These cupcakes were inspired by my grandmother and mother. My grandmother loved sweets but was not a big fan of chocolate. (Hard to believe not loving chocolate and being related to me, right?) To satisfy her sweet tooth, she almost always had what she called "Plain Cake" in her kitchen. It is easy to ...[ get the full recipe ]
My mom just had a big birthday, so we celebrated with a cupcake tasting party! For my contributions to the party, I decided to use recipes that include one of my mom's favorite foods---buttermilk. Yes, you read that right---buttermilk. You won't believe this, but my mom loves to drink buttermilk straight! Unusual, right? I finally ...[ get the full recipe ]
I saw a photo on Pinterest that led me to the Cookies and Cups recipe for an addictive treat involving brown sugar, butter, pecans, and graham crackers. It looked like an easier version of toffee but without the chocolate, so I couldn't resist the idea of adding a layer of chocolate! I baked a ...[ get the full recipe ]
Ingredients Graham Cracker Crust 1 2/3 cups graham cracker crumbs 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 2 Tbsp. sugar 6 Tbsp. butter, melted Cheesecake Layer 3 8-oz. packages cream cheese, room temperature 3 eggs 1 cup sugar 1/2 tsp. vanilla Pumpkin Layer 1 15 oz. can Pumpkin puree (pure pumpkin) 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed ...[ get the full recipe ]
When a cooking experiment starts out with unwrapping 40-50 pieces of chocolate candy, how can you go wrong! But you ask, "where did the idea for this experiment come from?" You won't believe it, but it started out with me trying to count calories ... You see, we had five house guests coming for ...[ get the full recipe ]
