I make a lot of banana muffins in this house. Everyone loves them for breakfast, or a snack, but every once in a while I want something a little different (meaning, with frosting). On those days I turn to banana bars. I *may* have given this to the kids for breakfast once or twice, and…
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Cinna-clone Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting
Ok, here it is, my go-to, can’t be beat, ultimate cream cheese whipped frosting. I put this on everything now – banana bars (pictured below), carrot cake, muffins, cinnamon buns, etc. If you’ve ever had cinnabun, this is a dead ringer for their frosting (super light and fluffy). Did you catch that? We’re talking clone…
Thanksgiving Favorites
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and I’m gearing up to get started of the things we want for the weekend. Yes, it is Friday morning, and our first Thanksgiving dinner is tomorrow, but I was never one to let a little thing like immanency stop me from procrastinating. So, instead of actually staring on…
5 Minute Pantry Pineapple Cream Pie
This is a family favourite recipe, one that my Mom made all the time when I was growing up, and that the kids and I still absolutely love. The best part: it literally takes 5 minutes or less to throw together with things you can keep on hand in your pantry. It does need to…
Everything’s Better With Beer Cupcakes
The ultimate adult cupcake – delicious chocolate cake with and a beer inflused salted caramel center and buttercream! Topped off with a chocolate pretzel!
No Bake Berry Cheesecake
Alright, I’ve got a ridiculously easy dessert here that tastes like summer. That’s all I could think digging into it last night, looking out the back window at all the snow. This is one of the most refreshing desserts I’ve every had, and it’s exactly the pick-me-up this house needed after a lazy weekend spent…
Old Fashioned Gingerbread Cake
Sorry for the huge breaks between posts. I’m fighting pneumonia for the second time in a month, and just taking care of the two kids seems to be doing me in most days. That’s not what you’re here for though, to hear me complaining, so lets get to the cake! Bo and Oliver are huge…
Jam Swirrled Muffins
Alright, back to baking! There is one heck of an explanation to the delay, but I’ll post that to the life section later. For now, on to the muffins! I finally started dipping my toes into the whole canning experience this summer. I am a fan. A fan who didn’t realize just how long it…
Blueberry Cheesecake Tart with a Shortbread Crust
Blueberries are delicious. Even more so when they’re in season and fresh from the fields. The berries I used were not. They were on sale at the grocery store and that’s enough of a reason for me to try and do something fabulous with them. Farm ones just would have been even better. This started because…
Brown Sugar Skillet Cake
Ok, I REALLY like this recipe. It comes together so quick I literally made it in-between trips to the bbq to flip chicken, and it baked up in the oven while we ate. You see how wonderful this is right? I mean, it makes me look like a wiz in the kitchen, one who is…
Mama Dorosch’s Carrot Cake
I can take absolutely zero credit for this cake. It’s my cousin’s Mother-in-Law’s recipe and after watching me drool over the cake for a year she was kind enough to share it with me. It is the ultimate carrot cake. It’s so moist, so full of flavor, and just made up of the perfect texture. I…
Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake
Texas Sheet Cake Can I put this under snacks? Because seriously, I could graze on it all. damn. day. Prep Time: 20 minutes Bake Time: 20 minutes Serves: 10 (unless I’m there, then pretty much only me) Ingredients: Cake 2 cups flour 2 cups white sugar ¼ tsp salt 7 tbsp cocoa powder 1 cup butter (16 tbsp…
