Category Archives: Cakes

Homemade Salted Caramels

Homemade Salted CaramelsI’ve decided to share my simply Homemade Alternatives to Store-bought products with you all, as often as possible and first on the list was the homemade caramels. Homemade Caramels..they’ve been on my mind for way too long and I simply had to make them. If you’ve never made caramel before, don’t be afraid, it’s actually really easy. You just need few ingredients, a large sauce pan and a loaf pan. Candy thermometer isn’t required, but it’s certainly very handy! This is an easy recipe to whip up and makes a bunch of soft chewy caramels. Not hard toffee. Continue reading Homemade Salted Caramels

S’mores Fudge Bars Recipe

S’mores Fudge Bars RecipeThese Fudge Bars taste so good that after eating one, you will be asking for “some more”. Juicy,  chocolatey and creamy , just melted in your mouth and again you want “some more”. Let’s admit it…you want s’more!
The gooey marshmallow, the melty chocolate, the grahams, I don’t know anyone who can resist a s’more.
And if they can, their tastebuds must not be working properly.
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Blueberry Boy Bait (Blueberry Coffee Cake)

Blueberry Boy Bait (Blueberry Coffee Cake)

Here’s a blast from the past a coffee cake with the odd name, Blueberry Boy Bait. So called because in 1954 15-year-old Chicago teen girl submitted a blueberry coffee cake recipe to the Grand National Baking Contest – said that teenage boys found it irresistible. This is a quick and easy to make moist cake with blueberries and a light cinnamon sugar streusel topping and works perfectly fine with fresh OR frozen blueberries, making it an any-season winner. So, If you’re interested in whipping up some serious man magnet yums, check out the recipe below.

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Iced Lemon Zucchini Cookies

Iced Lemon Zucchini Cookies

Desserts or Vegetables ?? This could go in either category. When I first saw this recipe, I was both intrigued and hopeful and I just knew I had to try it. These easy drop cookies are made with fresh shredded zucchini, lemon juice and crisp buttery base. This savory-sweet melding of flavors creates the most original- tasting cookie you’ve had all year, at first bite these cookies taste like modern-day English tea cake, and every few bites zucchini makes its presence known with a pleasant, vegetal undertone. Continue reading Iced Lemon Zucchini Cookies