Sweet

Welcome to my Sweet Recipes category page. Here you can find HUNDREDS of recipes to make your next meal memorable. From my Funfetti Cake to my no-spread sugar cookies to most moist and fluffy Vanilla Cupcakes find the perfect recipe to delight your palate.

Rocky Road Cake

Toasted walnuts, gooey marshmallows and lots of chocolate… I think I died and went to Heaven! The warm chocolate melted the marshmallows looked — and TASTED — better than I could’ve ever imagined. BTW: don’t even bother making this cake if you don’t plan on toasting the walnuts it makes a MASSIVE difference! Enjoy....

Toasted walnuts, gooey marshmallows and lots of chocolate… I think I died and went to Heaven! The warm chocolate melted the marshmallows looked — and TASTED — better than I could’ve ever imagined. BTW: don’t even bother making this cake if you don’t plan on toasting the walnuts it makes a MASSIVE difference! Enjoy….

Blueberry Muffins

Lavender can be a bit tricky. If you add too much it’s overpowering not enough and no one can taste it. I think half a teaspoon was just the right amount. I warmed the milk and mixed in the dried lavender letting it steep for a few minutes while I prepped the rest of the...

Lavender can be a bit tricky. If you add too much it’s overpowering not enough and no one can taste it. I think half a teaspoon was just the right amount. I warmed the milk and mixed in the dried lavender letting it steep for a few minutes while I prepped the rest of the…

Chocolate Cupcake Recipe

These cupcakes are a chocolate lover’s dream come true. The cake is rich, and fudgey but with a fluffy consistency that melts in your mouth. I love pairing them with a dreamy chocolate Swiss buttercream since it’s so creamy, and light but not too sweet. I have a link below for my decadent and sweeter...

These cupcakes are a chocolate lover’s dream come true. The cake is rich, and fudgey but with a fluffy consistency that melts in your mouth. I love pairing them with a dreamy chocolate Swiss buttercream since it’s so creamy, and light but not too sweet. I have a link below for my decadent and sweeter…

Buckeyes

Peanut butter and chocolate are a match made in heaven so who could resist a buckeye or two?? They taste like peanut butter cups with an emphasis on the peanut butter! Not too sweet, really creamy and so satisfying. Steps to Make Buckeyes How do you make buckeyes? Add the peanut butter, butter, and vanilla...

Peanut butter and chocolate are a match made in heaven so who could resist a buckeye or two?? They taste like peanut butter cups with an emphasis on the peanut butter! Not too sweet, really creamy and so satisfying. Steps to Make Buckeyes How do you make buckeyes? Add the peanut butter, butter, and vanilla…

Shortbread Cookies Recipe

Shortbread cookies aren’t just for the holidays! These delicious, perfectly sweet treats have a wonderful crisp texture and just dissolve in your mouth. I think they’re the perfect pairing for a cup or coffee or tea but fair warning, if you make a batch you’ll be snacking on them ALL day long! Steps to make...

Shortbread cookies aren’t just for the holidays! These delicious, perfectly sweet treats have a wonderful crisp texture and just dissolve in your mouth. I think they’re the perfect pairing for a cup or coffee or tea but fair warning, if you make a batch you’ll be snacking on them ALL day long! Steps to make…

Peanut Butter Cookies Recipe

Adding peanut butter to cookies creates an amazing soft consistency with a very delicate, velvety crumb. These classic peanut butter cookies are complete crowd pleasers. You can make them days in advance for instant gratification anytime and they’re so easy to make! The most difficult part is having the patience to let them set up...

Adding peanut butter to cookies creates an amazing soft consistency with a very delicate, velvety crumb. These classic peanut butter cookies are complete crowd pleasers. You can make them days in advance for instant gratification anytime and they’re so easy to make! The most difficult part is having the patience to let them set up…

White Cake Recipe

This white cake recipe has all the taste and wonderful crumb you’d expect from a delicious cake but those layers have a charming light color thanks to the omission of egg yolks and vanilla. I made a blindingly white Swiss meringue buttercream for this cake and flavored it with vanilla extract. The buttercream is so...

This white cake recipe has all the taste and wonderful crumb you’d expect from a delicious cake but those layers have a charming light color thanks to the omission of egg yolks and vanilla. I made a blindingly white Swiss meringue buttercream for this cake and flavored it with vanilla extract. The buttercream is so…

Caramel cake

If you’ve been looking for a special cake to impress your friends with then this is it!! Indulgent homemade salted caramel gets drizzled onto FLUFFY vanilla cake layers and mixed into a dreamy Swiss meringue buttercream. This cake has all the textures and salty sweet amazingness to make it a winner! Steps to Make a...

If you’ve been looking for a special cake to impress your friends with then this is it!! Indulgent homemade salted caramel gets drizzled onto FLUFFY vanilla cake layers and mixed into a dreamy Swiss meringue buttercream. This cake has all the textures and salty sweet amazingness to make it a winner! Steps to Make a…

Mud Pie

This ultra decadent mud pie recipe is a chocolate lover’s dream! The Oreo crust alone could be eaten plain but when it’s paired with the creamy fillings you’ll find it irresistible. It might also be one of the best make ahead pies; it’s freezable and lasts for quite a while. Steps to Make this Mud...

This ultra decadent mud pie recipe is a chocolate lover’s dream! The Oreo crust alone could be eaten plain but when it’s paired with the creamy fillings you’ll find it irresistible. It might also be one of the best make ahead pies; it’s freezable and lasts for quite a while. Steps to Make this Mud…

Cream Pie

Vanilla lovers rejoice; this pie is for you! Creamy, rich vanilla custard fills a FLAKEY homemade butter crust and the whole thing is topped with a cloud of whipped cream. Using a real vanilla bean and all natural takes this recipe’s flavor over the top. If you’re a bit intimidated by making pie crusts check...

Vanilla lovers rejoice; this pie is for you! Creamy, rich vanilla custard fills a FLAKEY homemade butter crust and the whole thing is topped with a cloud of whipped cream. Using a real vanilla bean and all natural takes this recipe’s flavor over the top. If you’re a bit intimidated by making pie crusts check…

Strawberry Pie

This strawberry pie is so DELICIOUS you’ll be making it over and over while they’re in season. An easy to make strawberry filling that’s chock full of berries is suspended in a crisp butter crust and topped with lots of whipped cream. It’s basically perfect, and so very refreshing. Steps to Make Strawberry Pie How...

This strawberry pie is so DELICIOUS you’ll be making it over and over while they’re in season. An easy to make strawberry filling that’s chock full of berries is suspended in a crisp butter crust and topped with lots of whipped cream. It’s basically perfect, and so very refreshing. Steps to Make Strawberry Pie How…

Whipped Cream Recipe

Whipped cream is one of my favorite things to eat! It tastes so light, refreshing and perfectly sweet you would thinks it’s as healthy as a glass of skim milk, if only… This easy to make recipe uses only three ingredients, takes less than 3 minutes to make, and can be flavored in so many...

Whipped cream is one of my favorite things to eat! It tastes so light, refreshing and perfectly sweet you would thinks it’s as healthy as a glass of skim milk, if only… This easy to make recipe uses only three ingredients, takes less than 3 minutes to make, and can be flavored in so many…

Buttercream Frosting

Vanilla Buttercream may seem beyond simple but I get a surprising number of questions from home bakers everywhere. So let’s set the record straight with perhaps the most ubiquitous and variable frosting there is! Let me know how you enjoy this recipe; historically, I have found it to be a crowd pleaser. Is buttercream or...

Vanilla Buttercream may seem beyond simple but I get a surprising number of questions from home bakers everywhere. So let’s set the record straight with perhaps the most ubiquitous and variable frosting there is! Let me know how you enjoy this recipe; historically, I have found it to be a crowd pleaser. Is buttercream or…

Banana Cream Pie

A flakey homemade butter crust holds creamy vanilla custard with fresh bananas above and below all topped with a giant mound of whipped cream! This pie is hard to beat and will be a home run even if you’re not a big banana fan! How do you keep bananas from turning brown in a banana...

A flakey homemade butter crust holds creamy vanilla custard with fresh bananas above and below all topped with a giant mound of whipped cream! This pie is hard to beat and will be a home run even if you’re not a big banana fan! How do you keep bananas from turning brown in a banana…

Lemon Meringue Pie

This pie is a lemon-lover’s dream come true! Tons of zing and a perfect balance of sweetness and textures in each bite. I loved this recipe with a homemade butter crust but you can make a crushed cookie or nut crust if desired. How do you keep lemon meringue pie from weeping? This recipe used...

This pie is a lemon-lover’s dream come true! Tons of zing and a perfect balance of sweetness and textures in each bite. I loved this recipe with a homemade butter crust but you can make a crushed cookie or nut crust if desired. How do you keep lemon meringue pie from weeping? This recipe used…