Desserts

The rosette is probably one of the most well-recognized and traditional decorations used by pastry chefs and confectionery hobbyists. Tightly swirled and layered little circles of sweetness, candy...

If you are looking for a new dessert that is a good mix of salty & sweet, try this one out!

Printing a photograph to use on top of a cake is not a difficult process. The greatest obstacle in performing this technique is the equipment required to do so. Edible inks and paper are available...

Once you get the hang of it, making your own toffee is quick and simple, and is tastes much better than the store bought kind. Use your heaviest pot to heat the toffee evenly, and take your time...

Raisin loaves are international bread favorites. Their goodness depends to no small extent on using soft, plump raisins. If you have had your raisins in the cabinet for some time and the raisins...

If you love strawberry margarita' s and love icy cold sorbets can you get the best of both worlds. You can change the flavor of the sorbet to any fruit flavor. You can put the sorbet in festive...

Using maple sugar candy molds is a great family activity, especially if you live in a part of the country with a rich tradition of maple tree tapping. Once you tap a tree, it continues to produce...

Would you like the wonderful taste of English Toffee but not the nuts? This recipe has all the buttery goodness that toffee is known for but no nuts. It has the sweet buttery crunch of good toffee...

Have you ever had that piece of candy that you think "How can it get any better?" This is that for English Toffee. I found a place that only made English toffee for the Holidays. I was...

Can you imagine cake with fiber. Your first thought might be Yuck! Or I bet this will be dry but think again. By altering a few ingredients you can add fiber to just about anything, and it will...

For anyone that loves Oreo cookies and cheesecake, this will be the cake for you. An Oreo cheesecake will be a crowd pleaser for all your holiday gatherings.

Phyllo dough is used in a variety of dishes, including entrees and desserts. But the thin sheets of dough can be tricky to work with because they become gummy or brittle if it is not properly...

A clafoutis is a dessert that comes from France and it is a baked with fresh fruit in a mix of pancake batter and pudding and it is pretty good. The following makes for about twelve to fourteen...

A "bleeding" armadillo-shaped cake is popular as a groom's cake for weddings. This cake is also a humorous delight for birthdays and anniversary celebrations. Made popular after its appearance as...

Chocolate is so temperamental that I often wonder how anyone had the patience to invent it, but it tastes so wonderful! Lots of people want to dip candy (or nuts or all kinds of things) in...

For a cake or dessert centerpiece, there is nothing more elegant and impressive than edible decorations. Sugar is a clay, the baker a sculptor. Sugar can be formed into just about any shape you...

Cream puffs, known as choux, are doughy French puff pastries filled with cream. Found in many shapes and flavors, the religieuse cream puff is a large puff filled with chocolate or coffee cream...

Wedding cakes take top billing at the reception, with their towering tiers of iced sweetness, seemingly defying gravity on decorative pillars. Fortunately, it's not too difficult to assemble a...

Create jelly roll or pinwheel cakes by rolling cake in a towel. The towel allows for a tight, clean roll that evenly disperses pressure, whereas rolling with your hands would probably tear the...

Candy flowers are cheerful decorations for cakes, cookies, squares and decorative wreaths or centerpieces. Flowers can be placed directly onto a dessert or adhered with frosting to a wreath or...

A truck cake is a great addition to any child's birthday party, but it doesn't have to break the bank. If your child wants a truck cake for his birthday, consider making it yourself using a few...

Specialty cakes are the perfect addition to any birthday, anniversary or holiday party, but they don't have to be bought from a bakery. You can make your own festive cake by decorating a homemade...

You may want to make Moroccan Coconut Cakes, a delicious sweetmeat much like coconut fudge. They are easy to make and ideal to serve after dinner.This will be a great dessert to introduce to your...

For those who like to try different foods from different cultures,this is the perfect receipe to try. You can either use it as a dessert or add other ingredients to make it a main dinner dish....

Purchasing cupcakes and cakes can be expensive. Decorating your own desserts at home can be a lot of fun as you learn to use color and cake decorating tips to create the look that you want....

If you want to add elegance and simplicity to your next cake, try making your own fondant calla lilies. Instead of using real lilies or artificial silk flowers, make flowers out of fondant that...

The combination of flavors is outstanding. I have served this cheesecake at wedding rehearsal dinners, baby showers and a couple of anniversary parties and it is always the star of the dinner.

Thanksgiving and autumn are great times to make special chocolate candies, and turkeys are a popular shape. Using tempered chocolate couverture, or even melted confectionery coating, solid...

Butterflies are a symbol of new life in many cultures and are used to celebrate spring. Plain cakes can be dressed up with chocolate butterflies, as can cupcakes and mini-cheesecakes. Cakes for...

Mad Hatter cakes, also known as tilted cakes or topsy-turvy cakes, create an astonishing optical illusion of instability. Three layers of three cakes each are held at dangerously sloped angles...

My Mom always makes the best peanut brittle. It is always golden brown with a rich buttery flavor. She makes pounds and pounds of it, and gives as gifts. People often ask if they can buy it, she...

Sugar cake decorations are used to transform baked goods into pieces of edible art. Sugar can be shaped into flowers, animals, fruits, almost anything the imagination can dream. The decorations...

Fondant, the sugar paste used on professionally decorated cakes to create that smooth, seamless appearance, is commercially available for amateurs as well. Fondant is not terribly hard to place on...

The star-shaped cake, whether it has five, six or more points, has enough edges zig-zagging around its perimeter to give a baker pause when it's time to cover it with a layer of fondant. Cake...

Petit fours are small cakes cut into squares, covered with fondant and decorated with icing. The decoration of petit fours can be elegant or whimsical, formal or casual as the event calls for....

Pies are a great thing to serve for any meal for any season. They are especially comforting on cold days served warm with ice cream and relaxing on warm days serve chilled with a favorite...

A splendid idea for a birthday or other occasion cake is a teapot cake. It is shaped as the old-fashioned, rounded-looking pot with the curvy spout. Design your own teapot cake with a few simple...

Caramel is a familiar flavoring found around the world, but there is no such thing as a caramel plant or caramel extract--caramel has to be created. But from what? Caramel is the (scientific)...

MY Dad makes the worlds best cheesecake.. I have used his recipe but it never is as good as his. Around the holidays people @ my dad work always ask him to make this & then they purchase it...

Don't let the high price of candied pineapple and cherries discourage you from your holiday baking. There is a way to do this yourself and save money. Read through everything before you start. ...

There is something of wonder in a fondant-covered cake, perhaps the air of professionalism that the average person believes he could never achieve. Though as fondant becomes more haute couture in...

French macaroons are a delicate cookie, made with ground almonds and egg whites and baked at a very low temperature to remain soft and chewy. These macaroons are not to be confused with the...

The skills and techniques associated with creating food art are a an enjoyable challenge for anyone who's both an artist and a chef. One such challenge is that of creating a fully edible doll's...

This recipe is not for the faint of heart! However, once mastered, your friends and family will beg for it all the time...

This is how you make the delightful little maple and oak leaf garnish for the pecan pie cake mentioned in my other article. Please follow this...

The warm delicious scent of a sweet and buttery pecan pie fills the air at Grandma's house. It is Thanksgiving, and this is the smell of fall food. Remembering that spread of food, and the array...

Sugarpaste, also known as fondant, is a type of sugar dough used primarily to frost cover dessert items like cakes and cupcakes. Bakers often use sugarpaste to add detailed elements to a cake for...

Here is a perfect cake for your dragon lover!! Create this scaly dragon, lashing his tail and glaring from his bright red eyes! Set him on a sheet cake and watch children give delighted shrieks...

Celebrating a birthday can be great fun! A way to make the day special is by making a homemade birthday cake from scratch.

Fall is the perfect time to enjoy the delicious flavor of pumpkins. A great way to indulge in the burst of flavor you get when creating a pumpkin containing recipe, is to make a delicious pumpkin...