Category: Dessert

Banana Walnut Cream Cheese Frosting

Cream Cheese was invented in the U.S. in the 1870s by a New York dairyman named William Lawrence. Cream cheese frosting became popular in the 1960s, due to increasing availability of packaged cream cheese in supermarkets. The frosting is a traditional choice for red velvet cakes, carrot cakes, spice cakes, and banana cakes.

Using Citrus Zest When Cooking & Baking

When a recipe calls for “zest” of a citrus fruit, it’s referring to the colorful outer part of the skin, not the inner white part, which is known as the pith. Common types of citrus used for zesting include lemons, limes, oranges, and grapefruits. Each has its unique flavor profile, so choose based on your […]

Blind Baking Your Pie Crust

Blind baking means pre-baking an empty crust before filling it with a cream filling or fresh fruit filling. Placing any fruit with liquid over a raw crust will make for a soggy crust once baked. Blind baking a pie crust is necessary if it will be filled with a liquid filling like pudding or custard […]

Southern Pecan Pie

Rich, buttery, and oh-so-simple, the classic pecan pie has earned its place as a after dinner dessert. It’s a make ahead of time pie since it will need at least 4 hours to cool before serving. When ready to slice into, serve the pie plated with a dollop of freshly whipped cream or a scoop […]

Pumpkin Cupcakes With Pecan Streusel Topping

With warm spices and a crunchy pecan streusel, these pumpkin cupcakes are the yummiest breakfast treat, or for a snake or even dessert. These cupcakes are tender, cake-like, and generously spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. The pecan streusel topping adds a deliciously yummy crunch to the enjoyment of eating a pumpkin cupcake. For Those […]

Stovetop Brown Sugar Candied Nuts

These caramelized, candied nuts (walnuts & pecans) are an awesomely delicious treat. Toss them with salads, over popcorn, with ice cream, with a bowl of oatmeal, like this Oatmeal With Brown Butter Apples And Walnuts, or straight into your mouth. Oatmeal With Brown Butter Apples And Walnuts Their so sweet, crunchy and deliciously yummy. This […]

Capirotada Mexican Bread Pudding

Capirotada originated from a 15th-century Spanish dish that was heavily influenced by Moorish cuisine. Food Facts Moorish cuisine sprang up as a result of the Arabic occupation of North Africa in the eighth century. Like any bread pudding, preparing the dish was seen as a way to make use of stale bread. Before it was […]

Rum & Ginger Cupcakes With A Creamy Rum Frosting

Rum cake is traditionally made in a Bundt pan, and it is a denser cake than regular cake, such as a carrot cake, chocolate cake or even banana bread. Dense cakes and cupcakes are often rich and decadent. Their flavor profile can be rather heavy but deliciously yummy. Especially with fresh ginger bits and spiced […]

Deliciously Gluten-Free: Your Guide to Perfect Bakes

Gluten is a complex of proteins found in cereal grains, such as wheat, barley and rye.  Gluten affects the elasticity of dough, acting as a glue to hold the food together, which in turn affects the chewiness of baked products. Is Gluten Bad For Your Health Gluten is only bad for certain people. These people are […]

Banana Bread with a Banana Coconut Frosting

According to King Arthur’s Baking the most sought-after bread recipe across America is banana bread. Banana bread first became a standard feature of American cookbooks with the popularization of baking soda and baking powder in the 1930s. This moist deliciously yummy banana bread is baked to a golden brown on the outside and deliciously sweet […]