Author Archives: Dawn

Chocolate Cupcakes for Two

  By Dawn | January 28, 2013 - 11:01 pm | ,
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Do your plans for Valentine’s Day include a quiet dinner at home with your sweetie?

Do you want to make an easy & chocolatey sweet treat without having a ton of left overs that you will end up eating giving away?

Look no further; these chocolate cupcakes are the dessert for you!

When I found this recipe at An Edible Mosaic, I was a bit leery to try it. I haven’t had much success with egg-less or vegan recipes in the past.  I’m so very happy that I decided to give these cupcakes a shot. They might be one of the BEST chocolate cupcakes I have ever had. They are extremely moist and rich.  Read more... (379 words, 6 images, estimated 1:31 mins reading time)

Cherry Garcia Ice Cream Cake

  By Dawn | January 24, 2013 - 11:42 pm |
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Have you ever made an ice cream cake? I made one for the first time this week.

When I was asked if I was available to make a birthday cake I said, “Sure. I’d love too!” When asked if I did ice cream cakes, I had a bit of a RUT-ROH moment. (Sorry, I’m a bit of a Scooby- Do fan)  I didn’t want to disappoint or pass up an opportunity to try something new; I took the order.

Then came the question, ” Do you think you could make a little boat to put on top?” Again I said, ” Sure, I can do that.” Shortly after I got this picture.  Read more... (432 words, 5 images, estimated 1:44 mins reading time)

Surprise Recipe Swap – Chocolate Peanut Butter Coconut Granola Bites

  By Dawn | January 20, 2013 - 7:00 am |
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  I am so excited to be participating in the very first Surprise Recipe Swap . When Jutta from Hungry Little Girl told me what she was planning I rushed over to sign up.

Each month participants are assigned a blog. They then choose a recipe to make and write about in a blog post. This month I was assigned  Couponing & Cooking.  Have you been to Kaylee’s blog? If not be sure to check it out. She shares her money saving strategies, coupons and some really great recipes.  Read more... (389 words, 7 images, estimated 1:33 mins reading time)

Banana Coconut & Orange Baked Donuts

  By Dawn | January 14, 2013 - 11:10 pm |
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I feel like I’m stuck in a bit of a blogging rut lately. I’m baking as much as ever and I having a ton of fun learning to use the fancy new camera Santa brought me for Christmas. (I was a very good girl last year!) But for some reason, when I sit down to write about what I baked I draw a blank.  Bloggy writer’s block…who knew?

Tonight I decided it was time to break out of the rut.  Is there a better way to do that than by sharing donuts? I think not. These are not just any donuts. These donuts are full of tropical flavors. How can you resist a donut full of coconut, banana & orange? Well, you just cant.  Read more... (426 words, 6 images, estimated 1:42 mins reading time)

Mrs. Smith’s SignatureDeep Dish Pies & A Fun Giveaway!

  By Dawn | January 7, 2013 - 6:00 pm |
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This post brought to you by Mrs. Smith’s. All opinions are 100% mine.

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I love pie; but I don't bake them from scratch that often. "Why not?" you ask. Because it is a lot of work. First, you have to make a crust, a difficult and often messy task. Then you have to make the filing; this usually involves a lot of peeling, coring, chopping or pitting. Then you have to make some sort of topping, because a pie is incomplete with out a topping.  Read more... (356 words, 5 images, estimated 1:25 mins reading time)

Gingerbread Cupcakes with Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting

  By Dawn | December 18, 2012 - 8:00 am |
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It just wouldn’t be Christmas with out Gingerbread treats. I’ve made Gingerbread cookies many many times, but Gingerbread cupcakes have been on my to-do list for quite a while.

I made these Gingerbread Cupcakes with Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting for my booth at the PTA Holiday Bazaar and they were a top seller.  The cupcakes smell fantastic and are extremely moist. I was on the fence with the Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting;  after taking a “poll” I decided to go with it. Boy am I glad I did, the brown sugar complimented the gingerbread perfectly.  Read more... (440 words, 4 images, estimated 1:46 mins reading time)

Chocolate Cookies Stuffed with Vanilla Salted Caramel

  By Dawn | December 12, 2012 - 8:58 am |
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The second I found out about the Great Food Blogger Cookies Swap, I knew I had to sign up.  Here’s a quick run down of how it worked. Each participating blogger was sent mailing addresses of  3 bloggers.  We  baked 3 dozen cookies  and sent 12 to each of the bloggers “assigned” to us.  Then we anxiously awaited the arrival of our 3 boxes of cookies to arrive in the mail. That’s right everyone that participated received 3 boxes of yummy cookies in the mail!!!!!  Read more... (498 words, 5 images, estimated 2:0 mins reading time)

Red Velvet White Chocolate Chip Cookies

  By Dawn | December 4, 2012 - 11:13 pm |
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Somehow, I totally forgot about these Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Cookies that I shared over at Pamela’s Heavenly Treats months ago.

 The recipe uses a box cake mix so they are a quick and fool proof recipe. Although most of my baking is done from scratch, I believe that we all need a few “cheater” recipes for those days when you need to make a treat in a time crunch or maybe your just feeling lazy & don’t want to clean a bunch of dishes. Who knows, maybe you waited until the last minute to start your holiday baking.  Read more... (264 words, 6 images, estimated 1:03 mins reading time)

Whatcha’ Whipped Up # 25

  By Dawn | December 4, 2012 - 5:37 pm |
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Hi everyone!

Last night I realized that I just reached my one year blogoversary. I cant believe it has already been a year since I published my very first dreadful blog post. Seriously I just looked back at my first blog post and cringed. Those photos should never have been allowed to escape from my memory card.

  Thanks to all you ladies I have learned so much about blogging, taking photos and editing photos. I really do appreciate the tips, advice & support I’ve received from all my blogging pals along the way. I couldn’t have done it with out you.  Read more... (391 words, 4 images, estimated 1:34 mins reading time)