Dessert

Let’s Get Real You know those days when you’re sweating more than a popsicle on the pavement, and all you can think about is how much you wish summer would just chill for a second? Yeah, that’s been my week. I swear, every time I step outside, I feel like I’m stepping straight into a sauna — a really poorly ventilated, somewhat sticky sauna. But you know what? This sweltering heat means one thing: it’s time for No-Bake Orange Creamsicle Swirl Cheesecake. Just hearing the words “creamsicle” makes my heart skip a beat like an awkward first date gone right. … Read more

Let’s Get Real Alright, gather around, dessert enthusiasts and chocoholics! Today, I’m diving headfirst into the glamorous world of Tuxedo Cake – yes, that elegant, swoon-inducing Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake that seems to have a permanent place at every fancy event and birthday celebration. Let me just say this: I may have detested mousse as a kid. The texture freaked me out, and the idea of eating something that seemed half-cooked was more than I could handle. But lo and behold, my tastes matured somewhere between college pizza and “What in the world am I doing with my life?” baking … Read more

Let’s Get Real So, here we are, once again, staring into the depths of my baking escapades. It’s one of those gloomy, drab days where the sky has decided it’s time for a dramatic downpour, making my couch start to look more inviting than my kitchen. You know those days, right? The kind where you wrap yourself up in a fuzzy blanket and binge-watch reality TV while eating microwave popcorn like it’s the last snack on Earth? Yeah, those. But today, I decided to power through the weather-induced lethargy and whip up my absolute obsession: Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars. It’s … Read more

Let’s Get Real I don’t know about you, but right now, I’m pretty sure the weather is trying to kill me. One minute it’s 85 degrees and sunny, and the next I’m pulled into a polar vortex that makes me question all my life choices, especially my decision to not own any winter apparel. Yes, this emotional whiplash is good for my spiritual growth, but I just wanted to whip up some simple brownies! However, the universe had other plans for me, and instead, my cravings swung into high gear, and I found myself contemplating a serious dessert intervention: Snickerdoodle … Read more

Let’s Get Real Alright, gather ’round, fellow food lovers, because we’re diving into something that’ll make your Thanksgiving dinner not just memorable, but downright epic! Have you ever craved the perfect dessert but couldn’t decide between pie and cake? I mean, who hasn’t been there? You dream of that flaky crust filled with pumpkin spice goodness but also can’t resist the lure of a moist slice of chocolate cake with buttercream frosting? Well, I’ve got great news! Enter: the Thanksgiving Piecaken. Yes, you read that right—a Piecaken! It’s like the culinary gods heard our desperate pleas and decided we needed … Read more

Let’s Get Real If you had told me a decade ago that I would find myself obsessed with a Black Forest Cheesecake Symphony, I would have laughed and shoved a salad in your face. Why? Because, in my teenage years, I was the reigning queen of being a total cheeseball (pun absolutely intended). Cheesecake, in my mind at that time, was a dessert reserved for boring dinner parties hosted by friends’ parents. You know, the ones where they’d serve it on tiny plates with forks that felt more like implements of torture than utensils. “What a waste of good chocolate,” … Read more

Let me tell you about my journey to the perfect Rice Krispie Chocolate Chip Cookies. Spoilers: it involved a whole lot more than just cookie dough and cereal. Now, I know what you’re thinking — what in the good name of baking magic is a Rice Krispie Chocolate Chip Cookie? Well, my friends, it’s a delightful mash-up of chewy, gooey cookies and the *snap, crackle, and pop* of classic Rice Krispies. It’s like a symphony of sweetness that you never knew your kitchen needed until now. So there I was, cooped up in my kitchen on one of those drizzly … Read more

Let’s get real. We need to talk about the weather for a second. What is up with this dreary, cloud-covered sky? It’s like Mother Nature took one look at our collective optimism and decided, “You know what? I think I’ll just drop a gray blanket over everyone’s spirits.” And as I sit here contemplating life with only the blissful aroma of my baking wafting through the air, I find my refuge in the realm of strawberry cheesecake cookies. Yes, you read that right: strawberry. cheesecake. cookies. It’s the unholy union between two of my favorite desserts. The sun may not … Read more

Let’s Get Real Ah, the infamous unicorn color pizza — a dish that sounds like it was summoned straight from a six-year-old’s birthday party and is probably more on the whimsical side than it has any business being. But let me tell you, once I took a look (read: a deep, obsessive gaze) at this rainbow delight, it was like a culinary spell had been cast on me. I mean, how could I resist? First of all, ignore the weather outside. Despite the chilly wind howling like a pack of wolves (which, side note: does it always have to rain … Read more

Let’s Get Real Welcome to my latest obsession: Creamy Egg Custard Delight. Seriously, when did I fall into the rabbit hole of custard? Just last weekend, while the weather was doing that terribly indecisive thing between freezing rain and weirdly spring-like sunshine, I thought, “Why not make something a bit nostalgic and so utterly creamy that it makes your heart sing?” So, I tossed on my apron and thought about the eggy, sugary magic of custard that my grandma used to whip up back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Anyway, let’s just say it didn’t disappoint, but then I had … Read more