Dessert

Decadent Homemade Red Velvet Cake

October 10, 2011 Christmas
Decadent Homemade Red Velvet Cake

In my family we call red velvet cake, red carpet cake. It’s a deliciously decadent treat that my Grandma makes every year for the holidays. With three layers, a deep, crimson hue, and thick creamy frosting, this cake is always the center of attention. This past Christmas my Mom decided to take on the responsibility [...]

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4 Devilish Chocolate Cookies for Halloween

October 5, 2011 Autumn
4 Devilish Chocolate Cookies for Halloween

Halloween is such a fun and whimsical holiday – kids dress up in kooky costumes, marching up and down the street, while spooky cobwebs are strewn across doorways and jack-o-lanterns twinkle mischeviously in the dark. But my favorite part are the cookies. Sure, Christmas and Thanksgiving pretty much king and queen of the cookie scene, [...]

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Friday Favorites: Fall Baking

September 30, 2011 Autumn
Friday Favorites: Fall Baking

Everyone is in the baking spirit! A few of our favorite bloggers have been baking up a storm. Here are some of our Friday Favorites. Craving Chronicles: Baked Pumpkin Donut Holes The Recipe Girl: Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Pancakes Baking Bites: Snickerdoodle Pie Smitten Kitchen: Apple Cinder Donuts You Might Also Like Small Plates Baking Recipes

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4 Ways to Bake with Peanut Butter

September 27, 2011 Autumn
4 Ways to Bake with Peanut Butter

Rich and creamy, peanut butter is for more than just Ants on a Log and PB&J sandwiches. This childhood favorite can add sophisticated taste to playful pies, chunky cookies, and moist breads. Here are four delicious ways you can introduce peanut butter into your baking repertoire. Get this recipe: Dreamy Creamy Peanut Butter Pie Get [...]

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Homemade Brownies

September 21, 2011 Autumn
Homemade Brownies

Brownies were made for fall. They’re perfect for afternoons in the park, swinging on swings, trying to touch the crisp, blue sky with your toes. They’re ideal for lazy weekends diving into piles of leaves, and nights in front of the TV, cheering on your favorite football team. Brownies are a favorite in my parent’s [...]

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5 Fall Ice Cream Recipes

September 8, 2011 Dessert
5 Fall Ice Cream Recipes

While Labor Day weekend might signal the unofficial end of summer, Mother Nature doesn’t seem ready to let go of those warm, hazy days.  But while the air still holds that carefree sense of summer, the wind is carrying in the promise of cooler, cozier days ahead. This transition can be a strange one in [...]

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Taste of Home’s Food Affair: The Cream Puff Parlor

August 5, 2011 Dessert
Taste of Home’s Food Affair: The Cream Puff Parlor

The Wisconsin Cream Puff Parlor is filled with hungry patrons. Impatiently they stand in line, their eyes lingering on the delicate pastries filled with thick, velvety cream. One by one they place their orders. One cream puff. Two cream puffs. With a smile on their face they bite into the puffs, cream and powdered sugar [...]

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State Fair: Chocolate Covered Bananas

August 3, 2011 Dessert
State Fair: Chocolate Covered Bananas

I will be honest, I’m very picky when it comes to bananas.  There is usually a 2-day window in which I’m able to eat the bright yellow fruit. There can be no brown spots, there  has to be a touch of green at the stem, and the banana has to be nice and firm. No [...]

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State Fair: Homemade Cotton Candy

August 2, 2011 Dessert
State Fair: Homemade Cotton Candy

Cotton Candy is a must when visiting the State Fair. Those soft, fluffy whisps of spun sugar melt in your mouth as you walk around the grounds, taking in the sights and smells of the fair. It’s a sweet, delicate treat that instantly transports us back to our childhood, when we’d beg our parents for [...]

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The Great Debate: Pie Crust

July 28, 2011 Dessert
The Great Debate: Pie Crust

I’m going to be honest, I’m not a baker. I’ve tired, I really have, but for some reason things just don’t turn out like they should. Especially pie crusts. With summer in full swing and so many fresh fruits in season, I’m frustrated because all I want it pie. Sweet, bubbly, hot-from-the-oven pie that’s bursting [...]

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