Swiss Meringue Buttercream is my favorite frosting. Creamy and not overly sweet, it spreads smooth and pipes beautifully. Get my recipe and learn how to make an easy buttercream flower: the cherry blossom.
Desserts and Sweets
Chocolate custard is a delicious dessert, and now it's easier than ever in the Instant Pot. Serve topped with whipped cream, a sprig of mint and a few fresh berries.
Macarons are delicate French cookies made with almond flour. These are flavored with lemon zest, and sandwiched around lemon-curd based filling.
Celebrate a birthday with this decadent birthday cake cheesecake! A cake crust, funfetti cheesecake filling, and chocolate cake frosting combine in a fun dessert for birthday celebrations at any age!
Mini ginger blueberry pies are little pre-portioned treats! Classic blueberry flavor with a zing of fresh ginger and a hint of lemon.
These 3-ingredient Nutella truffles are the perfect sweet ending for any special meal. They have a creamy center and a crisp chocolate shell.
Strawberry Cake Roll is a thin vanilla sponge cake rolled up with strawberry whipped cream cheese filling. It's a light yet satisfying dessert for Valentine's Day!
These chocolate-frosted peanut butter blondies are an easy dessert for the peanut butter lover in your life. They have a soft center and creamy chocolate frosting. Happy National Peanut Butter Day! I absolutely love peanut butter flavored desserts, especially when paired with chocolate. And sometimes, the simplest desserts are the best. These blondies have the …
Peppermint mocha brownies are a fun, festive dessert! Fudgy chocolate mocha brownies are topped with white chocolate frosting and crushed peppermint.
The classic soft and chewy, sugar-coated cookie gets a holiday twist! Gingerbread snickerdoodles are flavored with molasses, ginger and other spices.
This adorable snow globe cake is a delicious centerpiece for your holiday dessert table. Large crowd? Make more than one!
Eggnog marshmallows are a delicious Christmas-time treat. They also make great hostess gifts! After all, who wouldn't love to receive homemade marshmallows?
Special holidays call for special desserts. Cranberry creme brulee is a holiday twist on the dessert with a layer of cranberry sauce under the creamy custard. While I'm not a fan of cold weather, November and December are one of my favorite times of the year. The day after Halloween, I get such a feeling …
Who says ice cream is just for summer? This winter-fruit-flavored Cranberry Amaretto ice cream is slightly tart and slightly sweet.
Cranberry curd pie has a sweet-tart flavor and a beautiful red color. It can do double-duty as dessert AND decor on your holiday table!
Pomegranate sorbet is a sweet-tart dessert that's naturally fat-free! Garnish with pomegrante seeds and a sprig of mint for a refreshing treat.
I received product samples from sponsor companies to aid in the creation of the #Choctoberfest recipes. All opinions are mine alone. Light and airy s'mores meringue cookies are coated in milk chocolate and graham cracker crumbs. This dessert is naturally low in calories! #Choctoberfest 2019 continues! Did you read about our prize packs and enter …
Rich, moist chocolate cupcakes are topped with decadent chocolate kahlua buttercream. These will satisfy even the biggest chocolate craving! I have been a chocoholic for as long as I can remember. Give me a choice of any kind of candy or dessert, and I will choose chocolate. I love milk chocolate, white chocolate, and dark …
This post was created for #HalloweenTreatsWeek! I was sent products by some of the sponsor companies but as always, opinions are 100% mine. This Halloween layer cake has three layers of rich chocolate cake, and is covered in orange-tinted Swiss buttercream, a ganache glaze, and Halloween Sweets and Treats sprinkles. When celebrating anything—a birthday, a wedding, …
Wilton makes it easy to create a spooky haunted Halloween cookie house with their kits, which include pre-made cookie house pieces, trees, and candy decorations. You can also incorporate other Wilton products!
This easy chocolate jack-o-lantern bundt cake can be as cute or as spooky as you want to make it! Use this tutorial to learn how to make it.
I received product samples from sponsor companies to aid in the creation of the Flavors of Fall recipes. All opinions are mine alone. Caramel apple tiramisu is a classic Italian dessert with a fall-inspired twist: ladyfingers dipped in Door County Caramel Apple coffee, caramel cream, and sauteed apples. Today, I gave a classic Italian dessert …
I received product samples from sponsor companies to aid in the creation of the #PumpkinWeek recipes. All opinions are mine alone. These melt-in-your-mouth pumpkin snickerdoodles are everything the classic cinnamon cookie should be, with a bonus dose of spiced pumpkin flavor. Fall is in the air, and we are celebrating our love of pumpkin with …
I received product samples from sponsor companies to aid in the creation of the #PumpkinWeek recipes. All opinions are mine alone. Creamy pumpkin gingersnap cheesecake is a delicious fall dessert. It has a spiced gingersnap crust, and is topped with spiced whipped cream. Fall is in the air, and we are celebrating our love of …
Is there any better combination of than chocolate and peanut butter? This chocolate peanut butter bundt cake gives you double doses of both flavors! If you're a fan of chocolate and peanut butter, you're in for a treat today. I joined up with Erin fo The Spiffy Cookie and several other bloggers to post recipes …
Chocolate, cherries and whipped cream are the key components of Black Forest Cake. These are the fudgy, easier brownie version! It's the end of Farmers Market Week, and I'm sharing another dessert, this one filled with fresh sweet cherries. Cherries and chocolate pair so well together, probably most famously in Black Forest Cake, a German …
Mixed berry cobbler is a fruit dessert similar to pie but with much less work! Serve with whipped cream or a scoop of ice cream. I knew I wanted to make something with berries for Farmers Market Week. The local markets always have a big, beautiful selection of berries because of our proximity to New …
I received product samples from sponsor companies to aid in the creation of the #BacktoSchoolTreats week recipes. All opinions are mine alone. Show your school spirit with these School Colors Cupcakes! Learn how to swirl two colors of frosting on top of your favorite cupcakes! Summer is winding down, and we are celebrating with #BacktoSchoolTreats …
Lavender Lemon Panna Cotta is a no-bake custard set with gelatin. The custard is flavored with lavender buds and lemon juice. Serve with a berry sauce for a delicious dessert! It's the five-year anniversary of #ProgressiveEats! So, we're throwing an elegant dinner party in its honor. If you're unfamiliar with the concept, a progressive dinner …
This S'mores cheesecake is flavored with melted marshmallows, which take the place of eggs in traditional cheesecake, so the only thing that needs to bake is the crust! Happy National Cheesecake Day! I gathered some blogger friends together to share lots of delicious cheesecake recipes with you in honor of the "holiday." As soon as …
Pavlova is a dessert that's naturally low in calories and fat. This one is filled with cherry-lime curd and an assortment of fresh fruit. Late spring/early summer time is one of my favorite times when it comes to food. Cookouts, ice cream, and best of all, fresh produce. The best desserts this time of year …
This post is sponsored in conjunction with #BrunchWeek. I received product samples from sponsor companies to aid in the creation of the #Brunchweek recipes. All opinions are mine alone. The flavors of this lemon-raspberry cake are perfect for spring! Sweets and Treats "Sunday Best" sprinkles add the perfect touch. Welcome to Day 4 of BrunchWeek …
If you think you don't like those ubiquitous Easter bunny (and chick) marshmallows, make your own at home! It's messy, but the flavor is so much better! This time of year, there's a certain brand that's everywhere. You know what I'm talking about — those little packages of sugar-coated marshmallow bunnies and chicks Ready for a secret? …
Calling all peanut butter lovers! Check out this collection of 30 peanut butter desserts to satisfy any peanut butter craving you may have! Are you craving a treat loaded with salty-sweet peanut butter flavor? Whether you love peanut butter and chocolate, peanut butter and Nutella, or just straight peanut butter treats, there's bound to be …
Tangy-sweet rhubarb berry pie with a beautiful lattice crust is the perfect dessert for Pie Day, or any summer day. Happy Pie Day! Each year, I host a blog event for pie on Pie Day, and invite several other food bloggers to post their favorite pie recipes, too. You'll find links to the other pie …
These chocolatey two-bite Irish Cream Truffles have only 5 ingredients. What a decadent way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day! It's almost time for St. Patrick's Day! It's a fun holiday. Not just because I'm partly Irish. Because Irish cream is one of my favorite liqueurs. And it's one of just five ingredients in these decadent …
Red velvet brownies are a delicious bite-size Valentine's Day treat, and they're topped with creamy white chocolate cream cheese frosting. It's February already, which means Valentine's Day is almost here! We don't put a lot of effort into celebrating Valentine's Day. We buy cards, and a box of candy. I might make a fancy dinner …
Chocolate opera cake is a slight twist on the traditional French dessert, with thin layers of chocolate cake, coffee buttercream and chocolate ganache. I attended culinary school for two years. Three mornings a week, we started the day with a 5-hour Production "class"—making all of the treats that were sold in the school's bakery, which …
Nothing brightens a chilly winter day better than citrus flavor! This meyer lemon curd tart has a buttery shortbread crust filled with sweet-tart curd made from meyer lemons. Christmas is over. Days are short. It's cold. What's there to look forward to? We're not really into celebrating Valentine's Day. We get each other cards, maybe …