Desserts & Sweets without lemon peanut dough chocolate

Ingredients for the Crust: 1 & 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs 1/2 cup (4 ounces) unsalted butter, melted 2 tablespoons granulated sugar Freshly grated[...]

for 12 cupcakes Ingredients 1 cup white sugar 1/2 cup butter 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder 1/2[...]

I'm a little giddy. OK...a lot giddy. Macarons have been on my "must try someday" list for ages now. I first saw them in Martha's Baking Handbook and just[...]

We had a cool front yesterday. The temperatures were in the 60's when we woke up, so I pulled on a long-sleeve shirt and my jeans (and thought about lighting a[...]

My mom was one of those people who had a great group of girlfriends wherever we lived. There were always parties and get-togethers and celebrations. Her[...]

Brunch is a beautiful thing. You don't have to wake up early, and really, anything goes at brunch...spicy sausage & egg casseroles, bubbly mimosas, and[...]

It's still November, so it's STILL pumpkin season, right? I've confessed my love for pumpkin already...let me share with you two of my favorite muffins. One[...]

* Please sing along to the tune of " It's My Party ." * Have you ever made yourself a birthday cake? After reading The Pastry Queen , I decided that this[...]

Cake: 2 1/2 cups flour , sifted 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ginger 1/4 teaspoon[...]

FOR THE CAKE: 3/4 stick butter , softened 1 scant cup sugar (I used 7/8 cup, which is 3/4 cup + 2 T.) 1 1/2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon[...]

1 1/2 c. Brown sugar , packed 1 1/4 c. Flour , all purpose 1/2 c. Cocoa pwdr, unsweetened sifted 1 1/2 tsp Baking soda 3/4 tsp Baking pwdr 1 pch Cinnamon 1[...]

Last month, I entered my very first bake-off. It was at our church, so the stakes were very, very high. (You know, face-to-face meeting with the Pope,[...]

1/2 c. sugar 1/2 c. boiling water 2 c. half-and-half cream 1 c. heavy cream 1 c. sugar 4 x strips orange zest - (abt 2" by 1/2") pith removed 2[...]

40 x Graham Crackers     (10 Full Cracker Sheets) 2 Tbsp. Sugar 2 Tbsp. Stick Margarine Melted 1 lrg Egg White     Vegetable Cooking Spray 4 c. vanilla nonfat[...]

6 Tbsp. unsalted butter 1/4 c. icing sugar 3/4 c. grnd blanched almonds 2 Tbsp. all purpose flour 1 whl egg , lightly, beaten     Galette 2 x Granny Smith[...]