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Love is Sweet

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chocolate cupcakes

Inspiring for 5 Years!

Favorite Chocolate Cake INGREDIENTS STEPS 1 1/2 cups Vanilla porter beer, or stout 6 oz Unsalted butter 2 1/4 cups Sugar 1 cup Cocoa powder (high fat) 2 1/2 cups Flour 2 tsp…
Pastry box variety

Gifts from the Heart

Christmas cookies… oh, the pressure! Sometime between Halloween and Thanksgiving the magazine racks at the grocery checkout become full of covers adorned with perfect looking and exquisitely decorated holiday cookies. Every year the holiday…

Berry Oat Bar

This fan favorite is finally getting the spotlight! The double berry combination screams “Summer is here!” but this bar is ideal year round. We love that it can be chilled and won’t melt at a summer picnic, but it’s also a go-to…
Linzer Sandwich Cookie

Linzer Sandwich Cookie

I have been waiting for an excuse to bake these amazing cookies and February seems like the perfect month as we celebrate all things red. The Linzertorte, and eventually Linzer Cookies, originated in Linz, Austria. Historians believe the…
Apple Galette

Apple Galette

Apples and spice make everything nice! Even when the weather in October looks like this! Because apples cook differently, I like to use a variety. Choose a tart and sweet combination, and include some that will maintain some crunch…
The Eazy-Peazy Zucchini bread with coffee

The Eazy-Peazy Zucchini

Zucchini Bread falls into the “quick breads” category. Breads that are leavened by baking powder or baking soda instead of yeast are called quick breads. Within the category of quick breads there are several mixing methods. This zucchini…

When life gives you lemons…

As the old saying suggests, life can be full of adversity. To say 2020 has been a tough year is an understatement. But when life gives you lemons, you can make lemon pudding cakes. These little cakes are easy to make and really pack a punch.…
cake and ice cream

The Eazy-Peazy Zucchini

Don’t you just love when a serving of vegetables tastes like a double chocolate cake? Not only do I love eating this cake, I love making it. I’ve made it many times for senior living locations and always share that the original recipe…
decorated cupcakes

Share a sweet, but stay 6 feet!

I had been feeling the desire to bake. Maybe because it brings comfort, maybe I needed a distraction, or maybe I just wanted some chocolate. I asked Patrick if it would be weird to set up some treat tables in the middle of the street and…