It’s not just the moist, tender, and fluffy yellow cake made from scratch, with essence of orange and rose that blows your top for this luscious and amazing dessert. I think, it’s the fluffy, silky, velvety, gorgeous frosting that does the trick! MAGICAL✨💫⭐️These summertime bites of cake delight could be the most amazing cupcakes you’ve ever…
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Simple sugar cookies, with integral cut-outs filled with Jolly Rancher crushed candies fulfill our artistic desire for edible stained glass and a beloved buttered cookie all at once! Food is ART! Stained Glass Sugar Cookies Stained Glass Sugar Cookies Basic Sugar Cookie Dough:1 cup butter (or shortening), room temperature1 cup white sugar1 large egg2 tsp….
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Just ask me to bake a cake. See what happens.OR, just tell me your birthday – wait for a delivery.I LOVE baking. I LOVE celebrating others. Food is my love language.And, I became immersed in love, love-giving, and love “making” (don’t read too much into those words) in baking this cake for one of my…
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I LOVE raspberries. Fresh berries – any day, any time.I love creamy, sweet goodness, along with a little tang.And pie – pie CRUST, to be exact, yes – thank you. In fact, when I was a little girl, I used to scoop away th insides of pies, quiches, etc., just to nosh on the CRUST!…
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There are certainly few exceptions to my “rules” that I will make on a day to day basis, and shortbread is one of them. I welcome the delicate, yet robust, butter, sweet, salty, crunchy, creamy biscuit of delight into my life on any occasion.Shortbread is THE BOMB 💣💥It’s something NONE OF US SHOULD be living…
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Princess Cupcakes for the new little princess on the way!She wanted “white on white” cupcakes. Just like the last baby shower.I wanted to jazz things up a bit – so I added lemon zest and juice to the cake batter, lemon extract to the extreme frosting, white and golden pearls, and a “skinny dipped” lemon…
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I’m often asked where I come up with my recipe ideas and inspirations.The truth is – endless, sleepless nights. But, I also dream about food and creative concoctions, as well as wander the grocery aisles, aimlessly. And, when I find something interesting and out of the ordinary, I pick it up, ponder it, and make…
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“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose. By any other name would smell as sweet.” -William Shakespeare I adore the scent, the aroma, the feel, and the flavor of rose – oh, and the sheer beauty the bloom offers in any and every way. “The gentle rose offers a powerful joy known only to the heart.”…
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One of my dearest friends mentioned to me how she’d love to bring treats to her pottery pals once classes reconvened in the summer. ☀️I remembered that comment, and the “re-inception” date.Thus, I decided to create that very morning – something sunny, something cheerful, and something delicious to share! Lemon Vanilla Cardamom Pear Cupcakes Lots…
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There is simply so much going on in this decadent chocolate dessert that I really had no idea how to name or label it.Crust: dark chocolate graham cracker bakeCream Layer: lightly sweetened vanilla cream cheese with fresh raspberriesDark Chocolate Ganache: DARK chocolate and cream ganache topped, again, with fresh raspberries It’s simple – yet profoundly…
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