Mini Butterscotch Cream Pies

Another contribution to the neighborhood party last week.  These were delic and easy to make and were oh so cute!  The recipe comes from “Lauren’s Latest”.  I think next time I’ll try chocolate. crust: 1 whole pie crust recipe, enough for 9″ shell (I just bought the premade ones that you can find in the … Continue reading

Butterfinger Blondies

Some treats to go with dinner for my friend Julie and her family.  I’m not gonna lie, I saved a couple for us and they were delicious!  The recipe comes from “Six Sisters’ Stuff”.  Bob loves Butterfingers so he loved these too! blondies: 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup light brown sugar 1/2 cup sugar … Continue reading

Chocolate Chip Pecan Coffee Cake

Dinner last night with the fam plus my nephew Wyett and my niece Amber and her family.  I made spaghetti with my homemade sauce, a salad, some easy homemade rolls and this beautiful cake for dessert.  It said it was a coffee cake but I just drizzled some frosting on it and it was good … Continue reading

White Chocolate Decadence Brownies

Happy New Year everyone!  I kicked off the first day of 2015 with these beauties which are delicious by the way however, I would have liked a bit more white chocolate so when I make them again I think I will add some white chocolate chips to the brownie batter.  The recipe comes from “Your … Continue reading

Peppermint Chocolate Cake

And the last recipe from Christmas, another dessert, it was good but not great, nothing earth shattering, just chocolate cake with mint chocolate on top, could have used another layer, like a ganache layer and then the candy on top but then you know me, the only thing better than chocolate, is more chocolate!  The … Continue reading

Buttermilk Pie

I’m not really a pie lover or a pie maker but the Thanksgiving Maple Cream Pie went well so I decided to give this old fashioned Buttermilk Pie a try and was not disappointed!  Bob said it best when he said it tastes like an old fashioned buttermilk doughnut, which it does.  The recipe comes … Continue reading

Cinnamon Banana Cake

Still baking away and cranking out neighbor gifts!  Woo Hoo!  This recipe comes from “The Idea Room”, I didn’t try it so hopefully it was delicious! cake: 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup sugar 2 ripe bananas 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 dash salt 3 cups … Continue reading

Let’s Make Whoopie Pies

I wanted to make some Whoopie Pies for one of my neighbors who has little kids and also wanted to try making them from a cake mix to see how that worked out so found a recipe from “Betty Crocker” and used my Wilton whoopie pie pan and they came out great, tasted yummy and … Continue reading

Gingerbread Cakes

I love to shop the day after Christmas sales when everything is marked down 50 – 75%.  I always find fun stuff like these Christmas tree shaped baking pans and also this Nordic Ware baking pan in the shape of two little houses: This gingerbread cake recipe came with the Nordic Ware pan.  It said … Continue reading

Fudgy Vanilla Brownies

I made this yummy cake/brownie for Bunco this past week.  The name of the recipe is kind of misleading because it contains no fudge or vanilla (unless you decide to add it) but it is extremely good no matter what it’s called.  It comes from a blog called “Capturing Joy with Kristen Duke”.  It makes … Continue reading