Cakes and Cupcakes · chocolate

Chocolate Sour Cream Cake

Somehow, my baby boy turned 3 last weekend.  I gave birth to him, and then I blinked, and here we are. Charlie’s favorite thing in the entire world is chocolate.  He would choose chocolate over anything, including puppies, Disneyland, and Paw Patrol.  It is his very favorite thing.  When I asked him what kind of… Continue reading Chocolate Sour Cream Cake

bars · cookies · Desserts

Peanut Butter and Chocolate Egg Blondies

You know those horrible (and by horrible, I mean wonderful) little Cadbury chocolate eggs that come out at Easter time?  They have that crispy, hard shell, and they are filled with that wonderful, creamy chocolate?  Yeah, I bought a bag of those last week. It was a moment of weakness, and I instantly regretted it.… Continue reading Peanut Butter and Chocolate Egg Blondies

bars · Desserts

Lemon Coconut Gooey Butter Bars

Why is it that everything very good is so very, very bad? Take this modified Paula Deen recipe for Gooey Butter Bars that the genius over at Brown Sugar Mama had the fantastic idea of adding coconut and lemon to.  There are almost 3/4lbs of butter in this this recipe and so much sugar that you… Continue reading Lemon Coconut Gooey Butter Bars

chocolate · cookies

Marbled Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

I’m baaaaaack, ladies and gentleman!  Off of bedrest and with a beautiful 3 week old baby girl in my arms, and feeling almost 100%.  Baby Phoebe made her entrance the day after my Hawks lost in the most devastating Superbowl ever, on Groundhog Day, making everything better.  We are all in love with her. Here… Continue reading Marbled Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Breakfast · Cakes and Cupcakes

Johnny Iuzzini’s Crumb Cake

I came across this recipe for Johnny Iuzzini’s Crumb Cake on Just Baked a few days ago, and as soon as I saw the pictures of the cake, and the source of the cake (totally rad pastry chef and Top Chef judge Johnny Iuzzini) I knew that I had to try it, even though having… Continue reading Johnny Iuzzini’s Crumb Cake

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Most Popular Ten Recipes for 2014

  Happy New Year, Everyone! Here are our most popular recipes from this past year. #10 – Seahawk-erdoodles (Super Soft Snickerdoodles)  My Seahawks won the Superbowl this year, and I tried a new recipe for snickerdoodles to serve during our game party, and they were SO good!  A new favorite for sure. #9 Zucchini Banana… Continue reading Most Popular Ten Recipes for 2014

Cakes and Cupcakes · chocolate

Chocolate Cream Cheese Marbled Bundt Cake

Did you know that Saturday is National Bundt Cake Day? Neither did I, until a few days ago.  I always wonder who makes up these silly “holidays.”  “National Donut Day” and “National Apple Pie Day,”  “National Fried Cheese Day.”  Is that a thing? Probably.  Anyway, I figured it was as good an excuse as any to… Continue reading Chocolate Cream Cheese Marbled Bundt Cake