Here’s the last Valentine’s day creation of the week. Just plain old cupcakes decorated like crazy! All of the cupcakes are red velvet, but I used two different recipes. The darker cupcakes are red velvet cake mix from the store. The from scratch recipe for the bright red cupcakes came from Joy the Baker: Bright […]
I found this recipe in Bakerella’s archives. Here is the recipe she used, and my modifications are in italics. Mini Cherry Cheesecakes 2 pkg. (8oz.) cream cheese, softened to room temperature 3/4 cup sugar 3 eggs 1 Tbsp vanilla 1 Tbsp lemon juice Nilla wafers 2″ aluminum mini baking cups (I only had the regular-sized […]
These are a perfect example of an idea going awry. I was originally going to top these cupcakes with brownie bits cut with a heart cookie cutter. That was a disaster — the brownies fell apart and looked nothing like the heart they were cut from. So…improvise! I decided to make XOXOs! The cupcakes are […]
I found two similar recipes for these bars – one from Taste of Home and the other from Nestle Tollhouse. I combined the two and POOF, delicious and gooey raspberry treats appeared. I also have a deep-rooted love for all things raspberry (just as I do for all things maraschino cherry and just about every […]
This idea and recipe came from Bakerella and the modified cake mix recipe she used was from the Bundt Classics Recipe Book. Rich Chocolate Cake 1 (18.25 oz.) pkg. dark chocolate cake mix 1 (3.4 oz.) pkg. instant chocolate pudding 1 cup sour cream 1/2 cup warm water 1/3 cup vegetable oil 4 eggs 1 […]
