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Charm your beloved on Valentine’s Day with a slice of Strawberry-Chocolate Chip Love Spell Cake! White cake is studded with mini chocolate chips and layered with strawberry filling to celebrate the season’s most admired flavors. I believe it was Oscar Wilde who opined about life imitating art. I agree, and if you need an example, […]
Sweet ricotta cheese filling separates three moist yellow cake layers in this Italian pastry-inspired cake. It’s frosted with a duo of mascarpone buttercream and rich chocolate ganache, and crowned with six irresistible mini cannoli. One of my favorite jobs as a recipe developer is planning a new layer cake. Although I love pies, cookies, and […]
Marzipan Mousse is rich and creamy with intense almond flavor. A topping of chopped Sconza Chocolate Candy Cane Almonds is the perfect complement and so season appropriate! You may remember earlier this year when I partnered with Sconza Chocolates to promote their delicious Lemoncello Chocolate Almonds. I was truly blown away by the quality and […]
Make the season’s hottest condiment using just two ingredients! A batch of hot honey decanted into mini bear bottles will make the cutest stocking stuffers around. One of my favorite ways to spice up snacks is with a drizzle of hot honey. Have you tried it? It seems like everywhere I look there’s a new way […]
Sweeten the holidays with rich chocolate-hazelnut sandwich cookies. One batch makes plenty to share! I’m having a chocolate-hazelnut moment, as evidenced by this cheesecake and these ah-amazing sandwich cookies. There’s something about the flavors that seem so cozy and substantial, and winter is definitely the time to eat something cozy and substantial! Continued, click to […]
This no-cook divinity recipe takes the guess work (and candy thermometer!) out of making the classic Christmas candy. This year’s advent of treats has an unintentional theme: Retro Sweets! It’s a result of my recent thrift store find of someone’s recipe box from 1950. I can’t believe such a thing was given away and not passed […]
These deliciously nutty tartlets are quick, one-bite wonders with assertive blue cheese flavor! They take minutes to make and can be served warm or chilled. Say hello to my new favorite hors d’oeuvre recipe! These little bites are simple to make because they use ready-made phyllo tart shells. The combination of crunchy phyllo, creamy Gorgonzola […]
This walnut pie has a luxurious caramel filling that is made with maple syrup and real salted butter. Butter gives the caramel exceptional flavor and creaminess, and an all-butter pie dough provides the most delicious flaky crust. If we didn’t have pie each Thanksgiving, well, it wouldn’t feel like the holiday! There’s usually at least […]
This savory egg pancake is baked in a sizzling hot cast iron skillet, which causes it to balloon into a large bowl-shape in the oven. It’s filled with diced ham and Swiss cheese, and finished with a handful of fresh greens and cherry tomatoes. This dramatic-looking Dutch Baby is a complete one-skillet meal convenient enough […]
Creamy, thick chocolate cheesecake is made even more decadent with chocolate-hazelnut spread. It’s topped with a mound of freshly whipped cream and a flurry chocolate shavings. It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year! December marks my month-long celebration of making and baking sweet things. Each day leading up to Christmas I’ll be sharing something […]