Hands down my favorite dessert recipe of all time is carrot cake. The wonderful combination of slightly sweet and savory with the delicious butter and cream cheese frosting is the most magnificent flavors of all time. I know you may think I’m crazy for thinking carrot cake is the best, but to me it’s the…
Dessert Recipes
Nothing finishes of the perfect meal like an amazing dessert recipe. With just the right amount of sweetness and beautiful presentations, our desserts are sure to satisfy.
From a big seasonal cake like a 6-Layer Pumpkin Cake, to a Classic Chess Pie, to a Gluten Free Torta Caprese, we have the best dessert recipes on the internet! There's nothing like a good dessert to add a sweet finish to a wonderful meal.
Irish Apple Cake Recipe with Vanilla Custard Sauce
While some are having the time of their life, I’ll always remember St. Patrick’s Day as the day I moved to Chicago. I was so excited as I began to approach the beautiful skyline of the city and then skuuuurt. Dead. Stop. Traffic. I didn’t realize it was St. Paddy’s Day weekend because I…
Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe with Fresh Strawberries
My wife comes from a long line of sweet tooth fanatics so when I whipped up this Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe with Fresh Strawberries I knew she’d be obsessed. Making cheese cake in general is actually very easy, it’s suffering through the cooling down process that can be so agonizing. Of course, there are those…
Lemon Curd Recipe with Almond Crust and Winter Fruit
Always Always Always buy fresh produce in season… Unless of course you have a 4-year old who is screaming bloody murder for watermelon in the month of February. I love to eat seasonal, but when you’ve got kids, especially younger ones, you can throw that concept right out the window. However, when I made this…
Stove Top Apple Crisp Recipe with Dried Cherries and Oatmeal Crumble
This week I get to head to Orlando, Florida for an awesome show, KBIS. To break that down, it stands for the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show. It’s a trade show that is loaded with all of the latest and greatest products you need for your kitchen, bathroom and laundry room projects. I’ll be there…
Ice Box Cake with Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe and Banana Cream
“This is the best thing I’ve ever eaten” are the exact word that came out of my wife’s mouth after she tasted this insanely delicious Ice Box Cake with Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe and Banana Cream. Sure Ice Box cakes have been around for a minute and yup I’m late to the party as usual,…
How to Make a Pecan Pie Recipe with Bourbon and Chocolate
One of the things I love about pecan pie is listening to how people pronounce it. I know, weird, but it’s so interesting to see how people say it just by where they are from. The northeast says PEE-can pie while a majority of the US says pee-KAHN pie, fascinating I know. Well regardless of…
Pumpkin Bread Recipe with Flax Seed and Walnuts
I know I always say it but man does the month of October just make me want to make pumpkin everything, and the same goes with this Pumpkin Bread Recipe with Flax Seed and Walnuts. I’ve already made Chicken with Pumpkin Butter, and I plan on racking it up this month with as much pumpkin…
Apple Cake Recipe with Oatmeal Streusel
Man I love cooking desserts in skillets! Whether it’s cobblers or brownies, I’m all in on skillet cooking so I whipped up this Apple Cake Recipe with Oatmeal Streusel that is so gooey and delicious there is no way you won’t attempt another piece. I feel like the iron skillet does such a great job…
Orange Cornmeal Cake with Hazelnut Caramel Buttercream
I am really into the dessert flavor combinations that hit both sweet and savory, and this Orange Cornmeal Cake with Hazelnut Caramel Buttercream is no different. It’s got a wonderful delicate cake flavor and texture that is not too sweet, BUT marry it up with the amazing buttercream that’s been amped-up with Baileys® Hazelnut Caramel…
Vanilla Cashew Rice Pudding with Coconut and Passion Fruit
When I was growing up I remember my mom always making some odd, sweet luke-warm rice thing with cinnamon in it, which at the time seemed kind of gross. Well fast forward 25 years and enter my Vanilla Cashew Rice Pudding with Coconut and Passion Fruit that I made myself. The crazy thing is that…
Yogurt Tart with Fresh Berries Recipe
I’m into easy these days. Chasing a 3-year-old around day and night, super busy at work, and just finishing up remodeling our kitchen I want delicious and I want simple. My daughter and wife each have a sweet tooth of epic proportion so it’s always my job to delivery, only problem is I don’t have…
Triple Layer Coconut Cake Recipe
It is so hard to make cake in my house, not because the procedures but simply because we eat the entire thing with ease, and this coconut cake is no different. In fact, even the batter is ridiculously delicious, but be careful eating because there are raw eggs in it. If you are looking to…
How to Make Churros
These may be my new favorite, especially with coffee in the morning, and how I’ll show you how to make churros and just how easy they are to prepare. Last summer I was in Columbus, Ohio tearing up the town looking for the very best in all things culinary. I took one of those food…
Mini Cornmeal Cupcakes with Maple Butter Cream
Think of these Mini Cornmeal Cupcakes with Maple Butter Cream almost like cornbread muffins with maple, except they are packed in little bites and way more delicious. The cornmeal cupcakes batter is the same as cornbread muffins except I may have put a little more sugar in it, but I can’t be sure :-). Next spray PAM…
Leftover Coffee Chocolate Brownies Recipe
You already know that chocolate goes with coffee, so why not whip up this Leftover Coffee Chocolate Brownies Recipe? The best part is that you literally use leftover coffee from the pot. I added in some chocolate chips to ensure they were extra chocolatey. In addition to the leftover coffee, I used some espresso grounds to…
Olive Oil Cupcakes with Lemon Butter Cream
If you are looking for the ultimate sweet and savory combo than these Olive Oil Cupcakes with Lemon Butter Cream are exactly where it’s at! The batter is extremely simple to make, just replace the butter or oil in a regular cupcake batter with extra virgin olive oil. I know what you’re thinking but I promise…
French Apple Tart with Currant-Rum Butter
Stop the show, because this French Apple Tart with Rum-Currant Butter was not only stunning but ridiculously delicious! This French Apple Tart with Rum-Currant Butter may have been the best thing I’ve had in awhile and quite frankly may be my new favorite dessert, seriously it’s that good! It was crazy because while…
Blood Orange Upside Down Cake
Skip the food part, this Blood Orange Upside Down Cake may be the coolest recipe I’ve ever had the opportunity to photograph. This cake is absolutely stunning once you flip it over and let if fall right out! In addition to it looking amazing it is dang tasty and loaded with citrusy orange flavor that…
Banana Walnut Bread with Honey Butter
Man do I love banana bread. My neighbor at least 2 times a year gives us a small loaf and it is to die for and ever since he started I’ve become obsessed. Every time I see him I always ask if it’s coming soon because our family loves it. Well I decided it was…
Pumpkin and Chocolate Pake Recipe
Man do I have something cool and crazy for you! A Pumpkin and Chocolate Pake Recipe that literally combines a pie and cake. Check it out! Super easy to make actually, just follow along below! Start by baking a Marie Callender’s Pumpkin pie and cooling it to room temperature. Next make a simple chocolate sheet cake,…
Southern Banana Pudding Recipe
If you’re a huge fan of football and love tailgating then you have to make it down south for a game, because once you’ve had this Southern Banana Pudding Recipe down there you’ll never want to come back! I love the south so much I try to move down there at least once a year. …
Easy Jambalaya Breakfast Burrito Recipe
If you are a Southern tailgater in creole country than you know all about how important jambalaya is as a tailgate. Now here’s a recipe for you if you’ve got an early afternoon game and want to get out early to tailgate, Jambalaya Egg Burritos! Pack your breakfast burrito full of spice,…
Muesli Blackberry Crisp Recipe
So summer finally hit in Chicago like 2 weeks ago and man am I soaking in every second of it because I know what’s just around the corner. To me the summer has the very best produce, whether it’s tomatoes, zucchinis, fresh berries or just being able to grow fresh herbs. There’s nothing wrong with…
