Category: Dessert

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 […]

Chocolate English Toffee Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches

In the United States a cookie described as a thin, sweet, usually small cake. In England and Australia their called biscuits and in Spain and Mexico their called galletas. The name cookie is derived from the Dutch word koekje, meaning “small or little cake.” According to culinary historians, the first historic record of cookies was […]

Sweet Dark Cherry Bourbon Croissant Pudding

Great things come from day-old bread. And bread pudding is one of them. Bread pudding is one of those favorite desserts we love to make. Bread pudding is not only a great use of leftover bread, it’s also deliciously satisfying, and a yummy comfort food. The juice from the cherries baking makes for a very […]

No-Bake Peaches & Cream Cheesecake

It’s a given that the best cheesecake is a baked cheesecake. But a no bake cheesecake is quick and easy to make. How so? Well, if you don’t have the time needed for the delicate attention of making a baked cheesecake, than a no bake is the next best thing. This no bake cheesecake recipe […]

Strawberry Mascarpone Stuffed French Toast

French toast is not a French culinary invention, but rather dates back to the first century of ancient Rome. The History of French Toast A recipe for what we currently call French toast appears in a Latin language cookbook called Apicius de re Coquinaria (a collection of Roman cookery recipes). References to French toast since […]

Instant Pot Creme Brulee

This classic French dessert is an all time favorite. Creme Brulee is a dessert that is made of baked custard and topped with a brittle, thin crust of caramelized sugar. It can be served at room temperature and even while cold or warm. Some may ask if Creme Brulee is the same as the Latin […]

Almond Joy Banana Bread

If you love almonds, coconut and chocolate, you’re almost certainly an Almond Joy fan. The candy bar, Almond Joy first hit the chocolate bar seen in the 1940’s and was produced by Peter Paul. Who doesn’t remember the Peter Paul T.V. advertisement of 1970 with the jingle – “Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes […]