Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Cadbury Mini Egg Cookies (with a Double Chocolate Sprinkle Birthday variation)

I've been making Cadbury mini egg cookies for a few years now, but have never found the "right" chocolate cookie recipe to pair them with. This is it! I used a Wilton whoopie pan to bake these in thick uniform circles (this method is an OCD person's dream) and just pressed Cadbury eggs on top of the dough before baking. I also made a sprinkle version that uses chocolate chips in the dough and is super cute for a birthday or any time...
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Caramel Turtle Cheesecake

It's unfortunate that I forgot to take a picture of this cheesecake when I cut it.  The inside is really the impressive part.  Just imagine gooey caramel spilling out of the shortbread crust and little dots of pecans above that.  Pretend I photographed it.  Then make this.  No  need for Cheesecake Factory really....
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Monday, March 19, 2012

S'mores Cupcakes

The bad news is I live in one of those school districts that doesn't allow "homemade treats" for class birthday and holiday parties.  Just pretend I don't complain about this every other day.  Who the frikk am I supposed to bake for if not a bunch of sugar-loving little kids??  The good news is I have a husband who is basically a big kid and who lets me bake him treats to take to work. Yes, I realize how backwards this...
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Strawberry Cheesecake

Some days you just need a big fat slice of delicious strawberry cheesecake...
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Friday, March 16, 2012

St. Patty's Mint Chocolate Cupcakes

Just in case you're wondering, I did not forget pi day.  Girls that like pie as much as I do don't just forget pi day. Continuing my quest for the perfect coconut cream pie I made two different coconut cream pie recipes for pi day.  Yes, I know this is a little bit ridiculous when there are only four people in your house and two of them are under the age of 4. Unfortunately neither of them was the pie. I'm going out of my...
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Light and Airy Vanilla Cupcake Frosting

Just because I love you I thought you probably needed this cupcake frosting recipe. It is so delicious and so light.  (Frosting is probably actually a misnomer because it's so light.) This is the frosting for people who hate frosting.   It can be flavored with extracts, and holds up well if you refrigerate your cupcakes after frosting.  At room temperature it is roughly the consistency of stabilized whipped cream....
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Reeses-Stuffed Chocolate-Dipped Marshmallow Pops

Anybody remember back when we invented stuffed marshmallow pops?  I tried a Reese's version last week for my brother-in-law's birthday, and they were even better than the original.  Super sweet, but seriously loved these! Visit this post for full instructions and pictures of how to make stuffed marshmallow pops.  Just replace the Oreo/S'more filling with chopped Reeses Peanut Butter Cups, and drizzle with melted peanut...
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Monday, March 12, 2012

Bubblegum Cupcakes

   Is it weird that my 4 year old told me today that he wanted to be an organ donor? (Then he continued the conversation by saying,  "Like maybe they could use my face.")   I'd really like to know who he knows that doesn't have a face, but that's a topic for another day. This is the same kid who was discussing politics with his teacher last week. I'm pretty certain we could do a little freaky-friday switcheroo...
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Marshmallow Buttercream Frosting

This frosting doesn't really taste like marshmallow, but because it uses marshmallow it makes a lighter fluffier version of buttercream that I much prefer.  It isn't so heavy and you won't need to feel like you need to scrape it off your cake/cupcakes because it's "too rich".  It is pretty sweet but not insanely so like some buttercreams are. It flavors really well, so feel free to experiment.  Maybe use bubblegum, for example? :) This is my go-to vanilla frosting recipe (although I'd almost always prefer...
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Raspberry Jello Pretzel "Salad"

Whenever I'm asked to bring a salad to some sort of dinner or function, I usually bring this.  Because, even though I'm good at lots of things like spinning straw into gold, and harvesting beets, I am a dismal salad maker.  I guess my heart's just not in it. My mom always tries to convince me that this is a dessert and not a salad or side dish, but since names, like hips, do not lie, I'm pretty certain this is a salad and therefore...
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Thursday, March 8, 2012

Chewy Cinnamon Bear Popcorn

Pink snacks make me happy.  Happiness in an edible form is necessary when you become the mom of the kid who brings politics to preschool.  Seriously.  That just happened.  Note to self: Do not let your preschooler watch Super Tuesday ever again. After today I need a whole crackload of this pseudo happiness. This is great right after it's made (warm, gooey, and delicious), or several hours later (chewier and clumped...
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Chocolate Raspberry Frosting

I am about to tell you a secret that equivocates to treason in blogger bakingdom. Seriously.  Don't throw rocks at me. It is this: I am a big believer in box cake mixes.   (This is where I need a large black grandma to be like  "Oh No, she Dit-n't!) currently taking auditions for that part if you'd like to volunteer Oh yes I did. Let me explain.  Except for specialties like coconut or carrot, box mixes are usually just as good as homemade and take about 1/8 the effort. In my opinion,...
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Birthday Cake Oreo Fudge

In honor of Oreo's birthday today, I really felt like I needed to make this fudge. At my house we don't discriminate celebrating birthdays just because they don't happen to belong to a human being.  My cute bloggy friend Dorothy at Crazy for Crust posted this a few weeks back and I went out that very day and bought the birthday cake Oreos.  (I'll be honest, I was just waiting for an excuse to buy some.  More than happy...
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