Category: Desserts
Independence Day themed Battenberg Cake
The Battenberg Cake has always fascinated me, so today I’m going to give it a try. This cake entails a pattern of vanilla and almond sponge in the checkerboard shape, glued together with apricot jam/preserves, all wrapped in a homemade Marzipan. Oh my goodness this one is delicious! Thank ... more
Read moreHoneycomb (candy)
I have been intrigued with honeycomb ever since I saw it on the British Baking Show (British Bake Off). When I went to London a few years ago, I had a few goals in mind when I arrived… and finding the Honeycomb candy bar was one of them! Since ... more
Read moreHomemade Sweetened Condensed Milk
Did you know that you can very easily make your own sweetened condensed milk with just a couple of pantry staples? It’s so easy and so very delicious in all of your recipes (and in coffee). Print your Sweetened Condensed Milk here: Sweetened Condensed Milk Ingredients for sauce: 2 ... more
Read moreEdible Cookie Dough (sounds like an oxymoron, huh?)
Edible Cookie dough sounds like an oxymoron, because isn’t all cookie dough edible??? Unfortunately, it’s not. You really shouldn’t eat raw cookie dough… unless you heat treat your flour and remove the eggs. But does it really taste like cookie dough when you leave these things out… it does! ... more
Read moreThis recipe scared me… but now I’m empowered – Homemade Marshmallows!
Before this week, I truly believed I did not have within me what it took to make marshmallows from scratch… then a 17 year old showed me how to do it. And she rocked it!!! It’s too bad I didn’t get her on camera (Thank you Elizabeth K), but ... more
Read moreFAIL: Keto/Sugar Free Macarons
I’m looking for a sugar free/keto friendly macaron recipe… this is not that recipe. This is a fail. The recipe itself seemed solid enough and it had over 4 stars… but I failed to read the comments (which, let’s not get into why the comments were so negative yet ... more
Read moreBrownie Brittle
I’m sure you’ve seen it in your markets, the new brownie brittle that is taking the world by storm. And it might be delicious, but OUCH that price! I know how much it costs to make my own pan of brownies from scratch and know that the mark-up on ... more
Read moreScottish Macaroons are made of what??
Have you ever eaten a cookie made of potato? Me neither! So today we are adventuring with Scottish Macaroons whose base is mashed potato! With just four ingredients (mashed potato, powdered sugar, unsweetened coconut, and dark chocolate) and naturally #glutenfree and #dairyfree these cookies look pretty simple and claim ... more
Read moreThe G.O.A.T. dessert! Raspberry Bakewell Tart
My, my, oh my!! If you’ve watched the British Bake Off (and I watch and rewatch, a lot) you’ll be very familiar with the Bakewell Tart. But have you ever made one? I hadn’t, so when Kijihoon5640 suggested I try one… I was on it! And oh my, oh ... more
Read moreSwiss Cake Roll (bonus, it’s gluten free but you’ll never know it!)
This Swiss Cake Roll is probably the most requested dessert of my entire life. Deliciously decadent and bonus–it’s gluten free, but you’d never know it. This is simply an amazing roll! This dessert tastes like a million bucks, and if you roll better than me, it’ll look it too! ... more
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