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Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cake Balls…and a Giveaway! {GIVEAWAY CLOSED}

February 13, 2014 56 Comments

Guys, can I be honest with you for a second? These cake balls started out as cupcakes. Gorgeous, moist, fluffy chocolate cupcakes that I decided to top with a strawberry cream cheese frosting that had just a smidge too much strawberry puree in it and ended up dripping and oozing all over the plate (and my…read more »

Filed Under: Cake, Candy, Chocolate, Dessert, Frosting, Giveaway, Kid-Friendly, Snack Tagged With: cake, chocolate treat, Valentine's Day

Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake

January 27, 2014 18 Comments

This post is inspired by the three-layer chocolate mousse cake I had at my friend Dave’s house last weekend. Our friend Doug was in town to celebrate his last pre-30s birthday, and his brother’s awesome girlfriend made him this gorgeous cake as a special birthday treat. And let me just say that, although I’ve only…read more »

Filed Under: Cake, Chocolate, Dessert, Kid-Friendly Tagged With: cake, chocolate treat, Valentine's Day

Classic Thumbprint Cookies, Revisited

December 17, 2013 4 Comments

It’s almost Christmas, which can only mean one thing – time to make a billion cookies. Sugar cookies, gingerbread cookies, peppermint cookies, hot cocoa cookies…so many cookies to choose from, so little time to cram them into my mouth. Nom nom nom, cookie cookie cookie. In my family, the only type of cookie that matters…read more »

Filed Under: Cookies, Dessert, Holiday, Kid-Friendly Tagged With: Christmas, cookies

Charlene’s Red Velvet Cupcakes

December 15, 2013 10 Comments

The first time I made red velvet cake was in back in law school, around the time I started this blog. It was my friend Jill’s birthday, and red velvet was her favorite, so I decided to surprise her with a homemade birthday cake. I hadn’t made a lot of non-box mix cakes at that…read more »

Filed Under: Chocolate, Cupcake, Dessert, Frosting, Holiday Tagged With: chocolate treat, cupcakes, party

OREO Cookie Ball Snowmen

December 8, 2013 4 Comments

A few weeks ago Yummly asked me if I wanted to be part of their OREO holiday campaign. To participate, all I had to do was come up with a fun, festive treat using Oreo’s classic cookie ball recipe. I was immediately on board because (1) I love OREOs, and (2) what’s not to love…read more »

Filed Under: Chocolate, Cookies, Dessert, Holiday, Kid-Friendly, Sponsored Post Tagged With: chocolate treat, fun for kids

Apple Pie Mummy Slices

October 30, 2013 5 Comments

Continuing my tradition of making adorable, spooktacular Halloween treats, I present you…apple pie mummy slices. Yup. Apple slices seasoned with sugar and cinnamon, then individually wrapped with thin strips of pie crust. So cute, so delicious, and so easy to eat. Seriously, these things are two, maybe three bites at most – you eat one, reach…read more »

Filed Under: Apples, Autumn, Dessert, Fruit, Holiday, Kid-Friendly, Snack Tagged With: apple treat, fun for kids, Halloween

Brownie Sandwich Cookies with Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Frosting

October 16, 2013 1 Comment

This may come as a surprise for those of you who know me but…I was productive last weekend. How productive? Super productive. Thanks in large part to the efforts and encouragement my mother-in-law, Dan and I finally painted all the rooms in our condo, cleaned everything, organized the pantry, took a crap load of old…read more »

Filed Under: Chocolate, Cookies, Dessert, Frosting, Kid-Friendly, Snack Tagged With: chocolate treat, cookies

Peanut Butter & Vanilla Ice Cream Brownie Cake

September 15, 2013 6 Comments

So…you may have noticed that there’s been very little activity on the blog lately. Zero activity, actually. For a whole month. Didja miss me? I missed you! Please don’t think I stopped loving you – I’ve just been a little busy lately. Busy and spectacularly unmotivated to cook. Because, you know…I was getting married. It’s amazing how…read more »

Filed Under: Bars, Cake, Chocolate, Dessert, Ice Cream Tagged With: cake, chocolate treat, ice cream, july 4th

Ferrero Rocher Cupcakes

July 31, 2013 14 Comments

There are so many things I want to tell you guys about these cupcakes, but passionate, emotional poetry about food would probably come off a little strange to most readers so all I’m going to say is “YUM”. Maybe even “SUPER YUM”, with a side of “NOM NOM NOM”. If you are a choco-holic, Nutella addict, or…read more »

Filed Under: Chocolate, Cupcake, Dessert, Frosting Tagged With: chocolate treat, cupcakes, party

No-Churn Strawberry Fudge-Swirl Ice Cream

July 3, 2013 6 Comments

Guys, it’s really hard to photograph ice cream. It’s not even that hot outside, but my scoops starting melting basically as soon as they hit the bowl. And while goopy, melted ice cream is delicious, that deliciousness doesn’t really translate well visually. Which is why you’re only getting one picture of this fabulous strawberry fudge-swirl ice…read more »

Filed Under: Chocolate, Dessert, Fruit, Ice Cream, Kid-Friendly Tagged With: ice cream

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