Millionaire Magic Bars
Millionaire Magic Bars. They say third time’s a charm… As I write this, I have my third test batch of these Millionaire Magic Bars in …
Millionaire Magic Bars. They say third time’s a charm… As I write this, I have my third test batch of these Millionaire Magic Bars in …
I love, love, love Valentine’s Day! Unlike New Year’s Eve where I’ve always felt like the world requires you to have someone to kiss at …
This Crazy Chocolate Olive Oil Cake recipe has stayed with me through all the stages of my life as an easy, go to chocolate cake. …
I don’t know if you’ve noticed… but there’s been a lot of confectioner’s sugar action going on in my last couple of posts. First there …
Eggnog Kringla. A light, cakey Scandinavian cookie with a delicate eggnog flavor, topped with dusting of confectioner’s sugar and freshly grated nutmeg. It’s always so …
Fudge Topped Peanut Butter Cookie Tarts. A roll and cut peanut butter cookie is graced with a dark, fudgy ganache and then topped with salty …
Be honest. When you read the title, “Caramel Apple Pie Cheesecake Dip” you pictured a bowl of dip with some dippers on the side. You …
Halloween is Saturday! Yikes! I knew it was Saturday…but somehow, last Friday, I was thinking I still had two weeks. Yep, in my head, I …
Galette, crostata, galette, crostata… Tomato, tom-ah-toe? With my Blueberry Galette, I was channeling my French roots. I thought I’d give a nod to my Italian …
Well, that sure went fast! Today is the anniversary of the birth of The Merchant Baker. One year ago today, I very nervously pressed the …
I had grand ideas for this ice cream. And I actually thought, through the entire process, that it was going to be a grand fail. …
Hey! Somebody baked me a birthday cake! Ummm, probably because I asked for it…and not in the, “Hey, do you want to bake me a …
It has never occurred to me to make a White Zucchini Cake… I’d always made zucchini cake as a chocolate cake and reserved non-chocolate zucchini …
Hey! I made us some ice cream! This is an exciting day because I only make ice cream approximately….well….let’s say….yeah, once a year :) Just …
I’ve got a fun little treat for you if you’re not in the “turn the oven on” mood…. Ice Box Raspberry Chocolate Chip Cheesecake! I …
It’s July, so I decided to make a pie. Actually, I made a Blueberry Galette. And I didn’t really make it because it’s July, but …
Our garden produced it’s first fruits while we were away last week. Two, to be exact. We came home to our first zucchini of the …
I posted this wonderful sauce last year when I first started this blog. The sauce is over the top amazing, but the photos never really captured how …
You know how when you think you’ve “invented” something new…. And you even come up with a name, like One Bowl Brittle Bark, and pat …
Strawberry Shortcake is easily one of my top five favorite desserts. Most of the strawberry shortcake I had as a kid came on top of one of those …
This is Part 2 of Mini Vanilla Ice Cream Cookie Sandwiches continued from yesterday’s post. For that post, we used vanilla wafers for all of …
I was sooo tempted to call these “Mini Vanilli” Ice Cream Cookie Sandwiches. But they’re the real deal, so we’re going straight up with Mini …
Cinco de Mayo was last week. So was the teacher appreciation lunch for which I made these amazing Dulce de Leche Brownies. That was then. …
It’s going to be 86 degrees here today. And, maybe this recipe for Vanilla Chai Sugar Cookie Bars would be more appropriate for a fall …
Everything that is wonderful about this cake is in the name. Pineapple Coconut Tres Leches Cake. Pineapple? Yum! Coconut? Yum! Tres Leches? Yes! Cake? Absolutely! …
I made a promise last week. Today I’m delivering. This is the recipe for the Whipped Chocolate Frosting I used on the Pac Man cake …
Remember Orange Olive Oil Cake? We liked it so much, I decided to try another flavor in a smaller size. With Lemon Lime Cream Slab Pie now weeks …
So, apparently, last Saturday was the ultimate Pi day of the century. And I thought, for my very first blogger Pi day, I should join …
Hey there. I’ve got a new Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe for you. Malted Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies. I’m not big on picking a favorite anything …
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When life gives you leftover ganache and cake crumbs, make Chocolate Stout Cake Crumb Truffles. This post is …
Hold everything! I finally baked beer in a cupcake and I LOVED IT! I made Chocolate Stout Cupcakes filled with Irish Cream and wow, they …
I am a certified blondie lover. Some people might say they are simply a chocolate chip cookie baked in bar form. But one bite of …
I only make Raspberry Rugelach during the holidays. But why? It’s one of my favorite cookies. I’ll buy them in bakeries during the year, so …
This idea was too pretty not to share. Strawberry Chocolate Bark. Instead of chocolate covered strawberries, we have strawberry covered chocolate. How cool is that? …
It’s a simple name. Strawberry cake. I thought about calling it Fresh Strawberry Cake, but this recipe uses frozen strawberries. It could have been Natural Strawberry …
I’ve been on the hunt for a perfect brownie for awhile now. Black Cocoa Brownies were the last ones I was experimenting with when we …
Remember Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies? Well, these Soft Chewy Peanut Butter Chip Cookies are a very close relation. I love peanut butter cookies, but to …
Now that we’re past the mid point of January, I think it’s high time we break out some chocolate…and some caramel…and some pecans… How about some …
I had some won ton wrappers left over from a previous recipe… and I’ve always wanted to try using them as vehicle for dessert, so …
Orange Olive Oil Cake…O.M.Y. (Oh My Yum!) A good friend generously coined this phrase after viewing one of my recent posts. It might be too casual a term …
So I’m supposed to be taking a bit of a blogging break over the holidays… And yet, I couldn’t resist posting this one last sweet before …
Guess where this recipe came from? An executive recruiter. Yes. It’s true. I would not have this recipe for Egg Nog Ice Cream with Hot …
This is my favorite version of a beloved Italian cookie. This is a soft Italian Biscotti that often shows up during the holidays and at …
Classic Butter Spritz Cookies are the cookies you remember from your childhood. They are made with all butter and no shortening for that delicious buttery …
Andes Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies are a classic cookie made with a classic candy. The edges are a bit crisp but the overall cookie is …
This is one of my husband’s favorite Christmas cookies. It kind of surprises me because he’s usually all about anything with chocolate or peanut butter in …
I adore biscotti. There’s nothing better to dunk in my hot tea than a delicious, crispy biscotti. It’s especially wonderful when it’s dipped in chocolate …
The first time I had gingerbread pancakes, I was sold. Then, I wanted to recreate them at home, so I could have them whenever I …