This is far and away my favorite homemade cake recipe. Rich, chocolaty red-velvet cake just can’t be beat. A lot of people (including me, a few years ago) are intimidated by the thought of making a from-scratch Red Velvet cake, but as long as you follow the very simple instructions to a T, it is… Continue reading Red Velvet Cupcakes with "Whipped Cream" Frosting
Fudge Filled Shortbread Hearts for Valentine’s Day Ahhh, shortbread. A delicious, flaky, buttery cookie that I love to hate. First off, it simply can’t be good for you. After all, this recipe calls for almost a POUND of butter. Second, it’s such a pain in the butt to work with. *Not* the kind of cookie… Continue reading Fudge Filled Shortbread Hearts
Sugar Cookie Necklaces I’m always looking for two things: Fun things to bake with my 2 year old daughter, Daphne, and fun crafts to do with her. This awesome idea for sugar cookie necklaces combined the two perfectly. I made Lofthouse Style Sugar Cookies today, and used the scraps of the sugar cookie dough to… Continue reading Sugar Cookie Necklaces
Lofthouse Style Sugar Cookies People are passionate about the way they like their sugar cookies. Take my husband. He likes thick, soft cookies, and the frosting has to be pink. That’s right. Pink. He claims that the frosting tastes better if it’s pink. I’m not sure if he understands about food coloring. 😉 I found this… Continue reading Lofthouse Style Sugar Cookies
Chocolate Sour Cream Bundt Cake I consistently think only of this when I hear the words “Bundt Cake:” “What is it?” “It’s a bundt.”“A bun?“BundT!”“A bondt?”“BundT! Buuuunnnndddddtttt!”“Oooohhhhh!! I know! It’s a CAKE!” (to friend) “There’s a hole in this cake….” And I especially love when the mom puts a flour pot in the middle and the… Continue reading Chocolate Sour Cream Bundt Cake
Homemade Mozzarella Cheese Sticks My husband loves Mozzarella cheese sticks and he’s been requesting them lately. Mozzarella, dipped in breading and then deep fried into melty goodness. Definitely not an every day, or even every month calorie splurge, but something that when I’m pregnant, I can really get behind. This was my first attempt at… Continue reading Homemade Mozzarella Cheese Sticks
Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies Monday night around 11pm, I was just about to turn in and I saw a Facebook post from (probably my very favorite blogger) The Girl Who Ate Everything for some Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies. This combination sounded so glorious to my 8 month pregnant mind that I literally almost ditched… Continue reading Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
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