These cupcakes are so decadently delicious! The recipe comes from Taste of Home Cake Mix Treats, and if you love chocolate and peanut butter you’ll love these cupcakes!!!! Ingredients: 1 package chocolate cake mix 1 1/4 c. water 1/2 c. peanut butter 1/3 c. canola oil 3 eggs 24 miniature peanut butter cups Frosting: 12 [...]
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes
Published by June 2nd, 2010 in 5 Stars, Chocolate, Cupcakes, Dessert and Kid Approved. 0 CommentsChocolate Chocolate Mint Chip Cookies
Published by December 15th, 2009 in 5 Stars, Chocolate, Cookies, Dessert and Kid Approved. ClosedHave you seen the new dark chocolate mint chips by Nestle? I absolutely love mint, so I knew these were right up my alley! -s is the cookie baker in our house, so he found a chocolate chocolate chip cookie recipe on Food Network, and used that recipe to make these most delicious cookies! If [...]
Oatmeal Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies
Published by December 9th, 2008 in 4 Stars, Chocolate, Cookies, Cooking Light, Dessert, Easy Preparation and Kid Approved. 0 CommentsThese cookies were really good, although I thought the toffee kind of got lost in the cookie, so maybe add more toffee bits than the original recipe calls for. This recipe is adapted from the oatmeal toffee cookies found in the December 2008 issue of Cooking Light. Ingredients: 3.4 ounces all-purpose flour (about 3/4 cup) [...]
Crispy ‘n Sweet Chocolate-Hazelnut Dumplings
Published by November 26th, 2008 in 4 Stars, Chocolate, Dessert, Kid Approved and Southern Living. 6,311 CommentsThis recipe comes from the October 2008 issue of Southern Living. They are absolutely delicious, but I think they need to be eaten pretty soon after they are made. Ingredients: 1 8oz package of cream cheese, softened 1 c. Nutella 3 TBSP flour 1/2 (16oz) package of won ton wrappers Vegetable oil Powdered sugar Directions: [...]
Chocolate Mint Cupcakes
Published by November 16th, 2008 in 4 Stars, Chocolate, Cupcakes, Dessert and Kid Approved. 0 CommentsIf you like chocolate and mint together like I do, you’ll enjoy these cupcakes. My frosting didn’t turn out fluffy…more like marshmallow fluff, which I suspect is due to me being too impatient and not letting it beat long enough in the mixer. It still tasted delicious though. I got this recipe from Taste and [...]
Black Bottom Cupcakes
Published by November 5th, 2008 in 5 Stars, Chocolate, Cupcakes, Dessert, Entertaining and Kid Approved. 0 CommentsI came across a black bottom cupcake recipe at Annie’s Eats (adapted from David Lebovitz). I’ve never made homemade cupcakes before (gasp!)…I guess I never realized how easy it is and how tasty they are! My mother-in-law makes a similar cupcake for Christmas, and since -s loves those I thought I’d give these a shot. [...]
Tombstone Brownies
Published by October 30th, 2008 in 5 Stars, Chocolate, Dessert, Easy Preparation, Halloween and Kid Approved. 0 CommentsHere’s a super fun Halloween dessert adapted from a Halloween cookbook magazine from the grocery store check out. These turned out so great, and everyone loved them! For the tombstone writing you can purchase cookie icing in your baking aisle that comes packaged with a fine tip for writing or you can use white frosting. [...]
Daring Baker’s: Cheesecake Pops
Published by April 27th, 2008 in 3 Stars, Chocolate, Daring Bakers and Dessert. 4 CommentsHere is my very first Daring Baker’s Challenge! These Cheesecake Pops were fun to make and real big hit with -s’s co-workers. -s and I are kind of cheesecake snobs, and the cheesecake wasn’t our favorite…too eggy for our taste, but they are a real crowd pleaser. If we make this one again, we’ll try [...]
Super Easy Fudge with Marshmallows
Published by April 24th, 2008 in 4 Stars, Chocolate, Dessert, Easy Preparation, Entertaining, Family Recipe, Kid Approved and Quick and Easy. 0 CommentsI’ve never attempted fudge before, but I have heard that it can be difficult to make…depending on the weather, it might not set etc. I saw a recipe on the back of a store brand marshmallow package, which gave me the inspiration to create my own version, and it was so easy to make, and [...]
Coconut White Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
Published by April 11th, 2008 in 4 Stars, Chocolate, Cookies, Dessert, Family Recipe and Kid Approved. 0 CommentsThis afternoon I had an urge to make some cookies. I looked in the pantry to see what I had on hand, and I came up with the most delicious recipe. The base recipe is Quaker’s Vanishing Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, but instead of raisins, I added coconut and white chocolate chips. I also cooked the [...]
