … Continue reading

The Best Chocolate Cake You Ever Ate

I also made this chocolate cake for Courtney’s party on Sunday.  It was pretty good but I’m not sure it was the best chocolate cake I ever ate.  I didn’t make the frosting because we put whipped cream and strawberries on top so maybe you need the frosting to make it the best.  It comes … Continue reading

Strawberries and Cream Yogurt Cake

Courtney had some friends over Sunday night for dinner and a swim so I made some cakes for them and this one was the favorite.  I whipped up some homemade whipped cream and sliced up some strawberries to go with it, it was pretty tasty!  The recipe comes from Betty Crocker. 2 (5.3 oz each) … Continue reading

Starbucks Banana Bread

Courtney and Jaren and my niece Emma and my nephew Wyett came over for dinner last night and I wanted to send them home with some food so I made several batches of quick bread yesterday after church.  I made my much loved “Blue Ribbon Zucchini Bread” and also this new banana bread which is … Continue reading

Samoa Sheet Cake

Treat for my son in law Jaren who passed a test with flying colors so I said I would make him a treat of his choice and he asked for something Samoa, when I saw this cake on “Chef In Training”, I knew it was the one!  It’s not difficult to make but there a … Continue reading

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies

Made these yesterday for Bob’s group of Young Men from church for their activity.  They were delicious!  They would make a great Halloween treat with the colorful Reese’s Pieces.  It’s an “All You” recipe. 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled 3 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup sugar 1 … Continue reading

Lemon Bundt Cake

Bunco was at my house last night and I decided to make a Lemon Trifle for dessert and so I was just going to buy a lemon cake at the store to use in the trifle but then I thought why on earth would you buy a cake, little miss cake maker?  So then I … Continue reading

Lemon Tea Cup Cupcakes

OK, how cute are these?  The daughter’s of a neighbor of mine are throwing her a surprise birthday tea party today and when I heard that, I remembered that I had these adorable silicone tea cups that you can actually bake a cupcake in so I called and asked if I could bring them to … Continue reading