Congo Bars

Been working a lot, needed a treat yesterday, these fit the bill, all butter and brown sugar and chocolate, crunchy on the outside and gooey on the inside, from “I heart naptime”, you should try them. 2 cups brown sugar 2/3 cup salted butter, softened 3 eggs 2 1/2 cups flour 2 1/4 teaspoons baking … Continue reading

Cookies and Cream Cake

It was Zach’s birthday this past week and he is a huge Oreo fan so when I found this cake on the Food Network site, I knew it was the birthday cake for him and I was right, it was delicious and I think he ate probably half of the cake  himself.  The recipe for … Continue reading

Starbuck’s Hot Cocoa Chocolate Chip Muffins

Some more muffins from our St George trip, these come from a blog called “Amanda’s Cookin” and are pretty yummy too.   1/2 cup sugar 1 1/2 cups flour 1/2 cup Starbucks Hot Cocoa Mix (I used Stephens Chocolate Mint Truffle Hot Cocoa Mix cause that’s what I had) 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 … Continue reading

Mini Chocolate Zucchini Cakes

Here’s the other dessert that I made for the Laurel Tribute, gotta have a chocolate option for the girls (I just didn’t tell them there was zucchini in their chocolate!).  The recipe comes from a blog called “Very Culinary”.  These were also delic! 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted and cooled 1 cup sugar 1/2 … Continue reading

Chocolate Strawberry Shortcakes

Because really, what is the one thing that Strawberry Shortcakes are missing?  Chocolate!  We went to a dear friend’s baby blessing yesterday with a luncheon before and so I of course volunteered to make treats.  These were perfect, summery and light and yummy, just the right amount of chocolate.  The recipe comes from “My Recipes”.  … Continue reading

Caramel Mud Pie Cups

It’s not a picnic (or any meal really) around here without dessert so here is our dessert from the Young Women picnic and it was so tasty!  It comes from a blog called “Inside BruCrew Life”; it was easy to put together so if you need a quick, no bake treat this summer, you might … Continue reading

Peanut Butter Brownie Puppy Chow

We took the Young Women down to Ephraim for Youth Conference this weekend and of course there needed to be treats so I whipped up a bunch of this puppy chow for them to snack on.  It comes from a blog called “Your Cup of Cake” and it is easy to make and super yummy!  … Continue reading

Kit Kat Brownies

These were delicious!  The idea comes from a blog called “Raining Hot Coupons”.  She made a homemade brownie batter and layered it with Kit Kats but I was in a hurry so I just used a box mix.  Couldn’t be any easier or yummier! 1 box brownie mix plus ingredients to make brownies 1 bag … Continue reading

3-Nut Upside-Down Cake

This looked great, everyone was excited about it but it wasn’t all that great.  The cake was good but the nut topping actually hurt your teeth when you ate it, perhaps I cooked it too long and it was crunchier than it was supposed to be, I’m not sure but most of it ended up … Continue reading

Baked Chocolate Doughnuts

My mom loves chocolate doughnuts so while my parents are here visiting I decided to make her some homemade doughnuts.  This recipe came with the doughnut pan from Wilton, they were chocolatey goodness in the shape of a ring! 1 3/4 cups cake or all purpose flour, sifted 1/4 cup cocoa 3/4 cup sugar 2 … Continue reading