Chocolate Glazed Nutella Mini-Cupcakes – the name says it all! A delicious sponge cake with a Nutella surprise inside topped with an extraordinary chocolate glaze! Each bite is pure decadence.
Cakes
Easter Surprise Lemon Bundt Cake
Brighten your Easter season with this rich and moist Easter Surprise Lemon Bundt Cake. It feels like springtime, and tastes amazing under a layer of lemon glaze. Every piece is a surprise.
Mardi Gras King Cake (Bread Machine)
Mardi Gras which French for Fat Tuesday begins on January 6 and culminates on the day before Ash Wednesday. The King Cake is a quintessential confection that is decorated in Mardi Gras colors. Purple signifies justice; green denotes faith; and gold or yellow signifies power. Traditionally, a tiny plastic baby is hidden in the King Cake. Whoever,…
Lemon Cream Cheese Bundt Cake
Brighten your holiday season with this rich and moist Lemon Cream Cheese Bundt Cake. It feels like springtime, and tastes amazing under a layer of lemon glaze.
Reine de Saba (Julia Child’s Chocolate and Almond Cake)
Julia Child’s famous Reine de Saba or Chocolate Almond Cake is an elegant dessert to serve with your holiday meals. The recipe is featured in Volume 1 of Mastering the Art of French Cooking. In her later book, The Way to Cook, Julia says that this cake, prepared by her French co-author Simca, was the…
Lemon Madeleines
When Susan and I were recently in Paris, we tried a lot of different pastries. We wanted to try to replicate them on our return. This included Lemon Madeleines from Galeries Lafayette on Boulevard Haussmann.
(Almost) No-Bake Lemon Curd Icebox Cheesecake
Bright and sunny No-Bake Lemon Curd Icebox Cheesecake is the ideal treat to cool the hot summer days. You’ll love the light and airy cream filling infused with a vibrant lemon curd on top of a crisp lemony crust. Whether you want to escape the sweltering heat or brighten a dreary day, this Lemon Curd…
French Apple Cake
French Apple Cake is moist and flavorful with just the right amount of sweetness to counter the tart apples. With or without the scoop of the vanilla ice cream on the top, it tastes incredible.
Red Velvet Madeleines
Heart-shaped Red Velvet Madeleines with a lemon glaze are a perfect confection for Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s day was first associated with romantic love in Chaucer’s 14th century poetry about “Valentines.”
Classic Pound Cake
A classic pound cake recipe that is not too sweet, but buttery rich and delicious. It is the perfect recipe to make for an after dinner dessert, or afternoon snack.
Pumpkin Bundt Cake
Tired of the same old pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving? If so, you should definitely try this incredible Pumpkin Bundt Cake. It has the same characteristic flavor of a pumpkin pie, but will leave your family and guests saying “WOW”! What’s even better is that it’s easy to make, and can be made ahead of time…
Halloween Push Pops
Halloween Push Pops are easy to make and fun to serve. They contain moist bites of carrot cake, layered with cream cheese frosting. The biggest problem with these adorable treats is that they’re so cute that people will initially be afraid to take one. Rest assured however, that the hesitation doesn’t last long!