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Make your own pineapple cakes at home for half the cost of buying one in the store. Taste the cake your mom and grandmother used to make for you.
Make your own southern style apple roll, to serve for your next dessert at home. Gave your family and friends a taste of the south.
This cake is very simple to make. You only have to dirty up the measuring cups, a fork and the pan to make this cake. It doesn't require a mixing bowl or an electric mixer, but best of all, it's...
Chocolate dessert cups are edible serving dishes made from chocolate that is melted and formed into a rounded shape. They can be used to hold creamy custards, mousses, sorbet or even chopped fresh...
If you like peanut butter, you are going to love this cookie recipe! The holidays are the perfect time to make this simple cookie concoction. This recipe is easy enough that you can even have...
This layer cake has a custard filling, giving the cake its name.
Some pound cakes are lifeless, flavorless and dry. This recipe adds flavor and appeal to ordinary pound cake. Simple and easy to make, but be sure to allow for the baking time. It takes 1 ½...
This recipe makes a delicious lemon nut cake from scratch. This cake does take some time to bake, but it's worth every minute of it. It does contain raisins, but they can be omitted if desired.
Every now and then you create a recipe that everyone in the family loves, and at every Christmas or Thanksgiving someone ask you to prepare it. This is a great dessert that only takes a few...
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...
This recipe is an heirloom one. It has been in my husband's family for generations. His great grandmother made it for the family every Christmas, and I have continued the tradition. The cake...
This is an old Southern recipe handed down from my husband's family, with a few minor adaptations I have made over the years. Even though I had never eaten persimmon pudding until I married, I...
Who isnt always on the lookout for new pie recipes whether the holidays are approaching, you have a potluck dinner to attend, someone is coming to dinner, or you just want to treat your family to...
If you like making things from scratch instead of buying them at the store, why not make homemade ice cream. It tastes the same as store bought brands, maybe even better. It is a fun and easy...
Make things a little more interesting at your next big party. People always have the chance to drink regular shots of alcohol out of a shot glass, that is no fun! Make it a little more interesting...
Easiest method I know of making candy. Especially for people like me who allows cook candy too long, or not long enough. Let's face it, the ingredients for making candy are getting more expensive...
This is an easy to make, easy to handle pie crust recipe. It can be used in any application in which you would normally use prepackaged pie crust. It delivers a delicious, versatile, flaky crust....
Creme brulee is a delicious, simple, and elegant custard that originated in Britain, Spain, and France. The name "creme brulee" is French for "burnt cream," which is exactly...
Pound cake, which is often categorized as a "soul-food" dessert, offers one of the most fulfilling tastes. In addition to the great taste, one of the best benefits regarding pound cake is that it...
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)...
Because of their potential to melt into a sticky, gooey mess (which is why we love them), caramel candies can be a challenge to package. However, several different ways of packaging caramel candy...
Love Peanut Butter Cups? Try this easy homemade recipe of Peanut Butter cups with this Chocolate Peanut Butter Square Version! Yummy and great for those upcoming Halloween Parties or the School...
If yo like carrot cake then try it homemade. Its excellent and not that hard either.
An amazingly moist cake with a surprise in the middle. You can also use zucchini to do this. Gets the vegetables in the diet and satisfies the sweet tooth too.
Learn How to make wonderful Peanut Butter Cups with this simple recipe ! :) This recipe is great for any party, social event or simply for yourself. This personally is my favorite peanut butter...
This is a recipe for a fruit cake. Now most people do not like this particular cake. It is always dry and hard. Well, my Mother made up this recipe and it is delicious, moist and very tasty. ...
For all you chocolate lovers here is a new twist to the plain chocolate cake. The applesauce and spices gives this cake a whole different taste, texture and sweetness to it. And you know that...
Favored by young and old alike, chocolate chip cookies are arguably one of the most delectable types of cookies around. What better, then, to make a favorite even tastier by mega-sizing it? These...
Here is a recipe that will surprise you. It is definitely healthy and has a twist. This cake is not your typical cake or bread as most of us have tried at one time or another. My cake for one...
Everyone loves getting creative during Halloween, and that includes getting really creative with the candy and snacks you will be serving. Anyone can go out and get prepackaged candy, why not make...
This recipe if an old southern recipe from the mountains of eastern Tennessee. I have never heard of it outside of the area but it is delicious and my family and friends love it. It is simple and...
Have you ever made Corn bread and Pineapple Upside Down Cake in a cast iron skillet? The best way to make both by a long shot. Well, now you will learn how to make brownies the same way.
Beautiful and delicious buttermilk desserts will satisfy any sweet tooth. Buttermilk cookies have a tender crumble and crisp flavorful snap. Buttermilk coffeecake is a perfect companion to a...
This yummy jam cake is perfect for the holidays, or anytime at that.
You will learn how to make delicious carrot cake in no time! All of your friends and family will be asking for your recipe! This is the perfect dish for any occasion.
Peanut butter is a very rich flavor on its own, and for many people it is only edible in small quantities at a time. But it can be tamed. Paired with chocolate cake and hazelnut butter, this...
Mini cheesecake bites may look like you've spent hours in the kitchen laboring over them, but they are actually easy to make. If you have access to a food processor and several mini muffin pans...
Every time there is a change of season the urge comes along to plan new things and enjoy different experiences. Towards the end of summer going into autumn is the perfect time to try new...
An easy and very tasty peach pound cake! Recently my colleague Joann asked me for an easy recipe for left over peaches. Gave her this and she made it and said it was great!
This carrot cake recipe has always been a big favorite of my family. I was always asked to make it for the family functions like birthday get togethers and thanksgiving meal, not to mention just...
What a better way to enjoy warm weather than to sit on your porch with a homemade Jello popsicle. This classic treat will be sure to thrill kids of all ages. The recipe is so easy that the kids...
This luscious cake is so sweet yet fat free. tasty satisfying and good for you too!
Making ice cream at home, from scratch, is surprisingly easy – and delicious! The perk to making it yourself, aside from tasting great, is that you have greater control over the ingredients....
Puto is a popular Filipino steam cake, usually a desert. Some definitions refer to it as "steamed rice cake", but it can be made without rice ingredients. Here's a simple way to make it.
If you like cranberries then you will love this recipe. I make this desert at Thanksgiving and Christmas and it is great to take to a gatherings. Cranberry squares are good to serve warm or cold,...
My son, Alex, is in the process of recovering from autism and has a very restricted diet. Pretty much the only fruit he can eat is pear. So one day I came up with this recipe for homemade pear...
Sounds weird, huh? But trust me, it's the cutest thing! A perfect sized treat to fir in any lunch pale and not too sweet. But just right =) But they are perfect for so much more: Slice them in...
This is a recipe I have had since the early 1960's from my Aunt Nell who would be in her 90's if she were alive today. It reminds me of Italian Ice only a lot easier to fix. Refreshing, Simple...
Have you ever been looking for the perfect item to take to that last minute invite to a holiday party or dinner with friends? Well, here is the answer. These step by-step instructions will produce...
My family loved my Carrot Cake...until I found this recipe that adds pineapple and makes it so moist you will not believe it! Takes more time than usual but for a special occasion you don't mind...