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Today’s dessert was inspired by the Angel Strawberry Bavarian I found on the Duncan Hines website. It’s an angel food cake broken up and suspended in a matrix of strawberry flavored cream, and I say “inspired” because while I’d intended to make the actual recipe, I ran into a few obstacles. The recipe starts with [...]
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Here’s the homemade version of éclair cake adapted from Cook’s Country. If you want the original recipe, it’s in Cook’s Country where there’s a long detailed explanation about why the recipe uses these ingredients. I’m glad I had the original recipe and text to keep me motivated throughout the process of making this, …
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If you see a copy of the new Cook’s Country Magazine, make sure to pick it up! Mine came in the mail yesterday and it’s loaded with good stuff. There’s a fried chicken recipe that looks interesting, a small (loaf pan size) lasagna, and at least three desserts which I plan on making; …
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A few weeks ago I saw a picture of a Bourbon pumpkin dessert in Las Vegas Magazine. It looked so good we almost booked a reservation at the restaurant serving it. But we didn’t. Instead, I decided to try making pumpkin tiramisu at home. After debating whether to make it round, square or …
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I apologize for not pasting the Shoofly Cupcake recipe into yesterday’s Shoofly Cupcake post. It’s there now. The cupcakes were very good, but I still had the urge to make another dessert to go with dinner. Cupcakes are more of an afternoon thing, right? Sure. This recipe is adapted from the Southern Living: Ultimate Quick [...]
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While Fuzz made popsicles, I made this. It’s a no-bake cheesecake and it won first place at the Maui Pineapple Festival in 2000. The recipe is by Kristine Snyder, who lives in Hawaii, plays the harp and wins lots of recipe contests. Kristine’s a great cook and I didn’t want to mess with perfection, but I still added [...]
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I’m still working my way through all the homemade chocolate wafers, and last night’s dessert was a raspberry ice box cake. The recipe below is for a full cake, but you can scale it down (which is what I did) and make the cake any size you like. This one is from Good …
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