almond joy cupcakes

  It seems like all I do lately is make cupcake and cake versions of my favorite candies. Also, I was thinking the other day about how often I make cupcakes and how much fun it would be to own a cupcake bakery. Right? Anyway, I’m a big fan of making box mixes extra special… Continue reading almond joy cupcakes

milky way caramel apple cake

My wonderful husband’s birthday was last week and he loves Milky Way candy bars. And caramel. And he also loves those Snickers apples from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. So when I saw the Pillsbury caramel apple frosting on a recent trip to the store, I thought, “this could either be epic, or completely gross.” And… Continue reading milky way caramel apple cake

jr. mint cupcakes

There is just something magical about the taste of mint and chocolate together, it is so delicious and smells sooooo good! And I’m not sure when mint became the official flavor of St. Patrick’s Day, but much like pumpkin and Halloween, or peppermint and Christmas, it does seem like mint and the luck o’ the… Continue reading jr. mint cupcakes

red velvet pie

Happy Pi Day!I have an unconventional pie for you today; well, my husband says it’s not a pie, but I say it has a crust, therefore, it’s a pie.  For anyone out there that doesn’t like pie, then this Red Velvet Pie is the pie for you.Or just call it a cake with crust if… Continue reading red velvet pie

10 minute cake

Need a last minute Valentine’s Day dessert? Here is a super-simple (way too simple!) recipe for you! This is my go-to recipe when I’m needing a quick sugar fix. This post originally appeared February 11, 2013 and was edited for today’s post. ***************************************** I give you fair warning: this is a dangerous recipe. Dangerous because now… Continue reading 10 minute cake