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Oat and Stout Skillet Brownie

Oat and Stout Skillet Brownie is a hearty, rich dessert served warm with scoops of vanilla ice cream on top. Use your favorite stout in this recipe! After two long months of cold, rain, and…

Neapolitan Cake

Now, this is a party cake! Strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate cake batters are marbled together in this four layer, ice cream parlor-inspired, Neapolitan Cake. Topped with mini ice cream cones, it makes a fun birthday…

Chocolate Truffle Tart

Smooth chocolate ganache fills a golden crust of pâte sablée in this Chocolate Truffle Tart. It’s the ultimate special occasion dessert! Chocolate Truffle Tart (a.k.a. ganache tart) is a classic dessert that every good baker…

Make-Ahead Party Food with Recipes (Sweet and Savory!)

This menu of Make-Ahead Party Food is pleasing for any dinner party, cocktail party, birthday, wedding reception, and beyond! Featuring both sweet and savory, each appetizer is served in its own shot glass so your…

Chocolate Orange Yule Log Crepe Cake

Citrusy orange flavor adds holiday sparkle to this Chocolate Orange Yule Log Crepe Cake. Marmalade, whipped cream, and orange ganache-filled crepes are wrapped in a chocolate Swiss roll sponge. I couldn’t let the season pass…

Mint Chocolate Chip Shortbread Thumbprint Cookies

Add some holiday flavor and color to your cookie tray with Mint Chocolate Chip Shortbread Thumbprint Cookies! Shortbread is my favorite kind of cookie. That’s no secret to long-time blog readers, I’m sure. The formula…

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cookies are rich, bite-size sweets with a mini Reese’s cup nestled in their centers. Serve alongside a tall glass of milk – Santa will thank you! Full disclosure: I make these…

Homemade Christmas Marmalade

Celebrate winter’s best citrus with this easy Homemade Christmas Marmalade. What makes it Christmassy? Cranberries! They give the marmalade tart flavor and a gorgeous red hue. I can’t think of a more perfect edible Christmas…

Cherry Amaretti Trifles

No-bake Cherry Amaretti Trifles will help you entertain with ease this holiday season. Mascarpone cream is layered with spiced cherry jam and crushed crisp amaretti cookies. This is a wonderful little recipe that requires no…

Christmas Dessert Board

Learn how to make a crowd-pleasing Christmas Dessert Board! Build your own board around a homemade touch, while adding semi-homemade and store-bought treats. ‘Tis the season for lots of sweets! And what better way to…