Chocolate ganache buttercream frosting is whipped until fluffy and then topped with a dark chocolate drip glaze in this 1960’s Bakers Chocolate recipe. Using chocolate squares instead of cocoa powder, this frosting has an unparalleled deep rich chocolate flavor.
The other day as I was looking in my freezer I noticed my collection of black bananas had considerably grown. Whenever bananas get too ripe for me to enjoy, I toss them in the freezer as a way of preserving them for some other …
We are nearing the very end of the peach season here in Colorado. With all of the hot days we have been enduring, I have not been inclined to heat up the house with any baking. However recently the weather has felt more like fall, and …
With temperatures in the mid to upper 90’s since the beginning of June, I have moved almost all of my cooking operations outside to the grill. While we do love all the traditional grilled foods, like burgers, dogs, ribs, and chicken, it has been my …
A combination of flavors that is undeniably hard to beat is chocolate and peanut butter, and this cake definitely brings the two favorites together to create one stunning treat. Moist chocolate cake is covered with a creamy rich peanut butter frosting and layered with chopped …
Coffee cakes are something I am particularly fond of, and have been for as long as I can remember. My long affection for this type of treat goes back to my childhood. I think it all began with my dad’s mother, my Grandmother Ingaborg.
Magic is not only on the air this holiday season but also in this cake. Layers of peppermint swirls are an exciting surprise snuggled under a blanket of fluffy whipped white chocolate ganache frosting. As in a dream, candy canes dance across twinkling stars amidst the cloud …
If you love chocolate like I do, then I am sure you will agree that there are few things better than chocolate cake. I am not talking about a fluffy cake mix chocolate cake. I am speaking of the kind of cake that is moist …
Combining some of my favorite fall flavors, pumpkin, maple, apple, caramel, and walnut, this cake is truly an explosion of harvest goodness. Cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg mingle to help create a perfectly balanced taste sensation. Finished with an apple caramel topping this cake certainly evokes …
Carrot cake would have to be my favorite cake, and this beauty is the King of them all. Made with fresh pineapple, raisins, apricots, and a pound of grated carrots, this is one moist, flavor full dessert. Topped with an orange zest cream cheese frosting, …
As I sat on the front porch yesterday morning sipping my coffee, enjoying the cool, quiet of the early hours, the idea of baking something crept into my noggin. It has been far to hot to care about using the oven, but on this “almost …
Layers of cool creamy peanut butter and chocolate create this decadent, yet surprisingly light dessert. Probably one of the easiest cakes you will ever make, this treat tastes as though you spent hours preparing it.
