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Baking and blogging has taken a back seat in my life for the moment. I've been kind of distracted with work and with the construction of our new home. I haven’t felt like baking, and to be honest it felt nice to not have the pressure that I tend to put on myself to post something. But I knew I had to share this recipe. A few weeks ago my son Josh came home from school with a recipe he wa
I decided to give my favorite cinnamon rolls an autumn makeover. I incorporated a few of my favorite seasonal flavors and ingredients into the recipe. The result is these Caramel Apple Cinnamon Rolls. They have an apple-cinnamon filling and are topped with warm caramel sauce. They are too good for words. These rolls take a little time and a little work to make, but I promise you they are w
These Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Brownie Cookies may just be my favorite cookie ever. They are so chocolaty, so chewy—just like my favorite brownie. Add in Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Mini’s and peanuts, and they get even better. The cookies have both unsweetened chocolate and cocoa powder, so they are extra chocolaty. And unlike some of the other chocolate cookies I have tried, these are so so
If you like maple syrup, you need to try these Maple Cinnamon Streusel Muffins. Not being much of a morning person, I baked a batch of these late at night to have ready for breakfast in the morning. The muffins smelled so good baking that I could hardly stand waiting until morning to try one. The fragrant smell of warm maple syrup and cinnamon haunted me all night long. And the verdict in th
Last week my boys went back to school. They are both in high school now, so the quiet of our empty house during the day is even more of a reminder that in a few short years we will have an empty nest. I can’t even think about it! So I made cupcakes—Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with Biscoff Buttercream Frosting. Read more »Connect with Dulce Dough on Facebook and Twitter!
I’m so glad I gave these Sunflower Seed Cookies a try. They were fantastic—the nutritious sunflower seeds add a nice nutty flavor to the sweet cookies. I had forgotten how much I love sunflowers and sunflower seeds. When I was young I was fascinated with sunflower fields—all those big, beautiful, golden flowers facing the sun. I remember taking note of the direction the flowers were facing e
I thought these Peach Hand Pies had a wonderful peach flavor. I really did. So did my both of my kids. My son Josh said they have pies like this in school, but they hardly have any filling in them. He said that he liked these because they had lots of peach filling in them. And then later my husband Chris gave them a try. After eating a pie, he said it was good and then mentioned that I cou
I always hesitate to label a recipe as “the best” because there are so many excellent recipes for any given item. As soon as I decide one recipe is the best, I try another recipe and think it is even better. So I am more likely to designate a recipe as “one of my favorites” or “one of the best”. I have also been known to say that a certain recipe is one of my Top 5 or Top 10 favorite recipes.
Last week when I asked my boys what I should bake, they requested whoopie pies. These Chocolate Whoopie Pies with Mint Cream Cheese Filling did not disappoint. I don’t care for the traditional marshmallow filling, so I went with a variation of the cream cheese filling as I have in the past when I baked whoopie pies. Read more »Connect with Dulce Dough on Facebook and Twitter!
I wasn't going to post another rhubarb recipe. Honestly I wasn't. But these Rhubarb Cheesecake Bars are just too good not to share with the rhubarb lovers out there. Last year we divided our rhubarb plants, and I wasn't sure if I would be able to harvest very much this year. Luckily I ended up with way more than I expected. Read more »Connect with Dulce Dough on Faceboo
I’ve never had rhubarb cookies before, but when I scanned the list of ingredients in these Rhubarb Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting I knew it would be a good recipe to try. The first thing I noticed was that these cookies only have brown sugar in them—no white sugar at all in the cookies themselves. Read more »Connect with Dulce Dough on Facebook and Twitter!
It is no secret how much I adore bundt cakes. This Blueberry Bundt Cake with Lemon Glaze is another simple bundt cake recipe, and it is perfect for summer. The best way to describe this cake is that it is like a big, beautiful blueberry muffin—moist and full of blueberries. Have a slice for dessert, breakfast, or anytime. Read more »Connect with Dulce Dough on Facebook and Twitter!
I was recently contacted by Cascal and asked if I was interested in sampling their natural soft drinks. Not having heard of Cascal before, I went to their website and checked it out. After reading their website, I have to say I was intrigued and excited to give it a try. So what is Cascal? Their website describes it as “a delicious, natural soft drink crafted with natural juices and ferm
Orange Chia Seed Streusel Muffins will brighten your morning! The subtle orange flavor of these muffins pairs so nicely with with a cup of coffee or a glass of juice. And the chia seeds add a texture similar to poppy seeds. Are you familiar with chia seeds? Honestly, they won’t make your hair look like this . . . Read more »Connect with Dulce Dough on Facebook and Twitter!
I have a vivid childhood memory of eating Rhubarb Custard Pie at my grandma’s house. I was probably four or five years old. Grandma asked me what kind of pie I wanted for dessert, and I picked rhubarb custard. It may have been the first time that I ever tried this particular pie. I’m not sure. What I do know is that from then on it was my favorite pie. Read more »Connect with Dulce Dough&n
Lemon Cake Pudding is such a simple dessert yet versatile dessert. It can be baked in either 6 small custard cups or in one quart size baking dish. As it bakes, a pudding forms on the bottom while the top bakes into a layer of cake. And as you dig in to enjoy, the two layers blend together for a perfect dessert. It can be served warm or cold. You can dress it up with fresh fruit or whipped
This week we celebrated my son Travis’s birthday. When I asked him what kind of cake he wanted, he said he wanted a cake similar to the one he had last year—a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cake. I decided to go with those same flavors of chocolate and peanut butter and ended up making this Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake with Ganache Glaze. Read more »Connect with Dulce Dough on Facebook a
Happy Mother’s Day! I hope all mothers are enjoying the weekend and their special day. These easy-to-make Raspberry Shortbread Thumbprint Cookies are a nice dessert for Mother’s Day or any day. They are flavored with almond extract which gives them a wonderful flavor to compliment the raspberry jam or the jam of your choice. Read more »Connect with Dulce Dough on Facebook and Twit
One day this week when I picked my son up from school he had a plate full of cookies that he made in FACS (Family and Consumer Science a.k.a. Home Ec.). He was so proud of them! My first question to him was, “Do you want to take pictures and blog about your cookies?” I was a little disappointed that he nixed that idea. Oh well. So instead I bring you Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Scones. Read m
This week I baked a Lemon Chiffon Cake with Lemon Butter Icing. I love the look chiffon cakes—they bake up big and tall like a sponge cake, yet are still moist, rich, and flavorful like a butter cake. As with my last chiffon cake, Butterscotch Chiffon Cake with Penuche Frosting, this recipe is adapted from my grandma’s cookbook which has lots of variations of flavors, sizes, etc. for chiffon c
I love dark chocolate! Give me a bag of Hershey’s Miniatures and I pass on the Mr. Goodbars and Krackels and go right for the Special Dark Chocolate Bars. So when I saw Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa at the grocery store, I wondered why I had never tried this blend of natural and Dutch-processed cocoas. I checked out recipes on Hershey’s website and decided to use my new cocoa in this brownie r
When I was a kid, my mom used to make muffins very similar to these Cinnamon Buttermilk Muffins. My brother, sister, and I loved those muffins. We used to call them “Pink Panther” muffins. If I remember correctly, they got their name when we begged mom to make “those muffins”. Not knowing what muffins we were talking about, mom asked us, “What muffins?” Of course we had absolutely no id
One of my favorite Christmas cookie recipes to make is a Classic Spritz Cookies recipe. This past Christmas when I made these spritz cookies, I checked out all the disks included with my cookie press—hearts, ovals, pinwheels, and flowers! I decided that I needed to make spritz cookies more often than just at Christmas time. I came across this Lemon Cream Cheese Spritz Cookie recipe in Bet
Recently my kids admitted that they sometimes don't eat bananas and let them turn brown on purpose, knowing that I will use them to bake something. So I am always on the lookout for new banana recipes to try. Like most of the banana recipes I have previously posted, this cake recipe is one of those "what am I going to make with all these ripe bananas?" recipes. Do you have ripe
Cupcakes with two of my favorite things--chocolate and coffee! As much as I love chocolate, I don't have it every day. My mornings, however, would not be complete without a cup of coffee. My husband doesn't drink coffee, and my kids hate it. They can't even stand the smell of coffee. Even though the amount of coffee in these cupcakes is small, my son Josh did not care for them.
Irish Soda Bread is an easy recipe to make for St. Patrick’s Day. I don't care for corned beef and cabbage or green beer, so enjoying Irish Soda Bread is my favorite way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. As the name implies, soda bread uses baking soda as the leavening agent. Traditionally a cross is cut into the top of the bread before baking. Legend has it that a cross was cut into t
Do you ever have days where you feel like you are one step behind and can’t catch up? That’s how I have felt for the last couple of weeks. Among other things, I am behind on blog posts, behind on responding to blog comments, behind on visiting the blogs I follow. I am so sorry, my blogging friends. I seriously want to sit down with a cup of coffee and some biscotti and catch up on everything
My favorite dessert at Applebee’s is their Maple Butter Blondie, so that is what inspired these Maple Blondies with Maple Butter Frosting. The Applebee’s blondie is served on a sizzling skillet with ice cream and a maple butter sauce. Although I love this presentation, it isn’t very practical for bringing somewhere and serving. Since I often bring bars for various events, I wanted something t
Ginger Creams bring back lots of memories for me. Memories from long, long ago! These fluffy ginger cakes with creamy white icing are one of the cookies that my mom made for me to take to kindergarten to share with my class. I remember counting down the days on the mimeographed cookie calendar until it was my very first “cookie day”. Carefully my mom and I packed the ginger cream cookies int
This year for Valentine's Day I decided to give Chocolate Raspberry Truffles a try. Although I have made ganache before, I had never formed the ganache into truffles. It was an easy process, and the result is a decadent chocolate confectionery that is perfect for Valentine’s Day. The recipe I adapted called for Chambord, and I had hoped to make some of my truffles using this raspberry liq
I have been known to purchase expensive beer bread mixes. Why? I had no idea how easy it was to make beer bread on my own without a mix. Food manufacturers have convinced us that we need all the convenience foods and mixes that they produce, and I am guilty of falling for their advertising way to often. Sometimes we don’t realize how easy it is to prepare foods on our own. We buy convenienc
I can’t believe that it was a year ago that I started this blog! I am celebrating my first year of blogging with my version of a Celebration Cake—white cake with lemon filling and buttercream frosting. I can’t tell you how much I have enjoyed baking and sharing my recipes with you this past year. I truly appreciate each and every one of you that visits this blog. Your comments and emails hav
This is my new favorite coffee cake! Over the past couple of weeks I have had the opportunity to make this cake twice, and it was a hit both times. Back in October I posted a lovely Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bundt Cake that had a ribbon of cream cheese in the center. This coffee cake also has a ribbon of cream cheese running through the center, but it is very different from the filling in the pump
These cookies feature another one of my favorite flavor combinations—chocolate and orange. I has been a couple of years since I have made these cookies, and I had forgotten how good they are. In the past I have used semisweet chocolate chips, but opted for dark chocolate chips this time. They are very good either way. These cookies do tend to dry out quickly, so store them in an airtight con
This style of rolls is often referred to as monkey bread, but may also be called Hungarian coffee cake, bubble loaf, or pull-aparts. A long time ago I made cinnamon orange monkey bread that used frozen bread dough rolls. I have also tried recipes that used refrigerated biscuits. I wanted to give monkey bread a try using homemade sweet dough. And at the last minute I decided to add dried
Happy New Year! Have you made any resolutions? One of my resolutions last New Years was to do more of what I love and enjoy doing, including baking. I think I will keep with that again this year. With my boys home from school, we had fun baking a few things together including these Chocolate Whoopie Pies with Cream Cheese Filling. Ever since I made my first batch of whoopie pies my boys hav
Sometimes a good idea hits you in the head. Literally. That’s what happened as I was making these muffins. I had spotted Shab’s Easy Peasy Banana and Chocolate Chip Muffins on her blog Yum & Delish and decided to give them a try. What I loved about her recipe is that it had lots of banana in it, and I had a bunch of ripe bananas sitting on my counter. As I began mixing up the muffins, I
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Holidays! However you celebrate, my it be joyous! I have one last cookie recipe to share, and then I promise it will be my last cookie recipe for awhile. Read more »Connect with Dulce Dough on Facebook and Twitter!
What do you call these cookies? I have heard them called Russian teacakes, Mexican wedding cakes, and snowball cookies. To us, these are Russia teacakes. Whatever the name, they are melt-in-your-mouth delicious. They are also easy to make and don’t require any special ingredients. As much as I love trying new recipes, I truly enjoy making (and eating) the classics most of all. Just like an
My mom has made Spritz Cookies every Christmas for as long as I can remember, so they are one of our family’s favorites. Mom usually makes red (pink) poinsettia flowers and green trees and wreaths—simple yet beautiful and delicious. Since my mom lives across the country form us, we won’t be seeing her this year for Christmas. We were very fortunate to spend the last two Christmases at her hou
I made these Mint Cream Cheese Brownie Bites to bring to a Christmas party. I had planned on making chocolate orange cookies, but when I went to make them the oranges were gone! If you follow my blog, this may sound familiar. I wasn’t going to post these brownie bites since I used a mix for the brownies, but the mint cream cheese frosting was too delicious not to share (and record for myself
Have you ever had lefse? For those who may not be familiar with lefse, it is a traditional Norwegian potato flatbread that is made for Thanksgiving and Christmas. It is so soft, so delicate, and so delicious. Since my husband’s heritage is Norwegian, making lefse is a tradition in his family. And even though my own heritage is mostly German, my grandmother also used to make lefse. Lefse c
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! It is hard to believe that Christmas is less than a month away. As soon as Thanksgiving is over, I start thinking about Christmas baking. For my first treat of this Christmas season, I made Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies. As I mentioned when I shared the Cranberry Orange Scones, I haven’t used dried cranberries in baked goods, and I
Having made my older son Travis a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Cake for his birthday, my younger son Josh decided that he wanted some kind of candy bar theme for his birthday cake as well. Josh is my picky eater. Or, should I say he knows what he likes and what he doesn’t like (and he doesn’t happen to like most of the things I make for supper). So when it came to making his cake, he of course h
Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are a favorite for kids’ lunches. Why? Because they are easy to make, and because even if kids won’t eat anything else, they will almost always eat a PB & J. Both my boys went through stages when just about all I could get them to eat was PB & J sandwiches. Luckily they both moved on to enjoy other foods fairly quickly. They do, however, still enjo
This week I celebrated my birthday. I love cake, but since my son's birthday is just over a week away and I recently made Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bundt Cake, I thought maybe I should bake something besides a cake this week. So I made Apple Cinnamon Streusel Muffins instead of a cake. And, then my husband brought home an ice cream cake--which isn't really cake, is it? Read more »Connect
As I mixed together these scones I could not recall ever baking with dried cranberries. I know I have used fresh and frozen, but I don't remember using dried cranberries. Isn't that strange? Anyway, I love the flavor of orange with just about anything, but I especially love it with cranberries. I upped the orange flavor by increasing the orange zest that was called
Yesterday my husband came home for lunch to the smell of this Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bundt Cake baking in the oven. As he sniffed the air, he commented that whatever it was baking in the oven smelled like a good blog picture. He knows that good smells around here usually mean more than just dessert. My kids understand this too. They know not to eat the nicely shaped, round cookies until after
Apple pie isn’t something that I make often. When I do make it, I tend to change things up. I try different recipes, different varieties of apples, different crusts. I never seem to make it the same way twice. Part of the problem is that I am always unsure about what kinds of apples to use. In the past I have used a combination of two different varieties of apples, and I decided to do that a
For the past few years Dairy Queen has feature their Pumpkin Pie Blizzard as their “Blizzard of the Month” for October. DQ describes this yummy treat as “Pumpkin Pie blended with vanilla soft serve, crowned with whipped topping and nutmeg.” It is one of my very favorite Blizzard flavors, and I am sad every year when it goes away. I had some pumpkin left from making Pumpkin Whoopie Pies, so I d
