Applesauce Spice Cake with Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting

If you are a regular follower of my blog, you will already know that my little man turned two recently. We had a big yellow party for him the weekend before his birthday but I still couldn’t bear the thought of him not having another little celebration on his big day. I made chocolate cupcakes

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Key Lime Cheesecake with Fresh Strawberry Sauce {Crazy Cooking Challenge}

Key Lime Cheesecake with Fresh Strawberry Sauce will take your cheesecake over the top. It’s creamy with a citrus zing and sweet from the strawberries. This month’s Crazy Cooking Challenge is cheesecake…my absolute favorite dessert! I was kind of excited to have an excuse to make a cheesecake. I have only made a couple in my

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Banana Cake

Have a handful of speckled bananas lying around? Grab them and make this super moist, totally incredible banana cake with them immediately. 

Have a handful of speckled bananas lying around? Grab them and make this super moist, totally incredible banana cake with them immediately.  Ok, I have a weird confession to make. I love banana muffins, bread or cake but actual straight up bananas I could totally do without. I enjoy the flavor but the texture is

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Chocolate Cake with Mint Chocolate Chip Frosting {Crazy Cooking Challenge}

Rich cholate cake and refreshing mint frosting combine to make the most outrageous Chocolate Cake with Mint Chocolate Chip Frosting. When Tina from Mom’s Crazy Cooking informed us that this month’s challenge was chocolate cake, I was a tad concerned. This will be shocking and slightly disheartening to many of you but I am not

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Classic Southern Dessert Series: Cherry Coke Cake

I’ve been wanting to make this cake forever. Anyone who knows me knows that I am slightly addicted to Cherry Coke. When I was in high school I was on the newspaper staff. We spent a many a night at school late working on our publication and I always had this delicious beverage in hand.

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12 Weeks of Christmas Cookies Roundup

Week One – Cherry Chip Cookies Week 2 – Mint Brownie Crinkles Week 3 – Butterscotch and Peanut Butter Cornflake Cookies Week 4 – Peanut Butter M&M Cookies Week 5 – Chocolate Almond Pralines Week 6 – Mini Pumpkin Whoopie Pies Week 7 – Raspberry Ribbons Week 8 – Pretzel Cookies Week 9 – Mini

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Cherry Dump Cake

This Cherry Dump Cake is the easiest dessert you could ask for, it has 4 ingredients that you literally dump in a 13×9 and bake.  My husband always requests this cake for holidays and I’m always glad to make such a simple dish on busy days.  I highly recommend topping this fruity, delicious cake with whipped cream.

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