Taiwanese Castella Cake is a super soft sponge cake that is wonderfully plush and bouncy. It's lightly sweet and delicious on its own or garnished with whipped cream, fruit, confectioners' sugar, honey, or all of the above.
I garnished slices of these cakes with whipped cream and sliced fruit, and it was a huge hit.
These elegant but "easy-to-make" chocolate cherry brownies will have everyone asking you for the recipe. Plus, they are an excellent vehicle for satisfying your chocolate cravings.
If you'd like to serve a dessert that jusr about anyone loves that has been zhuzhed up for your next dinner party, these brownies are the answer. They kind of look rustic too... but the flavor! It's such a surprise.
This pink pineapple sherbet is so refreshing and sweet. Enjoy it in a bowl or an ice cream cone. It's a wonderful treat any season.
July is National Ice Cream Month and we are celebrating by having our annual virtual ice cream social, hosted by Jolene's Recipe Journal. It's the perfect time of year to try a few new homemade ice cream flavors!
These coconut shortbread cookies are made with a combination of coconut flour and either wheat flour or gluten free flour along with butter and sugar.
These are my first attempt at working with coconut flour as a substitute for "regular" flour. I dipped them in chocolate and added sprinkles to celebrate the summer season.
These Canadian butter tarts are an iconic mini dessert made with a pastry shell and filled with a sweet caramel-ish filling that is semi-soft and full of buttery flavor.
These tarts are similar to pecan tassies, which are an old fashioned American dessert often served during the holidays. The difference is, that in the case of the Canadian butter tarts, the filling is often left plain, or with very little add-ins.
This is a lovely little butter cake with a topping of fresh rhubarb and pecan caramel laced with a bit of bourbon.
The cake itself is amazing. I can think of so many things I would like to try out with this batter. Add the rhubarb, bourbon, and pecan mixture and these cakes are over the top amazing.
These sweetened condensed milk cookies are soft and slightly chewy and have a sweet vanilla flavor.
These condensed milk cookies are like a cross between a snickerdoodle and a sugar cookie with a flavor similar to tres leches cake or no churn vanilla ice cream.
These individual no bake key lime pies are so refreshing and super easy to make.
You can assemble these in minutes, give them a chill in the refrigerator, and serve them for a fun dessert for your family or an elegant dessert for a dinner party. With no need to turn on your oven, this is a wonderful summer treat.
These strawberry Neapolitan cookies are a mix of chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla cookie dough squished together to form a delicious combination of flavors, just like your favorite childhood ice cream flavor.
These cookies are fun to make and even more fun to eat. Everyone will enjoy taking a bite from each flavor. Do you start with the strawberry, chocolate, or vanilla? Do you start with your favorite flavor or save it for last? Or do you make sure to include every flavor in each bite? Decisions, decisions!
You can make these mini ice cream cakes with any flavor ice cream and cake you like. They are great for a birthday party, dinner party, or just to have individual-sized desserts in your freezer as a fun treat.
These are a great make-ahead dessert. You can serve them directly from the freezer without any extra preparation too.
This fresh strawberry cake is perfect for whenever you have a craving for something simple and sweet. It's great for a midmorning or afternoon snack.
I will admit that both my husband and I enjoyed it for breakfast a couple of days in a row and I don't feel guilty. After all, it's filled with fresh strawberries.
This chocolate marble pound cake is a sweet way to say hello to spring by pairing the flavor of raspberries with the chocolate. The hint of raspberry is a wonderful complement to the chocolate.
This cake gets its raspberry flavor from raspberry jam. You add some to the vanilla batter and brush the finished cake with a thin layer of the jam before glazing it with a chocolate ganache.
Welcome spring with these bow tie cookies with strawberry jam. They are little poppable tasty treats. Everyone will be eating these one after another after another.
These bow tie cookies are tiny little bundles of cream cheese dough filled with strawberry jam and dusted with confectioners' sugar. They are the perfect size for sharing too. In the Midwest, they are called kolaczki.
This tangerine ricotta cake is a dessert that you can bake ahead. It is actually better and more moist on the second or third day.
I love the moistness that ricotta brings to desserts. Some of my favorites include blueberry lemon ricotta tea cake, ricotta chocolate chip cookies, and tangerine ricotta cookies. Of course, I love it for making savory dishes such as lasagna or breakfast tomato and ricotta toast.
These chocolate covered sandwich cookies with dulce de leche have roots in Argentina, where soft sandwich cookies filled with dulce de leche are a popular sweet treat.
These cookies are similar to my orange-scented alfajores, but with a chocolate ganache coating. In addition, these cookies include a lot of whole wheat flour and are only lightly sweet to counteract the dulce de leche and the ganache.
These Chinese Almond Cookies are a tasty take on the traditional Chinese take-out cookie that symbolizes good fortune and good luck, especially for the Lunar New Year.
The round cookies represent coins and the almonds on top represent good luck.
Bouchon Bakery Shortbread Cookies - they are so simple, yet they can be so elegant, and they are perfect for a simple dessert, a snack, or for gifting.
These shortbread cookies are a magical combination of flour, butter, sugar, vanilla bean paste, and kosher salt. You can make the dough in advance and refrigerate or freeze it, making baking ahead that much easier. The baked cookies can also be frozen.
Making homemade caramel popcorn is a fun project that results and a sweet and crispy snack that everyone loves.
This caramel popcorn (caramel corn) is such a treat and is totally hard to resist. It stays crispy and fresh for several days, and is pretty enough to package up for gifts or party favors.
These extra big bakery-style sprinkle cookies have a wonderfully distinct vanilla flavor with just a touch of almond... and they're filled with jimmies for a bit of fun color and additional sweetness.
These cookies are wonderful for a holiday cookie exchange or for gift giving. They can be adapted for any holiday or special occasion. Just change the color of the sprinkles.
These Bûche de Noël Cookies are a bite-sized take on everyone's favorite Christmas cake. They are fun to shape, decorate, and especially to eat.
These cookies start with a shortbread-style dough, which is spread with a hazelnut filling and then rolled up before slicing and baking. They are topped with a chocolate ganache with a hint of hazelnut chocolate spread and then finished with cute little holly berry and leaves sprinkles.
