Can’t have a tea party without tea cakes so here are mine! I wanted a cake recipe that was a little denser so I googled and found this one on the eHOw website which worked out well and tasted great. I had a couple of pans that made small cakes and I wanted to make … Continue reading
Here is a birthday cake that Courtney and I made for our cute friend Jana. It is two 8″ square layers of chocolate cake from the “White Almond Sour Cream” cake recipe, covered with my favorite vanilla buttercream icing and then wrapped in Pettinice Chocolate fondant and decorated with a giant pink bow made from … Continue reading
Christmas dinner dessert! Recipe from the Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry website. Easy to make and delicious to eat! 1 egg 1 tablespoon water 4 squares (1 ounce each) semisweet chocolate, chopped (I used chocolate chips) 2 tablespoons milk 1 tablespoon butter 1/2 package Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry Sheets (1 sheet), thawed as per package directions … Continue reading
Treats for the girls at church today from Wendy Paul’s “101 Gourmet Cupcakes in 10 Minutes”. Just ate one and they are delicious! 1 box chocolate cake mix 3 eggs 1 cup milk 1 cup chopped walnuts 1 cup chocolate chips 1 – 2 cups miniature marshmallows 1 Mix together cake mix, eggs and milk. … Continue reading
We don’t go for the traditional Thanksgiving desserts around here, we aren’t really a pie family. If I’m going to consume those calories then I want chocolate, not pumpkin! So here is this year’s Thanksgiving dessert at the Johnson house in all it’s glory! It comes from a blog called “The Sweet Talker” and it … Continue reading
Cookie day yesterday! This recipe comes from a blog called “Love and Olive Oil”. I was in the mood for cookies with chocolate chips and toffee so googled that and found this. They are perfect! 2 1/4 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature … Continue reading
Now doesn’t that look like a whole pan of deliciousness? Last night we were playing cards and it was chilly so I put this in the oven when we started playing and before too long the whole house smelled chocolatey and awesome and then we got to eat the chocolatey awesomeness and life was … Continue reading
This recipe comes from an article called “I Want Candy” in the January/February 2010 issue of The Food Network Magazine that gave recipes for cupcakes which mimicked the flavor of candy bars. This one was intended to taste like a Nestle Crunch bar. Bob had a work party today so I made these last night … Continue reading
This is a recipe from the Better Homes and Gardens website. They have about 41 Christmas cookie recipes in that post and most of them look pretty tasty. I made these last night after dinner as it just seemed like a cookie night! 2 2/3 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 … Continue reading
Here is my last treat from yesterday – Melted Witches! This idea came from a blog called “Party Frosting” but she got the idea from a blog called “Confessions of a Cookbook Queen” so I’ve given you both links, your choice! I made these for the Young Women at church. One of the other ladies bought … Continue reading
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