I love Kahlua. Almost as much as Baileys, as a matter of fact. In essence, I am saying that I like sweet, dessert-like, girly drinks. That works fine for me and always has since I am, of course, a girl.
The idea of a Kahlua cake holds so many possibilities. Chocolate Kahlua? Spice Kahlua? Vanilla Kahlua? I think I have decided on all of the above but, as always, chocolate comes first in my life. Continue reading
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Although we choose not to celebrate Halloween I have been wanting to create a black velvet cake for awhile – and what better season to do it in?
I thought that black velvet would be elegant with snowy white frosting at a formal event, and look very contemporary with pink frosting for a birthday…. Since neither of those things were on my calendar I decided on Black Velvet Cupcakes with Orange Cream Cheese Filling and Frosting.
I always sort of struggle with variations on red velvet cake… I mean, to me red velvet is one flavor and pink velvet should be another..and black velvet should be another..they shouldn’t taste the same with different colors, you know? Continue reading
When it starts cooling down I want spicy aromas and flavors coming out of my kitchen. These cupcakes are a little time more time consuming than your basic vanilla or chocolate but I think you will agree, after one bite, that they are just SO worth it!
The pumpkin cupcake is spicy and the pumpkin flavor is strong because you are going to roast the pumpkin before you use it. It is filled with a rich cream cheese filling, swirled with a creamy brown sugar frosting and then topped with a sprinkle of crunchy pie crust bits that have been sugar glazed. Continue reading
There isn’t much that is better than a great chocolate cake recipe unless it is a great chocolate cake recipe that has a fantastic cookies and cream filling and then is slathered in rich chocolate frosting.
That, my friends, is what we call chocolate nirvana. Please step away from your computer so that the drool that is about to flow does not damage your keyboard.
Doesn’t that look ….. oh yeah it does. Continue reading
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