Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting and Butterfinger! Took a whole day to make but was well worth it. I got this recipe from my Bon Appetit dessert cookbook but this one is very similar: http://www.grouprecipes.com/89287/chocolate-peanut-butter-cake-with-cream-cheese-and-butterfinger-frosting.html
B.A.K.E.
Just do it.
Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake Yogurt Cupcakes! Light and delicious summer treat. I love anything and everything pumpkin :)
Here is the recipe: http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/09/pumpkin-swirl-cheesecake-yogurt.html
Raspberry Lemon Corn Muffins! Great breakfast treat!
Here is the recipe: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Raspberry-Lemon-Corn-Muffins-103682
I know this is terrible picture quality but I did not have my camera!
First there is freshly made strawberry sorbet. To make this you must puree 2 1/2 cups of fresh strawberries in a food processor. Then put in the fridge to chill for 1 hour. Secondly, heat in a saucepan 1/4 cup of water and 1/4 cup of granulated sugar until it all dissolves, once this happens boil for one minute. Remove from heat and place in refrigerator for one hour. Combine both mixtures, add a dash of lemon juice, and place it all in your ice cream maker and direct as instructed.
Then there is a chocolate chip strawberry shortcake recipe I got from my Bon Appetit dessert cookbook. It has a white chocolate “mousse” on it which I didn’t let chill long enough so it was more like a sauce but still delicious.
Yummy dinner! Stuffed sweet potatoes and a pesto angel hair pasta with grilled chicken. I also made a salad with goat cheese, grilled pine nuts, tomato, and avocado. The sweet potatoes were very unique and delicious.
Here is the recipe: http://pinchofyum.com/healthy-mexican-sweet-potato-skins
Pumpkin chocolate chip cookies! I love everything pumpkin and this is amazing. I used pumpkin butter to provide the flavoring which I bought at Trader Joes, but I’m sure you could find it other places as well or just use the standard pumpkin in a can strategy.
Recipe: http://www.howsweeteats.com/2011/10/chewier-pumpkin-chocolate-chip-cookies-2-ways/
Cookie dough cupcakes! So yummy!
Recipe: http://tidymom.net/2011/cookie-dough-cupcakes-with-cookie-dough-frosting-recipe/
Best apple pie ever. I’ve made it about 3 times already and I can’t get enough. You can’t see from this picture but you just have to trust me.
Here is the recipe: http://www.bakedbyrachel.com/2011/04/apple-crumb-pie/
So delicious!! Rich chocolate cake, buttercream frosting (with chocolate chips), and an amazing chocolate ganache that spills over the top. To die for!! Not as pretty as the one I tried to imitate but I was in a huge hurry and it was a hot day! I’m sure it tasted just as good :)
Here’s where I got the recipe: http://bakeat350.blogspot.com/2012/02/it-takes-village.html
Timeline birthday cake. For my mother’s 50th birthday I made her a delicious chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream and a heart made of candies on the top. Then I put cookies around the outside and tied a bow around it. The pictures are secured to toothpicks that I stuck in around the perimeter of the cake. Each picture represents a specific stage in her life: childhood, teenage years, getting married, each child that came along, etc.
