Dessert

Desserts – my favorite section! You will find plenty of cakes, cookies, pies, and candy in this section to satisfy your sweet tooth. Please use the “Previous Posts” navigation button at the bottom left of the screen to browse more recipes. Thank you!

Apple Spice Cake with Baked Apple Roses

Apple Spice Cake with Baked Apple Roses

Apple Spice Cake with Baked Apple Roses features our moist spice cake with chopped apples sprinkled throughout married with a cream cheese frosting. Then, to really put it over the top, we add a caramel swirl and chopped walnuts (optional) along with the frosting between Read More

Pumpkin Spice Buttercream Frosting

Pumpkin Spice Buttercream Frosting

This Pumpkin Spice Buttercream frosting is rich and creamy with flavors of pumpkin and vanilla that are accented by hints of cinnamon and nutmeg. We love to pair this frosting with the vanilla cake from our Strawberry Shortcake Cake or the pumpkin cake from our Read More

Coconut Cupcakes

Coconut Cupcakes

These Coconut Cupcakes are moist, light, tender, filled with all-natural coconut flavor, and topped with rich coconut cream cheese frosting. They are very simple and elegant at the same time. To create the all-natural flavor, we include shredded coconut and coconut milk in both the Read More

Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake

Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake

Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake is a New York style cheesecake that is incredibly rich, creamy, and has a sweet strawberry puree woven into the filling. It is the ultimate indulgence and while I love to make this during peak strawberry season, it is perfect any time Read More

Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies

Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies

These Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies are rich, buttery, crisp around the edges with a soft center, and have the perfect balance of coconut to chocolate chips. We use double the coconut flavor with coconut extract and shredded coconut flakes. We also use double the chocolate Read More

Blueberry Streusel Cake

Blueberry Streusel Cake

This Blueberry Streusel Cake is one of my all time favorites! It has a dense vanilla cake filled with layers of blueberries, a cinnamon-sugar swirl, and topped with a delicious streusel. I classified this as a dessert but honestly, this cake tastes amazing any time Read More

Sugar Cookies with Icing

Sugar Cookies with Icing

Sugar cookies are so cute and fun, especially when they’re super easy to make! These sugar cookies are soft, buttery, do not spread in the oven, and are extremely easy to handle. We also have icing that is smooth, simple to apply, and is delicious. Read More

Pie Crust Roll-Ups

Pie Crust Roll-Ups

Whenever I have leftover pie crust, I make roll-ups! Pie Crust Roll-Ups are bite-sized pie crust rolled up with butter, sugar, and cinnamon. They are like cinnamon buns but smaller and with pie crust instead of bread dough…they’re absolutely delicious! These are great because they Read More

Flaky Pie Crust

Flaky Pie Crust

This Flaky Pie Crust recipe is buttery, easy to work with, and only has four ingredients. It has been in my family for generations and is the only one I use! Flaky Pie Crust Ingredients I know making pie crust from scratch can be intimidating Read More

Traditional Pumpkin Pie

Traditional Pumpkin Pie

This Traditional Pumpkin Pie has been in my family for generations. It has a flaky, buttery crust filled with a flavorful pumpkin center featuring spices of nutmeg, ginger, and cinnamon. This is not a bland pumpkin pie…it is packed with a ton of flavor in Read More