Pistachio Cake

St Patrick's Day is coming up and although I did make shamrock chocolate sugar cookies, I only made one green dessert. This pistachio cake uses pistachio pudding mix, but not a cake mix. It's from scratch, and I know some people cringe at the pudding mix part, but I like the flavor.  This is a …

Almond Joy Cheesecake

It's the new year. Something so sad about post-holidays. When I was a kid, I always thought January was so depressing- Christmas was over, the weather was awful, nothing to look forward to until Valentine's Day. But over the past few years, I've come to see the promise of a new year- goals that I …

Salted Caramel Cheesecake

So, the salted caramel thing has been around for a few years. When I first heard about it, I thought this is amazing. I LOVE caramel. And salty sweet stuff? Yum. Caramel and/or chocolate dipped pretzels? I have probably gained 5 pounds in my lifetime just because of that. But the first few times I …

Apple Puff Pastry

Is there anything better than a really easy dessert that seems fancy? Ok, maybe nap time, Diet Coke with pellet ice in a styrofoam cup, a good sale... but the dessert thing is right up there.  Enter this apple puff pastry. Three steps, maybe 4, and you're done. And you can feed a handful of …

Lemon Blueberry Pie Bars

I've been looking for a fun blueberry recipe, something new and different. Of course there's blueberry muffins, bread, pancakes, pie... But I came across this recipe for lemon blueberry pie bars on Pinterest and I was intrigued. A lemony pie crust with a cream cheese blueberry filling, topped with a lemon crumble. It's not too …

Chocolate Cake

Ok, whoever was tasked with telling me National Chocolate Cake day was last week really fell down on the job. I mean, chocolate cake is my favorite. Like, the thing I would take on a deserted island, last dinner on earth favorite. How could I miss this? Luckily, I don't need a special occasion to …

Brown Sugar Cookies

Last week I wanted some cookies so I checked out our pantry situation. Granulated sugar? None. Baking soda? None. But we did have butter, brown sugar, eggs and flour so I figured I could make something out of that. I found a recipe for Brown Sugar cookies and got interested- chewy, powdered sugar cookies that …

Kentucky Butter Cake

Time for another bundt! When you google bundt cakes or search on Pinterest, Kentucky Butter Cake comes up a lot. A LOT. So I decided to try it, though I normally opt for chocolate cakes 😊 This is a quick vanilla pound cake-type bundt. After it's done baking, however, you pour a sugary, buttery glaze …

Pumpkin Bundt Cake

So, I've been baking for a while and I have a confession. I don't own a bundt pan. I know. I have a tart pan, a tube pan, every size of round pan, etc. but no bundt. Shame. My sister-in-law lent me her bundt pan a few weeks ago so I thought, "I'm going to …

Halloween Pumpkin Cake

Happy Halloween! I'll be honest- before we had kids, I actually hated Halloween. Even when I was a kid. Now, it's one of my favorite "holidays"- seeing the kids dressed up and having fun. As I write this, my oldest kids are working together to fill treat bags for trick-or-treaters tonight, while my 4 year …