A Sweet Chocolaty Experience that made Baking Easy by Nathan Willow

This simple chocolate cake recipe calls for innocence, eagerness to learn and an abundance of faith. I call this My Beginner's Plain Chocolate Cake Recipe. Heads up!

Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies based on a vintage Knott’s Berry Farm Cookbook by Salad Foodie

Thumbing through Knott’s Berry Farm Cookbook (Buena Park CA, copyright 1976) is like a time-travel experience for me, with memories of thrilling and quirky theme rides and Chicken Dinner Restaurant with boysenberry pie! Thought it would be fun to…

Raspberry Buttercream by Cupcake Vixen

The perfect compliment to my Raspberry White Velvet Cake. As with the cake, the icing can be flavored the same with chocolate or fresh berries. For the best results with the icing, use Crisco and not store brand shortening. Make sure to mix the icing at least 15-20 minutes for silky and creamy icing. If you intend to…

Black Bottom Cups by Cupcake Vixen

Chocolate and cream cheese cupcakes that is an old family recipe that is just to good to keep to myself.

Rich, Decadent,and Skinny Dark Chocolate Cupcakes! by Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox

It just wouldn’t be a birthday celebration without some kind of cake. We just love cupcakes! These are so rich and chocolatey and we’ve made a yummy chocolate frosting too. Cupcakes work well because they create an instant portion control, that is if you eat just one! Our cupcakes are another one of our ‘no time to bake’ recipes…

A Delectable Birthday Decadence by Nathan Willow

"To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour." William Blake said it best in this poem about being a child. Celebrate your child's first birthday with this chocolate cake recipe. Feel like a child with this rich, luscious, creamy, mouth-watering,…

World's Best Pecan Shortbread by B Innes

The closest some people will ever get to tasting real “Scottish” shortbread is the pecan style in the grocery store. Here’s my version. It’s easy to make and is sure to become a family favorite.

Chef Teddy Flourless Chocolate Torte by Teddy Hedrington

CHOCOLATE APPLE NUT Phyllo triangle pockets by Foodessa

Between the sheets of PHYLLO Pastry...what can we find? Just some of my favorite ingredients. Buttery light and flaky describes anything enveloped by these delicate sheets. Its time for you to get acquainted with this magical dough which will yield impressive results every time. For a fully dedicated post on: PHYLLO 101…

Ellen Straus's Pie Crust Recipe by Albert Straus

This hefty, absolutely unbelievable crust is what our family grew up on. We love it! The pie crust is thick and tastes almost like shortbread but better. It is an ideal crust for any type of fruit (strawberries, Santa Rosa plums or apples). You will need a spring form type of pie pan.

10 Grain Pumpkin Seed Muffins by Monocot

Extra Healthy! and Are extra Yummy when You add blueberries

Cranberry & white chocolate Anzac biscuits by Brett Ede

Holiday Magical Bars Made Skinny by Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox

Many of you know these outrageously delicious bars as Magic Bars or Hello Dollys. I’m calling them, “Magical Bars” because they are just that. In fact, they’re probably the best bars ever created! They’re super rich and decadent. These magical bars require no mixing and best of all, you don’t sacrifice flavor for the lack of work!…

Banana and chocolate muffins by Lemon Squeezy

A mood-lifting treat!

Texas Sheetcake for a Large Group by myra byanka

Nice one-layer cake that will feed 20 or more. Make the cake from scratch, but use canned frosting. Equipment: Jelly Roll pan or 15 X 10 pan