Lemon Cream Cheese Cake Bars are one of the easiest and most popular desserts that I make. The recipe uses a cake mix as the base, with a cream cheese and lemon filling, then topped with a crumble of the cake mix mixture.
These bars are a light, cool, refreshing dessert that is perfect for a spring or summertime gathering.  Continue reading LEMON CREAM CHEESE CAKE BARS
Raspberry Mascarpone Hazelnut Choc Brownie Bites are elegant but so easy. They are made with a box of brownie mix as the base and then each one is built with a rich mixture of flavors.
I recently visited a bakery that gave you options when choosing a cupcake. You could pick a cupcake bottom, a filling, frosting, and toppings. My first thought was that my grandchildren would love to do this. My next thought was on creating a build it yourself cupcake bar for them.
These Easy Holiday Cakes are elegant looking and delicious, all made by using a box of cake mix and canned frostings.When holiday baking is in full swing, cake mixes are such a lifesaver. The creations you can make with these cake mixes are endless. They always turn out moist and flavorful, which is very important to me. Continue reading EASY HOLIDAY CAKES FROM A BOX MIX
This is an easy and delicious recipe to get your holiday baking started. Last year at the end of the holiday season I had some eggnog and some cranberries leftover so this recipe for Streusel Topped Cranberry Eggnog Cake Bars was created. Continue reading STREUSEL TOPPED CRANBERRY EGGNOG CAKE BARS
I have been making some “retro” snacks for my grandchildren this summer and thought of this one. I have not made it for at least 6 or 7 years, but they use to love for me to make these cute little cook-out cupcakes when they were younger. Continue reading COOK-OUT CUPCAKES”RETRO” SNACKS-
TEXAS SHEET CAKE ….a large, thinner chocolate sheet cake, melts in your mouth soft, then topped with a warm chocolate icing with pecans.
Sharing this recipe because it truly is the best Texas Sheet Cake recipe that I have ever eaten. About 50 years ago, when I was working as an RN in our local hospital, the staff created a cookbook, and this recipe was in there. It is the only one I ever make, and always get the best compliments. Continue reading The Best Texas Sheet Cake
This Peaches and Mascarpone Cream Tiara Cake is a beautiful spring or summertime dessert that I am happy to share.
I had the idea for these Triple Chocolate Raspberry Cream Cheese Brownies as a Valentine’s Day treat last year, but ran out of time to make them, so I’m not making the same mistake this year.
A brownie base dessert topped with a cream cheese layer with raspberries, topped with chocolate icing and fresh raspberries.
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My favorite cake is Texas sheet cake and I make it every time that I need a dessert to serve a lot of people. A few days ago, I was in the mood to make one, but I was also in the mood to make a peanut butter sheet cake. This crazy thought popped into my head that maybe I could make them both in one cake! That is how Peanut Butter Chocolate Texas Sheet Cake was created. It is so good!
