Category Archives: Desserts

Cream Cheese and Peach Tart with Gluten Free Coconut Crust

This dessert is easy to make for a crowd and very pleasing during hot months with its bright peach flavor and cold cream cheese filling. The crust is almost like a chewy coconut macaroon, and the perfect accompaniment to the … Continue reading

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No Bake Snickers Pie

This Snickers themed pie is ultra rich and super delicious, containing all the best elements you could ask for: Oreos, peanut butter, ganache, and chopped up Snickers. After browsing the internet for many Snickers pie recipes, I wasn’t impressed and … Continue reading

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Vanilla, Strawberry, and Lemon Gelato Ice Cream Cake with Shortbread Crust

This is another version of the recipe I posted a while back for a mango, raspberry, and pistachio ice cream layer cake. This one is layered with vanilla, strawberry, and lemon ice cream with a crunchy shortcake cookie crust. To … Continue reading

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Easy Layered Ice Cream Cake with Pistachio Crust

My mom and uncle make this dessert and it is always a crowd pleaser. The combination of raspberry and mango sorbet with pistachio gelato is refreshing and delicious. The pistachio crust adds crunch and the perfect saltiness to the sweetness … Continue reading

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Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Filling & Nutella Buttercream

I was tasked with making a sweet sixteen birthday cake for my cousin. I asked what flavors he liked, and was told, “chocolate, peanut butter, and Nutella.” Fortunately, that’s a match made in heaven already, so it was just a … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Cupcakes with Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting

Its fall, and we all know that means pumpkin! To start things off right I made a batch of Martha Stewart’s pumpkin cupcakes, but did my own take on a tasty caramel cream cheese frosting. Surprisingly, the cake isn’t too … Continue reading

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Tinfoil Toasted Dark Chocolate S’mores

In my family we almost always wrap our s’mores in tinfoil and toss them in on top of the grill or in the dying embers of a campfire. I remember the first time I saw someone toast the marshmallow, then … Continue reading

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Quick and Easy Dark Chocolate Brownies

These brownies are quick and easy for when you need your chocolate fix and don’t want to deal with melting butter and chocolate chips over a double boiler. The dark cocoa powder and heaps of vanilla extract give them a … Continue reading

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Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with Super Fluffy Frosting

I love buttercream, but lately have been craving something different on my cupcakes. Buttercream is delicious but also extremely heavy and to achieve tons of volume with the frosting you have to pipe a lot, making it even heavier! My … Continue reading

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Guinness Chocolate Cupcakes with Baileys Buttercream

Stout cupcakes are one of my favorite ways of dressing up a regular chocolate cupcake. The Guinness creates a very deep, complex flavor with the chocolate. In keeping it Irish (these were for St. Patrick’s Day, but good any time … Continue reading

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