Baked Ginger Pear Cheesecake...

Here is a recipe for you for a real treat – cheesecake with flavours you may not have thought about. The sweet taste of pears with a flavour of ginger and smootheness of cheesecake. It is easy to put together and you can serve it as a treat to your family or suprise your friends when entertaining. Baked Ginger Pear Cheesecake: Ingredients: 1-1/4 cups of crushed ginger cookies 1/4 cup of butter 1 can of pear halves,...

Best Ever Lemon Bundt Cake...

If you like cakes that offer the combination of light citrus taste, with a touch of fruit and a surprise of sweet bites, you will love this recipe. The light lemon cake batter is mixed with cranberries and glazed with white sugar glaze (that’s the sweet surprise) and you can serve it for dessert or a snack anytime! Best Ever Lemon Bundt Cake Ingredients: Cake: 1/2 cup of Sweetened Dried Cranberries 1/4 cup of...

Old Fashioned Christmas Fruitcake...

I love making this cake! It turns out great each and every time – and as most baking you will do for the holiday season – it fills the house with great aroma! Old Fashioned Christmas Fruitcake: Ingredients 1/8 cup chopped dried cherries 1/8 cup chopped dried mango 1/4 cup dried cranberries 1/4 cup dried currants 2 tablespoons chopped candied lemon 1/4 cup dark rum 1/2 cup ...

Homemade Caramel Apple Cheesecake...

I really don’t know too many people who don’t like cheesecakes! The good old favourites are the ones with cherries, strawberries or other fruits topping them. Personally – I love chocolate cheesecakes – but the one I am sending your way today is quickly becoming a favourite for me! So if you like the taste of apples and caramel – this one’s for you! Homemade Caramel Apple Cheesecake: 1-1/2...

Old Fashioned Upside Down Pecan Cake...

This beautiful sweet treat is moist and tender and a very nice alternative to the traditional pecan pie. It may not be the “lightest” of desserts, but it has less fat and fewer calories than lots of other sweet treats. Whether you decide to include it in your Thanksgiving feast or your special Christmas dinner – or just make it for a surprise dessert on a weekday – I am sure you, your family and...

Caramel Apple Butter Cheesecake...

Apple butter is delicious on your morning toast, or over freshly made pancakes – but here is a recipe that will give you yet another great use for it! Try it and I am sure you will agree that it was worth the effort! Caramel Apple Butter Cheesecake: 1-1/2 cups of gingersnap cookie crumbs 1/4 cup of melted butter about 20 caramels 3/4 cups of apple butter 3 packages (8 oz. each) of cream cheese, softened 1/4 cup...

Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Cake...

Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Cake One more very nice treat for you to make for this Halloween! This is a really tasty, moist cake that will surprise you – if only because it is not the usual way to use pumpkin. The fact that this recipe uses cake mix is a bit different from all the other recipes I usual share – but for the sake of time, I decided to try it and I wasn’t sorry! Plus – Orange glaze that...

Old Fashioned Upside Down Plum Cake...

It is hard sometimes to figure out what to do with plums – and they are an awesome tasting fruit! Here is a recipe for a great upside down cake – it turns out beautifully moist and delicious! Old Fashioned Upside Down Plum Cake: Topping: 6-10 large firm purple plums 1/2 cup of brown sugar 3 tablespoons of butter, melted Cake: 2/3 cup of butter, softened 1 cup of packed brown sugar 3 eggs 1 teaspoon of grated...

Homemade Mint Chip Ice Cream Pie...

Not much better than a refreshingly delicious ice cream dessert on a hot summer day! And here is one for you that I personally love making! If you let your imagination go, you can change the ice cream flavour you are using to create almost endless line of delicious and easy to make ice cream pies! Mint Chip Ice Cream Pie Mint Chip Ice Cream Pie: 8 ounces of chopped semi-sweet chocolate, melted 2 cups of crisped rice cereal...

Top 10 Causes of Cake Failure...

It happens to everyone… You do everything right (or you think you did) and the cake still doesn’t turn out like the picture that was with the recipe! It really doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t try that desired delicacy again – and I do hope that these explanations why it can happen will help you! Top 10 Causes of Cake Failure: 1. Cake Falling: Too much shortening or sugar Too low an oven...