I made a batch of opera cream for Easter and it didn’t quite set up the way it should. It was looser and wasn’t cooperating enough to coat in chocolate …
Category: The Bakery & Sweet Shoppe
Coconut Lightning Cake with Italian Buttercream Frosting
I have mentioned before that my sisters are talented bakers, especially when it comes to cake and frosting. I can usually manage a cake recipe just fine. Due to past icing …
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Baked Bread Dough Donuts ~ Glittered Clouds
Today is International Women’s Day and it has me thinking about all of the women I’ve known in my life. I’ve been lucky enough to have many great women role …
1871 Chocolate Jelly Cake ~ Vintage Valentine
Valentine’s Day is approaching and to me, it has always meant CHOCOLATE! The richness of chocolate somehow symbolizes the richness of relationships, of family and love. Plus, it’s yummy! So …
Gluten Free Italian Wedding Cookies
I tested a gluten free version of my family’s recipe for Italian Wedding Cookies, see that post here: My Family’s Italian Wedding Cookies and they got my gluten free daughter’s …
‘Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas!
This was supposed to be a blog post with beautiful pictures of hand dipped and decorated Opera Cream candy to take to my parent’s house for Christmas Eve. Then El …
From Scratch Caramel Sauce
Make this and keep it on hand throughout the holidays. This is the caramel sauce that was drizzled on my brownies, then sunk in and created Molten Caramel Lava Brownies! …
My Family’s Italian Wedding Cookies
These cookies were on every family wedding table and every family Christmas table when I was growing up. In my family, they are Italian Wedding Cookies. Each cookie I consumed ~ and …
Sugar Cookie Cutouts
This recipe has been a standard in my family since it came out in the Bon Appetit December 2002 issue. We adapted it a little bit and it is my son’s …
Light Sugar Syrup Recipe
I decided this recipe needed it’s own post. I had posted it previously in Homemade Marshmallow Fluff, but as I’m preparing for Christmas baking, I’m remembering how much I used it …
Homemade Marshmallow Fluff
Make this recipe and you’ll never by store bought marshmallow creme again! I like to use vanilla paste to flavor this because I love the vanilla flecks visible in the …
Countdown to Thanksgiving Tip ~Bake Ahead
Today was bread baking day. I wanted to get cornbread and loaf bread baked for my stuffing recipe. Cornbread is easy, I use the old stand by recipe in my …
Dried Sugared Cranberries
These are like little gems of sweet, tart candy! Eat them out of hand, or use them in granola or to decorate holiday cookies, cakes and candies. Note: I let these go …
Pumpkin Spice Snickerdoodles
Yes, pumpkin again! It is fall and while I admit I am getting quite pumpkin’d out I have some pumpkin fanatics in the family. Today we made Pumpkin Spice Snickerdoodles. …
Wine Poached Apple Tart
There are photos of pink apples all over the internet! And I can’t get my hands on them, because they aren’t local. What to do? Create my own pink apples …
Pumpkin Apple Cider Waffles with Apple Cider Syrup
Pumpkin Apple Cider Waffles ½ cup unsweetened pumpkin 2 eggs 2 tablespoons oil or melted butter 1 ¼ cups apple cider, milk, or water (warm this in the microwave, not …
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Applesauce Crazy Cake with Apple Cider Lemon Curd
Remember Crazy Cake? A.K.A. Wacky Cake? This is a take on that depression era cake made without eggs. You can make a gluten free version of this cake by substituting …
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Salted Caramel Frosting
Happiness is… Salted caramel frosting! No, this is NOT health food from a diet standpoint. Yes, it is health food from a mental health standpoint. One spoonful of this frosting …
Cornmeal Buckwheat Crepes
These crepes are a quick and easy option for busy back-to-school schedules. Fill with sweet or savory ingredients for breakfast, lunch or a snack. They also just happen to be …
Peach Hand Pies
The best peach hand pie I ever tasted was a Peach Fried Pie from a roadside stand in the North Georgia Mountains on an amber autumn afternoon. A friendly older …
Blueberry Jam
Super Easy!!! Mix in a medium saucepan: 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries, juice and zest of one lemon, 1/4 cup granulated sugar and 1 tablespoon potato starch* Bring to …
Gluten Free Quick Rolls
This is my go-to recipe for gluten free dinner/sandwich rolls and buns. There is no yeast in this recipe, so you can mix and bake these quick rolls and get …
Pulling Sugar – Opera Cream Dreams
This post started out as an ode to my mixer and my gratuity for the labor saved by it’s electronic exertion. I spent several hours contemplating this when I first …
Soft Chocolatey-O Cookies
These soft Sweet Chocolatey “O” Cookies are perfect paired with the opera cream outlined in my post, Homemade Opera Creams. They just happen to be both dairy free and gluten …
Homemade Opera Creams
As a child, opera creams were frequently a part of Easter for my family. My Grandma S. faithfully sent a huge opera cream egg for each member of the family …
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