Karen on June 1st, 2011

I recently tried my hand at making cake pops, a delicious dessert novelty made popular by blogger Angie Dudley, aka Bakerella.  With the help of my daughter, Michelle, we knocked out about fifty of these babies in an evening.
There are hundreds of different cake pop design possibilities; we chose to make mostly Honey Bees.  The [...]

Continue reading about Honey Bee Cake Pops

Karen on May 29th, 2011

Nathan watched me make honey bee cake pops last night and was dying to get in on the kitchen action. I promised him I would let him try his hand at decorating cake pops today if he would let me do the bees by myself (I’m faster by myself).
I made good on my promise today [...]

Continue reading about Cake Pops

Karen on January 15th, 2011

A twist on Red Velvet Cake — think blue suede shoes!

2 cups sugar
1 ½ sticks of softened butter
½ cup blueberry puree*
2 eggs
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
2 [...]

Continue reading about Velvet Elvis Cake

Karen on October 23rd, 2010

Nathan loves Tiramisu, a dessert we usually share after a meal at an Italian restaurant.  Here’s a wonderful recipe we’ve had success with at home.  It helps to have a heavy-duty mixer when the recipe calls for whisking.

Tiramisu

8 egg yolks
1 cup sugar
½ cup dark rum
½ cup cold water
Splash of Amaretto
2 ½ lbs. [...]

Continue reading about Tiramisu