Desserts & Sweets without yogurt

Cake 2 cups stout (such as Guinness) 2 cups (4 sticks) unsalted butter 1 1/2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably Dutch-process) 4 cups all purpose flour[...]

Ganache: 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate , {I use chips to avoid this step) cut into small pieces 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1[...]

Base: 28 chocolate creme filled sandwich cookies (recommended: Oreo or Newman-O's) 2 ounces good quality bittersweet chocolate , chopped (or 1/4 cup chips) 3[...]

For the Guinness chocolate cupcakes: 1 cup stout beer/ Guinness 2 sticks unsalted butter 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa 2 cups flour 2 cups sugar 1 1/2 tsp. baking[...]

7 oz bittersweet or semisweet chocolate , finely chopped 4 Tbsp unsalted butter, plus extra soft for the ramekins 1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract 3 large egg[...]

Cake Ingredients 1 (18.25 ounces) Duncan Hines Dark Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix 1 (3.4 oz) package of instant chocolate fudge or chocolate dry pudding mix 1 cup[...]

2 tbsp sugar 1 cup of heavy cream 8 ounces of small pieces of bittersweet chocolate 1 tablespoon of butter 1 tablespoon of cabernet sauvignon (optional) Put[...]

Really, you might as well call these health food cookies. I know, we all pledged to "eat better" in 2013, and I'm here to help you out. Chocolate:[...]

DO NOT PANIC. THERE IS NO MEAT IN THIS SALAMI. {Whew. OK...I didn't want you to freak out there.} Do you ever buy a cookbook and it's so beautiful and so full[...]

*alternate post title: Why I've gained 10 pounds in two weeks.* This is a long "picture-heavy" post, but bear with me...I think you're gonna like it. Along[...]

Do you have an idea book? You know, a binder where you store all of the great ideas you see in magazines? Kinda like retro Pinterest. { Remember life before[...]

My dad instilled in me a great love for popcorn. He'll pass up sweets, cookies, cakes in favor of a big ol' bowl of salty, crunchy popcorn. Don't even mention[...]

Promise me you'll make this? Like tomorrow? Or maybe for New Year's Eve? Just promise, ok? If you don't do alcohol, you are excused, but the REST of you...you[...]

As much as I love chocolate, I’m not a big fan of “the chocolate cookie.” I’ll take a regular chocolate chip cookie over a[...]

Remember these from Maria's shower ? We talked about making the pea pods from fondant , but let me talk to you about the cake itself. The petits fours are[...]