I love how bright and festive this cake is.  It’s perfect for Flag Day, Independence Day or Memorial Day.  And the best part is, it’s super easy! 1 box Betty Crocker SuperMoist White Cake Mix Water, Vegetable Oil and Egg Whites as called for on cake mix box Red Food Color Blue Food Color 1 [...]

I made these Bee-utiful birthday treats for a precious 1 year old little girl named Hadley. Bee themed parties are very popular and you can easily make alot of delicious goodies to tie in with the theme. For the beehive cake I used a beehive shaped cake pan but you can also use graduating size [...]

This cake calls to me on so many different levels.  This is definitely my dessert pick for Memorial Day weekend. The combination of cheesecake filling, raspberries, and lemon curd, as well as the vanilla pudding and white chocolate baked into the tender white cake, are too much to resist.  And then it’s topped off with [...]

I wanted to share with you pictures of a Princess Cake that I made for a Princess Birthday!  I used two 8″ chocolate cake layers for the bottom tier and two 4″ butter yellow cake layers for the top tier.  With the left over yellow cake batter I made 6 frog cupcakes to go with [...]

“The King Cake is a New Orleans tradition that involves a pastry, a small plastic baby, and a party. The King Cake is baked with a small plastic baby hidden inside, the person who gets the slice with the baby in it has to host the next party. Make sure to buy a new small [...]

Hi All, We’re experiencing an ice and snow storm today and tomorrow here in St. Louis.  The thought of this warm fudge-filled cheesecake make me feel all warm inside while listening to the freezing rain pelt our windows.  I just baked my hubby some German Chocolate cupcakes (with no icing).  He likes to put them [...]

Happy New Year!  I hope you had a wonderful holiday with your family and friends.  I baked a ton of cookies, tried a new bourbon pecan cheesecake recipe that was awesome (I’ll share the recipe with you soon), had a delicious piece of cranberry cake with a warm sweet butter sauce poured on top (my [...]

The addition of hot water at the end of this recipe makes for an exceptionally moist cake. Ingredients 1 1/2  cups  semisweet chocolate morsels 1/2  cup  butter, softened 1  (16-ounce) package light brown sugar 3  large eggs 2  cups  all-purpose flour 1  teaspoon  baking soda 1/2  teaspoon  salt 1  (8-ounce) container sour cream 1  cup  [...]

No wonder this is a bake sale winner! Devil’s food cake sandwiches caramel, pecans and, yes, more chocolate in the middle. Yum! 1 box Betty Crocker SuperMoist Devil’s Food Cake Mix 1 1/3 cups water 1/2 cup vegetable oil 3 eggs 1 14 oz bag caramels 1/2 cup evaporated milk 1 cup chopped pecans 1 [...]

Kids will be cackling like crazy when they fool the relatives with this grand finale. Good news: This turkey won’t leave anyone in a tryptophan stupor! Although there’s always a sugar stupor. 1 package (18 ounce) yellow cake mix 3 ounce vanilla instant pudding mix 1 cup milk 1 cup oil 4 large eggs ¼ [...]