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I was in the mood to do some baking, but didn't want a labor intensive recipe. I had 2 apples that needed to be used up and was looking for a cake recipe to make. Of course, a simple search on Pinterest and I found this recipe for French Apple Cake. It's simple and easy… Continue reading French Apple Cake
Oh my kids. They want bananas. I buy bananas. They don't eat bananas ... and I end up with more overripe bananas. I needed to find yet another recipe to make and decided to give these chocolate chip banana bars a try. They smelled amazing and looked so good. My daughter enjoyed them for breakfast,… Continue reading Chocolate Chip Banana Bars
Yesterday was my son's eighth birthday and he requested mint chocolate chip cupcakes. The only issue - he doesn't like chocolate cake. His favorite flavor is vanilla. I decided to spoil him - he is my baby after all - and figure out a way to give him what he wanted. I made a vanilla… Continue reading Mint Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
My kids were doing so well and eating the bananas I've been buying for the last month ... except last week. Not sure what changed, but there was four lonely bananas sitting on my counter that needed to be used up. I wasn't in the mood to make a banana bread and decided to make… Continue reading Banana Bread Snack Cake
One of my husband's favorite candy is peanut butter cups and with his birthday being today, I wanted to make him a cake that reminded him of them. My cake is a little more peanut butter heavy than I had hoped, but it's just as a delicious and by adding the chocolate drizzle, it helped… Continue reading Peanut Butter Chocolate Swirl Loaf Cake
Did you know today is "National Cupcake Lovers Day"? Me either, until a blogging friend invited me to participate in a fun challenge to share cupcake recipes. My entire family is a big fan of cupcakes, though I rarely make them for us. I think the problem is that most recipes make two dozen cupcakes… Continue reading Small Batch Chocolate Cupcakes with Cookie Dough Frosting
School is coming to an end. Sports are slowing down. The primary election is over. Time to get back into the kitchen! I'm slowly easing my way back in and made this delicious cake over the weekend. It's light and fluffy, has a hint of lemon and the fresh blueberries were perfect. The cake is not… Continue reading Lemon Blueberry Breakfast Cake
I haven't baked a cake in a couple of weeks ... maybe even months ... and it was time to get back into the kitchen. I've been trying to be good and not have too many sweets around the house, but I'm so glad I made this cake. It was also nice to spend a… Continue reading Blueberry Ricotta Coffee Cake
Happy New Year!! I can't believe 2019 is here...where did 2018 go? I took a little bit of a blogging break the last couple months, but like everything, I'm ready to get back to a regular schedule of posting new recipes, working out, reading and focusing on slowing down. I'm part of several mom groups… Continue reading Cranberry Pecan Cake
Triple chocolate cheesecake. Do I need to say anything more? I was nervous to try making a cheesecake in my IP again as the last time I made one, I accidentally dropped it and made it again. I didn't want that to happen again, so I was super careful ... and as you can see,… Continue reading Instant Pot Triple Chocolate Cheesecake
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