Easter is right around the corner, and by right around the corner, I mean next weekend. I don’t know about your family, but my family’s Easter dinners (and yes, I am from the Midwest so when I say dinner, I mean lunch) vary wildly. Sometimes it’s just my immediate family and sometimes all the aunts, uncles, cousins, second cousins all … Read More
Chocolate Stout Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Buttercream
These chocolate stout cupcakes are, hands down, the best chocolate cake I have ever eaten. The cake is moist and chocolatey and the buttercream is smooth and sweet and just the right amount of peanut buttery. This recipe makes a million cupcakes (or like 48) but also bakes nicely into a bunt cake or a 9 inch 2 layer cake. … Read More
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Interesting Things
Here are some interesting things I bookmarked this week: A really thought provoking post from Ten Dollar Thoughts about chickenHomemade Snickers Bars from Brown Eyed BakerHealthy Tipping Point has a yummy looking Spinach and Cornbread Quiche These Ham and Cheese Poptarts from Ezra Pound Cake look fantastic!
Chocolate Dipped Oreos
Here in Illinois, the last two days have been in the fifties outside. The birds have started chirping. You can feel that spring is coming. This kind of weather makes me start thinking about my garden and new flowers blooming. These chocolate dipped Oreos with royal icing daisies are like a flower bed for your taste buds. These cookies come … Read More
A Word to the Wise…
Just FYI…when your potatoes aren’t done by dinnertime, don’t put your crockpot crock directly on the stove to try and speed things up. Probably everyone in the world knows that but me, but just in case you didn’t, now you do.
Interesting Things
Here are some interesting things I bookmarked this week: Here in Illinois, we are expecting snow tonight. Sprinkle Bakes‘ Whiteout Cocoa looks amazing for a wintery evening. I don’t have an ice cream maker, so I am always on the lookout for homemade ice cream that doesn’t require one. A Cup of Jo has a recipe for a delectable looking … Read More
Marti Gras-Cinnamon Roll King Cake
Happy Marti Gras! Here is a cinnamon roll variation of King Cake that I made this morning. All the recipes I have read for King Cake are cinnamon filled yeasted coffee cakes. I decided that cinnamon rolls are the perfect individual sized portions of King Cake. No baby hidden inside, the prize is the the cinnamon sugar awesomeness … Read More
How To Make Old Fashioned Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Today is my aunt’s birthday and we had a little celebration last night. I was lucky enough to get to get to bake her cake this year. Her favorite is my grandmother’s homemade pineapple upside down cake. This is an old fashioned cake, so if you have made pineapple upside down cake from a box, this doesn’t taste the same. … Read More
Vanilla Lime Cupcakes
These vanilla lime cupcakes are the perfect combination of sweet and tangy. The cool creamy lime curd contrasts beautifully with the sweet fluffy buttercream for a perfect treat! I love filled cupcakes. I feel like they are this awesome surprise tucked inside this otherwise innocuous pastry. I mean, from the outside, totally a plain vanilla cupcake, jazzed up with some … Read More