Never miss a recipe again. Sign up to get my latest creations.
Desserts – my favorite section! You will find plenty of cakes, cookies, pies, and candy in this section to satisfy your sweet tooth.
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 Pumpkin Cheesecake Swirl Bundt Cake. It also goes well with…
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 cupcake batter and frosting. I like to add a few…
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 with both semisweet and dark chocolate chips. The resulting cookie…
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 of day! It works for breakfast, brunch, lunch, dessert, and…
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. The icing contains only four ingredients: confectioners’ sugar, light corn…
Does the thought of making pie crust from scratch make you a little nervous? You’re not alone. It can be intimidating, but I’m here to share a secret: it doesn’t have to be. This Flaky Pie Crust is buttery, unbelievably flaky, and so easy to work with. Best of all, it comes together with just…
This Stabilized Whipped Cream Frosting is fluffy, not overly sweet, and perfect for piping cupcakes or frosting a layered cake. It is one of my favorite frostings to use on decadent chocolate cake! It is also perfect as a filling or topping for any dessert and will hold its shape much longer than regular whipped…
Cream Cheese Frosting goes with just about every cake and cookie ever created. Whether it’s layered on yummy carrot cake or decadent chocolate cupcakes, it is sure to be a huge hit. This cream cheese frosting has it all – it is smooth, rich, creamy, and has that irresistible slight tang we all love! Can…
Chocolate Ganache is smooth, silky, shiny and tastes like the most delectable truffle you’ve ever eaten. It can be used as a filling, sauce, frosting, glaze, or as a dip. The term ‘ganache’ simply means chocolate cream filling because it is only made with two ingredients: chocolate and cream. The chocolate can be white, milk,…
Rich Chocolate Buttercream frosting is decadent and creamy with a deep chocolate flavor. It is perfect frosting to decorate your favorite cakes and cupcakes! I recommend using a high quality cocoa powder for this recipe. I tend to use either Guittard or Ghirardelli. Additionally, I always use pure vanilla extract in all my recipes (not…
