Desserts & Sweets without peppermint milk maple

Last year if you would have told me that I'd write two blog posts on running, I would have laughed (and laughed, and laughed some more). What I always said[...]

Confession: Until yesterday, I had never eaten a Peep. We grew up in an all-chocolate-and-jelly-bean Easter basket family. {I love Easter.} So, fast-forward[...]

CHEESECAKE 1 15 oz can of pureed pumpkin , moisture removed (see below) 5 packages of cream cheese (8 oz. each) 4 whole eggs + 1 egg yolk 1/3 cup of heavy[...]

4 Large eggs 1 Cup sour cream 1/2 Cup vegetable oil 1/2 Cup water 1 Box (18.25ounces) spice cake mix 1 Box (3.25ounces) instant chocolate pudding mix 2 Cups[...]

1/4 c. purchased chocolate syrup 2 ounce semisweet chocolate minced, or possibly chocolate chips 1 x 8 oz pack cream cheese room temperature 1 lrg egg 1/4 c.[...]

It's been one of those kinds of weeks as far as baking goes. I tried my hand at 2 "fancy" recipes. Fancy as in candy thermometer. Fancy as in I tried both[...]

9 ounce chocolate wafer cookies 1/2 c. butter melted 2/3 c. seedless red raspberry jam 3/4 lb cream cheese softened 2/3 c. creamy peanut butter 1/4 c. sugar 2[...]

1 box dark chocolate cake mix 1 can (2 c.) black cherries , pitted 6 egg yolks , beaten 3/4 c. sugar 1/2 c. water 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch 1 c. butter ,[...]