Desserts

French Apple Cake with Maple Rum Custard

This French-style apple cake is all about the fruit: thin slices of tart apples held together by a simple, tender batter that bakes up golden and rustic. It’s the kind of dessert that feels cozy and homey but still special enough for a dinner party or holiday table. The rum and vanilla give it just… Continue reading French Apple Cake with Maple Rum Custard

bars · christmas · Desserts

Christmasy Gingerbread Cake

Nothing beats a gingerbread cake made with fresh ginger and brown butter frosting. People will go crazy for this cake, and the best part? It’s only about 20 minutes of work for you. Yeah, she’s real low maintenance, and she tastes like Christmas in a bite. Gingerbread Cake with Brown Butter Icing Prep Time: 15… Continue reading Christmasy Gingerbread Cake

Desserts · Fall (Halloween & Thanksgiving) · pies

Crustless Cranberry Pie

Make this crustless cranberry pie, and it will will be the best thing you put in your mouth this fall. And, wait for it…. It will be the easiest dessert you throw together this fall, too. It is all the things that make a dessert great.  Sweet and tart.  Moist and crunchy.  So many flavors… Continue reading Crustless Cranberry Pie

Desserts · pies

Shannon’s Lemon Pie

This is my absolute favorite lemon pie.  It trumps lemon meringue and even my shortbread lemon tart.  It’s a combo of my favorite key lime pie recipe and the lemon pie recipes that are so readily available everywhere you look. The star of this pie is definitely the graham cracker crust.  Buttery, sweet, a tiny… Continue reading Shannon’s Lemon Pie

Cakes and Cupcakes · Desserts

Strawberry Short-Cupcakes

Well guys, I’m on another Whole 30, and let me tell you, they never get any less brutal.  Today, I had to make these cupcakes and I’ve never, ever wanted to eat something I baked for somebody else as much as I did today.  Usually I taste my work before sending it off, but I… Continue reading Strawberry Short-Cupcakes

Desserts · pies

Apple Crumb Pie

This is one of my favorite and most popular pies.  I love it because it’s so simple.  You only have to make one crust, and the crumble topping is absolutely delicious. It’s the perfect compliment to the tart granny smith apples. Sometimes simple is really the best.  I love to top this with a scoop… Continue reading Apple Crumb Pie

Desserts · pies

Blueberries ‘n Cream Crumble Pie

My friend Sheena gave me the recipe for this pie, which was my first indication that it was going to be good.  The idea was intriguing- sweet blueberries mixed with a sour cream/egg/sugar filling and then topped with a sweet crumble.  I also love anything with a nice crumble that I can drizzle with a… Continue reading Blueberries ‘n Cream Crumble Pie