I thought in honor of Memorial Day that I would do a series of recipes perfect for patriotic entertaining. First things first, dessert!! Ice cream and cake are the quintessential all American dessert. These cupcakes are perfectly patriotic and will go over well with kids, 1 to 100! Yield: 24 cupcakes Ingredients: 1 batch white […]
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes
These come from my very favorite food blogger, Annie (you can find a link to her site on my side bar). They are amazing!! Yield:24 cupcakes Ingredients: For the cupcakes: 3 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature 1½ cups light brown sugar, packed 4 large eggs 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp. baking powder […]
Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake
When I first walked by the latest “best of” Cook’s Illustrated cookbook at Costco I stopped dead in my tracks because this recipe was on the cover. I haven’t yet made it but my favorite food blogger Annie has and I trust her whole heartedly. Oh and you can bet your bottom dollar that I’ll […]
Too Much Chocolate Cake
Ingredients 1 (18.25 ounce) package devil’s food cake mix 1 (5.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix 1 cup sour cream 1 cup vegetable oil 4 eggs 1/2 cup warm water 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a large bowl, mix together the cake and […]
Streusel Apple Coffeecake
* 1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar * 3/4 cup all-purpose flour * 1/2 cup butter, chilled and diced * 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon * 1 cup chopped walnuts * * 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour * 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder * 3/4 teaspoon baking soda * 3/4 cup butter, room temperature * […]
Butterscotch Pumpkin Cake
This is my friend Cheryl’s recipe. I LOVE pumpkin pie but I love this even more! * 1 2/3 cups (11-oz. pkg.) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Butterscotch Morsels, divided * 2 cups all-purpose flour * 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar * 1 tablespoon baking powder * 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon * 1 teaspoon salt * […]
My Favorite Carrot Cake
* 4 eggs * 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil * 2 cups white sugar * 2 teaspoons vanilla extract * 2 cups all-purpose flour * 2 teaspoons baking soda * 2 teaspoons baking powder * 1/2 teaspoon salt * 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon * 3 cups grated carrots * 1 cup chopped pecans, optional * […]