Caramel Corn

You know how we consider certain foods to be staples or necessities? Like eggs, milk, bread, etc.? I propose that we add this caramel corn to that list. I mean, I really feel that this is the kind of thing that I need to have around my house at all times.  This [...]

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

I can’t imagine it will take much for me to convince you of how wonderful these cupcakes are.  First of all, there’s the obvious – that ever-winning combo of chocolate and peanut butter.  The cake is a wonderfully dense chocolate cake with a thick creamy batter that bakes up beautifully.  The filling is essentially a [...]

S’mores Cake

Oh yeah, baby.  It’s as good as it looks.  Two layers of graham cracker cake separated by a layer of Marshmallow Fluff and topped with a milk chocolate glaze.  In other words, a cake that really does taste like s’mores.  One thing I love about birthdays as an adult is that we can celebrate them [...]

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake

I see nothing about this cake that necessarily makes it a breakfast cake, but we’ll call it that anyway so that you can justify eating it to start your day  This is a simple peanut butter cake with a peanut butter streusel topping and chocolate chips.  In other words, YUM!  The cake was [...]

Caramel Peanut-Topped Brownie Cake

Ever since I first looked through Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan, I knew I needed to make this cake.  Not only that, but I needed to make it for Ben.  He is a major caramel lover, and I have also noticed that every time I use honey-roasted peanuts for a recipe, [...]

Tropical Granola

I recently catered a back-to-school breakfast for 50-ish people, and one of the items that I made was granola and yogurt parfaits For the event I made the two other types of granola I have made thus far, pumpkin spice and peanut butter banana.  I was so glad  that I did because it reminded me [...]

Smirnoff Summer Entertaining Extravaganza: Summer Fun & Games Night

I was thrilled to host another Foodbuzz event this weekend after having such fun last time I did it.  This was a particularly fun event because it was sponsored by Smirnoff and needed to be somehow related to a summer theme.  For me, the best summer nights are casual get togethers with lots of friends, [...]

Chill Out

Coffee Ice Cream
Cranberry Sorbet
Roasted Banana Ice Cream
Heath Bar Crunch Ice Cream
Peach Sorbet
Malted Milk Whopper Ice Cream
Strawberry Ice Cream
Raspberry Ice Cream
Plum Raspberry Sorbet
Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream
Cookies and Cream Ice Cream
Lemon Sorbet
Butterscotch Ice Cream
Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Apricot Sorbet

Have a Cookie!

Thick and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing
Banana Biscotti
Snickerdoodles
Chocolate Cake Cookie Sandwiches
Lemon Madeleines
Peanut Butter Cup Surprise Cookies
Oatmeal Raisin Sandwich Cookies
Seven Layer Bars
Iced Pumpkin Raisin Cookies

Lovely Layer Cakes

Layer cakes are one of my absolute favorite things to bake. These are some of my favorites!

Andrew’s First Birthday Cake
Pumpkin Cake with Butterscotch Filling
Reese’s Cup Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake
Strawberry Mirror Cake
Dark & White Chocolate Layer Cake
Butterscotch Brownie Cake
Pina Colada Cake
Perfect Party Cake
Cookies & Cream Cake
Lemon Poppy Seed Cakes with Raspberry Curd Filling