Archive for the ‘Dessert’ Category

White Chocolate No Bake Cookies

I don’t know why I haven’t thought of this before, but instead of finding a white chocolate no bake recipe, I’m just revamping this one.  Instead of adding the cocoa, I’m throwing in a couple of ounces of white chocolate instead.  With the first batch, I only threw in 4oz and they didn’t come out […]

April 27, 2010 · jackie · 27 Comments
Posted in: Cookies & Fudge

Death by Chocolate Brownies

I have to thank Rayna, from the Naughty Editions Book Reviews, for sending me this recipe.  I’m making them for a party she’s having and when I first looked at it, I thought it was going to be a little more time-consuming than it ended up being. Making brownies from scratch hasn’t always worked for […]

April 26, 2010 · jackie · 21 Comments
Posted in: Brownies

Rum Balls

I love this recipe of my grandmother’s. It’s the one holiday treat the I (and the rest of my family) look forward to every year Since we’re not fans of keeping alcohol in the house, I did attempt to make these with rum extract, but I’ll be honest, it doesn’t come as good.  For someone […]

April 8, 2010 · jackie · 23 Comments
Posted in: Cookies & Fudge

Lemon Cake with a Blueberry Crown

In addition to the all time favorite Oreo Dark Chocolate Cake, I wanted something fruity as well for Ian’s third birthday party.  So when I came across the Lemon Cake with a Blueberry Crown recipe in the The Cake Mix Doctor Returns!, I figured why not. According to the author, when she made it, all […]

March 6, 2010 · jackie · 22 Comments
Posted in: Cakes & Pies

German Chocolate Upside Down Cake

This is a recipe my friend Rachel sent me and it sounds really yummy. I may have to make this relative soon.  I’m adding this recipe exactly as she sent it to me, but I’m thinking that before cutting the cake and inverting each piece individually, it might be a little easier to flip the […]

November 11, 2009 · jackie · 24 Comments
Posted in: Cakes & Pies

Sugar Free Chocolate Cake

My mother is a diabetic, so for her 50th birthday party, I wanted to have a chocolate cake for her. Ideally, it was going to be a chocolate cake with strawberry mousse, but after tasting the chocolate cake, I didn’t want to try strawberries just yet. Quite honestly, I haven’t had time to play with […]

August 8, 2009 · jackie · 24 Comments
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Strawberry Raspberry Tartlets

This was actually really easy to make except I think I added a little too much berry filling when I made it. The tart was a little too heavy and the bottom center never really cooked thoroughly. I also changed up the filling a bit so I wasn’t exactly following the directions. Instead of using […]

August 2, 2009 · jackie · 22 Comments
Posted in: Dessert

Strawberry Pastries (w/3 different variations)

I’m doing a show for my cousin on Friday and she had this recipe she wanted to do again.  It had been done at a previous party and she really liked them and since I haven’t had them yet, I said why now.  The recipe comes from the Pampered Chef and it came out really […]

April 20, 2009 · jackie · 23 Comments
Posted in: Dessert

Banana Nut Brownie Bites

Oh  my god these things are sinful.  In all honestly, I’m surprised I haven’t tried these before.  The recipe itself is really easy and the idea came to me when I was making the Banana Cream Brownies for Jesse to take into work today (the Banana Cream Brownie recipe won’t be posted for awhile as […]

April 14, 2009 · jackie · No Comments
Posted in: Brownies

Raspberry Mousse

This is actually the mousse filling I used for the Chocolate Raspberry Cake, but it is also amazing on its own. Ingredients: 24 oz frozen raspberries 1/4 cup sugar 1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin 1 tablespoon lemon juice 28oz whipped cream Directions: In a saucepan combine 12 oz of raspberries and sugar. Heat and stir over […]

March 19, 2009 · jackie · 22 Comments
Posted in: Dessert