Rich Chocolate & Caramel Cake

Rich Chocolate & Caramel Cake
Chocolate Cake. Caramel Buttercream. Ganache. Whipped Caramel Ganache. Caramel sauce. Need I say more?

Cake Pops

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Step-by-step Cake Pops tutorial.

Lemon Squares

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This is the most velvety, silky filling I’ve ever encountered in a lemon bars recipe.

Rolo Pretzel Turtles

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Salty pretzel, chewy caramel, sweet milk chocolate, crunchy toasted pecan. Incredibly dangerous.

Cocoa Almonds

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A very simple recipe for a snack or food gift.

EggWhite Chocolate Buttercream

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This chocolate buttercream is light and velvety, almost like a mousse, and goes great on chocolate cake.

Loaded Oatmeal Cookies

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I killed off “Cookie Mondays” but not before sharing this recipe for Loaded Oatmeal Cookies with Brown Butter Icing!

The Best Carrot Cake

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I didn’t name this cake but I have to agree with the title–it’s the best!

Sunflower Peeps Cake

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An easy and adorable cake for Easter. Includes my favorite fudge frosting recipe.

Any Berry Sauce

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Use any berry, fresh or frozen, of your choice to make this simple yet amazing sauce.

Banana Nut Choc Chip Muffins

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These muffins are so soft and moist and the chocolate and nuts perfectly compliment the banana flavor.

Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes

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5 yummy semi-homemade cupcake recipes, including these Dark Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes.

Tres Leches Cake

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I was sorely tempted to use Pioneer Woman’s recipe, but in the end went with this one and have no regrets.

Black Gold Cookies

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My husband describes these as “Chocolate-chocolate chip cookies with chocolate and added chocolate.” Pretty much!

Salted Brown Butter Crispy Treats

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Brown butter makes everything better!

Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes

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This is the closest recipe I’ve found to the pancakes I loved growing up.

Cinnamon Roll Sugar Cookies

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Sugar cookie dough slathered with butter, then sprinkled with cinnamon and brown sugar? Oh, yeah!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

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A perfectly tender and moist dark chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting and a chocolate peanut butter glaze. Heaven.

Butter Pecan-Rum Cake

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Make this cake for him next time he complains, “You’re just like your mother!”

Easy Italian Cream Cake

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Unlike most recipes, this one starts with a mix and includes maraschino cherries in the batter.

Peanut Butter Blossoms

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Delicious enough to cure me of my 22-year aversion to Hershey’s Kisses?

French Silk Pie

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French Silk Pie with stabilized whipped cream in a nutty, crunchy, slightly salty crust. Perfection!

Cherry Cordials

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Homemade cherry cordials for your Valentine!