Christmas Crack is the Ultimate Holiday Treat! This recipe for Christmas Crack is delightful for a few reasons. It's easy to make, has simple ingredients, can be made with a variety of flavor combinations, and makes for a really sweet homemade gift! Also, good luck having just 1 piece! ;) In addition to this "core" recipe, I've got some other options and … [Read more...]
Best Buttercream Frosting for Cakes Recipe
There are 2 key elements to making the best buttercream frosting for cakes - a lot of patience and this amazing recipe! After you try this recipe for the best homemade buttercream frosting for cakes, you won't ever want to buy a jar of frosting again! The key to this recipe is patience. Making a homemade cake is a labor of love, and when planned well into your … [Read more...]
How to Bake Donuts: Funfetti Donuts Recipe
Ah, Baked Funfetti Donuts. Because when you think donuts couldn't possibly be MORE fun... and then you take a delicious bite of rainbow colors and sweetness. Learn how to bake donuts... And just like that - donuts will never be the same again! Sweetness at it's finest. A donut at it's finest. These funfetti donuts take homemade donuts to the next level. Kids will … [Read more...]
Quarantine Cake – A Yummy Twist on Depression Cake
Depression Cake became popular when ingredients were scarce during the Great Depression. Quarantine Cake became popular because we have all these ingredients and need chocolate. :P An egg-less and milk-less cake was first made popular during the Great Depression when cake, milk and even flour were very difficult to come by. During this season of social … [Read more...]
7 Hacks for Baking the Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies
Learn important tips for making the perfect chocolate chip cookies at home Want to know why bakery and delivery cookies are always so perfect?! The dough has had time to hang out in the mixing bowl or storage dish, letting the ingredients mingle and meld and mix together. It's true, the butter and flour, and eggs and leavening, need time to mix together. It's a chemistry … [Read more...]
Salted Caramel Scotcheroos
A yummy twist on "Hawgs" or "Special K Bars" or "Special K Cookies" - Salted Caramel Scotcheroos! This sweet treat goes by several names, and you can call them whatever you like...but I call them DELICIOUS! The base is a combo of cereal with a sugar-almond butter mixture that makes for a slightly sweet and crunchy bite. And the top is a combo of melted chocolate … [Read more...]
Best Banana Bread Recipe with Caramel Glaze
A homemade caramel glaze makes this the best banana bread recipe ever - you'll never make homemade banana bread without this glaze again! It's time to level up your favorite banana bread recipe with a caramel glaze. You'll never make it without the glaze again! With this recipe, I'm sharing 3 different ways to bake this bread. No matter how you bake it, you'll definitely … [Read more...]
Patriotic Star Brownies
Jazz up your next patriotic holiday get together with these simple, decorated star shaped brownies! Love me some brownies and I really love making them all festive and such - this time with some frosting and red-white-blue sprinkles and mini M&Ms! You don't have to be a super cake decorator to pull this off either... And if you'd like to make homemade … [Read more...]
Patriotic Flag Brownies
Level up your next patriotic holiday get together with these simple, decorated flag-shaped brownies! Love me some brownies and I really love making them all festive and such - this time with some frosting and red-white-blue M&Ms! You don't have to be a super cake decorator to pull this off either... And if you'd like to make homemade brownies instead of a … [Read more...]
Watermelon-Mint Popsicles
Homemade popsicles just got a little easier to make! No freezing, no mixing, no blending, no waiting. Well, maybe a little waiting...but not much! There isn't anything more refreshing in the summer than popsicles, especially homemade ones with fresh fruit. This busy mom is short on time and these watermelon-mint pops are a great way to enjoy homemade popsicles in a … [Read more...]