You get the idea. These recipes are simple, delicious and will have your family wanting dessert first... something to share with neighbors and family and any big Holiday meal. In their own way, satisfying, tasty and crowd pleasing they are much better than the fancy wedding cakes. These are the ones everyone remembers and enjoys!
So, here's my latest work in progress as I do not have 52 done yet but I do have BIG plans for 2014... Keep watching.Honestly, I am pretty good at making a pretty good tasting cake or pie. BUT, I am not very good at making something stunningly beautiful. No one is going to hire me to make their wedding cake. But if you want something like a Pineapple Jam Coffee/Cheese Cake, I am your guy!
These will be the cakes and pies you want to serve to friends, family and guests in your home. Hope you like a few...
Cakes...
 a Sea of Molten Lava Chocolate in a Volcano Cake Cup Very little effort for a HUGE payoff. Break the outer cake coating and an ocean of HOT CHOCOLATE OOOZES out. These are VERY easy. |  A Carrot Shaped Carrot Cake... Dramatic but EASY |  CRAZY CAKE - Wacky Uncle Dave Bakes with the Kids It takes time and effort and it is great fun to cook with the kids! LOTS of photos showing How to... make this a winter DIY project to get the kids interested in the kitchen |  GLOP CAKE Strawberry lemon Angel Food Cake When life gives you Lemons. This was ALMOST a FAIL. I meant to make a roll cake but the center never set up. So instead cut into squares and I had a spoonable Angel food Strawberry Lemon Cream Cheese Frosted GLOP That people LOVED! Not pretty but tasted GREAT | |
Pies!!!
 Some times you have a hankerin' for the Holiday classics... this is so easy, Recipe takes almost no time (just baking). And always PERFECT! |
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Brownies...
I LOVE LOVE LOVE these! Rich moist delicious chocolate brownie surrounds the rustic beauty of mini Reese Peanut Butter Cups.
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Cheesecake...
 Mascarpone Cheesecake with a Mango Sauce The sweet Italian creamed cheese turns a good recipe into a GREAT CHEESECAKE RECIPE. Stand out, be different, strive to be the best and the mango sauce will do that! all the recipes in this pin! |
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Breakfast and Brunch Cakes and Treats
This recipe works with any Jam... Store bought or home made. The cake is moist and tender and DELICIOUS! Use your imagination and make the coffee cake of your dreams with this recipe
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 Peach Cobbler in a Cast Iron Skillet "Old School" Cuppa Cuppa Cuppa Recipe this is a classic "Old School" recipe just like your Grandma used to make. In your best southern accent, repeat after me... "Cuppa Cuppa Cuppa". That's the basic recipe for the cobbler. Very old school. very southern. And very tasty. AND VERY SIMPLE |
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Cakes...
But Frosting/Icing First...
It's a really good easy to follow ButterCream Frosting recipe. But also there are tips and tricks to make this popular icing into a light(er) fluffy consistency. Whipped into an air filled thick frosting that can be added to make a stunning presentation of thick layers of frosting without a heavy thick icing.
Lemon Curd... It's a dessert topping or spread. It's often confused with a custard or pudding. But the difference is about as far as a cup of coffee compared to a glass of water. Pucker up indeed. A Lemon Curd is as intense a lemon flavor as you can get. If you like that pucker sensation, this recipe is for you. This is a ye olde timey dish. Think 18th 19th century formal British Teas and you probably found a curd. Spread on a toast point or as a filling for tiny tea cakes, you just can't match that intense flavor.
And now... CAKES....
Merry Christmas and YOU CAN DO THIS. Complicated looking cake with many EASY TO FOLLOW STEPS. This recipe is divided between the Chocolate Light Sponge, the Mocha Cream filling and the Chocolate Coffee Buttercream icing, BUT ALSO LOTS OF DIY Photos showing the steps to create a centerpiece. This is a standout recipe that folks will remember for years and become a tradition! EASY STEPS , DELICIOUS CAKE AND AN INCREDIBLE PRESENTATION!!!
SHOCKINGLY AMAZINGLY EASY TO MAKE. Uses box cake mix and canned frosting, the cake is two tiered, one layer of "regular" Cake, layer of frosting, then a hollowed out cake layer with LOTS of M&Ms in the center. A crowd pleaser that will stand out on any holiday buffet table. KIDS LOVE the look, KIDS LOVE the surprise center. A DIY project that is EASY TO DO!
(EASY EASY EASY and Spectacular) - 52 Cakes and Pies at Home... Ounce for Ounce, this is about as SPECTACULAR and CROWD PLEASING a Holiday cake as it gets. And best of all, EASY EASY EASY! This is Christmas colors, but any holiday theme will work. STep by step, easy photo essay on getting the look and the Oohs and Aaahs of Family and Friends (And jealous Sisters-In-Law) KIDS can Help Easy
This is an OMG AMAZING PRESENTATION that will delight family friends and stun your enemies. And beat of all, this is INCREDIBLY EASY. There is a small trick to getting the bag to stay Gravity Defying, but that is really really easy as well. All the hints tricks and amazingly simple details in the post so you too can DIY AMAZE YOUR FRIENDS DEFYING GRAVITY!
There is a little bit of history to the recipe as many lay claim to being the origin. Truth is (maybe) this Southern style cake has evolved from lowly origins to becoming one of the most famous cakes ever. Buttermilk and vinegar are combined to make a velvety smooth hint of chocolate Devil's Food cake with a stunning beautiful presentation. Famous and Deservedly so.
A new take on an Old 50's and 60's Classic. Your Grandmother probably served a version of this up at her Church Potluck and the Oohs and Aahs still follow. Truth is it is about as easy a DIY project as it gets. Store bought cake mix and a few pokes with a chopstick. You will be the STAR OF THE SHOW!
Now we are gettin FANCY!!!
This cake is a celebration of Citrus! Each layer has a distinctive taste of Lemons or Oranges or Limes. Not so subtle differences are achieved with the zest of the fruit. Built in BIG FLAVOR Enhancement comes from a couple of layers of Pucker Up Lemon Curd
(Store Bought Cake Mix DIY Made to Look Deviled)
SOOOOO Easy to make. Using store bought mixes and even a store bought can of frosting. Perfect for Easter or any family or group event that calls for Deviled Eggs (and isn't that All of them?). A Whimsy that the Kids and Old Folks LOVED!
Heavenly Hash Banana Pecan EXTRA Gooey Chocolate Cake It may not be the prettiest cake in the world, but it is the gooiest chocolate cake you can imagine... decadence that will have em asking for more!!!
This SPECTACULAR Cake is sooo easy and the payoff in presentation and taste makes this a winner in every way. two layers of moist cake with a center layer of thick creamy vanilla pudding- All topped off with a layer of sweetened poured chocolate Ganache (VERY EASY and TIPS are included). This looks bakery difficult but is really very very easy to DIY!
Layer Cake with Pastry Cream (Torta Margherita con Creama Pasticcera) Light, surprisingly light, very little flour, mostly eggs make this a delightful dessert after a full meal. The pastry cream is similar to the cream used in Boston Cream Pies. Rustic look but full flavor taste!
Toasted Coconut Cake -
4 Tiers, Custard Filling, Buttercream Icing
Toasted Coconut Cake - 4 Tiers, Custard Filling, Buttercream Icing and 1/2 the Calories... Hey, this cake takes some work but it is SO MUCH WORTH IT. Everything is broken down so it is time consuming BUT EVERYTHING IS EASY. And a way to make this decadent cake for just two people. Anyone snowed in, make this a winter DIY project
2 Day Fruit Cake EASY DIY BOOZY RUM SPICE CAKE
THIS IS A GREAT FRUITCAKE, not the hard nasty Southern Baptist booze-less cakes of my youth. This is loaded to the gills with Rum, filled with lots of dried fruit (Re-Hydrated with rum) and all wrapped around a wonderful spice cake... AND ALL DONE IN JUST 2 DAYS. EASY DIY Instructions
Cheesecake Jam Coffee Cake -
Any flavor works, but this is PINEAPPLE JAM!
A WONDERFUL Cake that is a bit hard to name. Half is a cheesecake, so that had to be in the name but it is also an Almond flavored coffee cake. IT IS SOOOO EASY. Just pick a favorite Jam or Jelly and away you go...This was Pineapple Jam but Peach, Cherry, Apple... You name it works just fine!
Maraschino Cherry - Chocolate Chip
Cream Cheese Coffee Cake
I do LOVE this recipe, a Ribbon of sweet Cherry flavored Cream Cheese and a moist chocolate chip LOADED Coffee Cake is simply DELICIOUS! Simple to make, easy to adapt to any flavors you might like. Stunningly BEAUTIFUL!
Peach Coffee Cheese Cake
Peach COFFEE-CHEESE CAKE 2 count em 2 Secret INGREDIENTS... SIMPLY DELICIOUS... And a bit hard to name. The center is mostly a Cheesecake. So some how Cheese Cake had to be in the title. But mostly it is an almond coffee cake. But the dominate flavor is the baked peach jam topping. BUT THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SECRETS..
Loaded Caribbean Carrot Cake
LOADED Caribbean CARROT CAKE with Pineapple Cream Cheese Frosting... And when I say loaded I mean it... Pineapple, Banana, Walnuts, Coconut and of course carrots! The Pineapple Cream Cheese recipe is FANTASTIC, a great sweet topper to a fruit heavy dessert! I LOVE this CAKE!
Cake Mix Cookies...
Pina Colada Cake Mix Drop Cookies
Pina Colada Cake Mix COOKIE! If you like Pina Coladas, Have a Cookie and Escape! Loaded with all the flavors of a poolside beach drink, Pineapple, coconut, even a bit of Rum and White Chocolate. All soft and chewy and deliciously EASY using a Box Cake Mix. DELICIOUSLY EASY
Impossibly Easy Crinkle Cake Cookies -
Minty Green for the Holidays!
IMPOSSIBLY EASY Crinkle Cake Cookies - Minty Green for Holidays... Like it says, soooooo easy. Perfect to make with kids. Uses a store bought cake mix. Ready from opening the box to eating a hot PRETTY cookie in 20 minutes. Soft, Chewy and a GREAT presentation look!
"Pinkies" - Cherry Cream Cheese Brownie Bars
These are VERY FAST and VERY EASY to make. Occasionally a box cake mix and a brick of cream cheese go on sale. With a little planning, and a well stocked sale priced pantry, I pretty much always have the ingredients to make these. So ,. Need a dessert to take to someone's house... these work great Decide at 5 PM you want a dessert after dinner... These not only work, they are perfect.
But of course best of all... taste GREAT!
Pineapple Cream Cheese Bars... Only a few ingredients, uses a store bought cake mix with a sweet tropical cream cheese center, these are my favorite cookie bars! VERY FAST (dessert, ready in 30 minutes)... VERY EASY... and yet SPECTACULAR with three different levels of texture. But it's the taste that makes this such a WINNER!!!
Bread Puddings... Really, almost a Cake!!!
Caramel Apple Bread Pudding
I love BREAD PUDDING. The dish started out as a way to "use up" bread that was no longer eatable. But with a little effort you can combine stale bread, and a sweet eggy custard to make a thick combination of cake and custard. This traditional southern sweet bread pudding gets an APPLE PIE update, a drizzle of caramel sauce becomes an adult version of the kids Halloween treat, the CARAMEL APPLE.
Pina Colada Bread Pudding with an optional (Virgin) Rum Sauce
I LOVE Bread Pudding and this is my very favorite sweet dessert pudding. Loaded with wonderful tropical tastes and flavors. Pineapple and Coconut (primary ingredients in a Pina Colada) are mixed with pecans and white chocolate chips (just to make it more festive). And then everything is mixed with a typical bread pudding (egg custard combines into a cake texture). Recipe for a RUM Sauce included (optional Virgin Sauce as well!
4 Tiers, Custard Filling, Buttercream Icing
Toasted Coconut Cake - 4 Tiers, Custard Filling, Buttercream Icing and 1/2 the Calories... Hey, this cake takes some work but it is SO MUCH WORTH IT. Everything is broken down so it is time consuming BUT EVERYTHING IS EASY. And a way to make this decadent cake for just two people. Anyone snowed in, make this a winter DIY project
THIS IS A GREAT FRUITCAKE, not the hard nasty Southern Baptist booze-less cakes of my youth. This is loaded to the gills with Rum, filled with lots of dried fruit (Re-Hydrated with rum) and all wrapped around a wonderful spice cake... AND ALL DONE IN JUST 2 DAYS. EASY DIY Instructions
Any flavor works, but this is PINEAPPLE JAM!
A WONDERFUL Cake that is a bit hard to name. Half is a cheesecake, so that had to be in the name but it is also an Almond flavored coffee cake. IT IS SOOOO EASY. Just pick a favorite Jam or Jelly and away you go...This was Pineapple Jam but Peach, Cherry, Apple... You name it works just fine!
Cream Cheese Coffee Cake
I do LOVE this recipe, a Ribbon of sweet Cherry flavored Cream Cheese and a moist chocolate chip LOADED Coffee Cake is simply DELICIOUS! Simple to make, easy to adapt to any flavors you might like. Stunningly BEAUTIFUL!
Peach COFFEE-CHEESE CAKE 2 count em 2 Secret INGREDIENTS... SIMPLY DELICIOUS... And a bit hard to name. The center is mostly a Cheesecake. So some how Cheese Cake had to be in the title. But mostly it is an almond coffee cake. But the dominate flavor is the baked peach jam topping. BUT THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SECRETS..
LOADED Caribbean CARROT CAKE with Pineapple Cream Cheese Frosting... And when I say loaded I mean it... Pineapple, Banana, Walnuts, Coconut and of course carrots! The Pineapple Cream Cheese recipe is FANTASTIC, a great sweet topper to a fruit heavy dessert! I LOVE this CAKE!
Almost Healthy ORANGE SUPREME CAKE - My Wife COOKS!!! BANANAS in place of Eggs, Orange Juice and Zest for EXTRA flavoring converts a store bought cake mix into the most moist and delicious cake ever! So good no one will know it is healthy!
Caramel Apple Sponge Cake
I LOVE this cake... The top is apple slices, coated with butter and brown sugar that caramelizes as the soft moist tender sponge cooks. There is a payer of Stiff Whipped Cream (recipe and technique included in post) frosting between. The taste is buttery sweet with hints of caramel apple. A delicious alternative to apple pie that works GREAT for a Fall/Winter Dessert EASY And WONDERFUL!
Orange Drizzle Cake Squares
DELICIOUS and FAST. Perfect when you need something homemade FAST (and EASY)! It's a simple rustic presentation, dressed up with the drizzle and the delicious orange infused sugar. BUT the taste is Spectacular. A rich butter sponge cake Orange flavoring throughout and those wonderful toppings! Start to finish 1 hour, includes baking and cooling time. This recipe is a WINNER and KEEPER in taste and ease.
Italian Hazelnut Cake
It's a DELICIOUS Coffee Cake Dessert... Hazelnut Cake (Torta di Nocciole)... A wonderful texturally almost shortbread cake that is wonderful to pair with a fruit (I like peaches). There is as much crushed toasted hazelnuts in the cake as sugar making for a rich full taste.... ONE OF MY FAVORITES!
Pistachio and Chocolate Butter Cake (Coffee Cake)
Here's something unique. A coffee cake with more spice than sweet. Nutty to the max and chocolate laced throughout with extra hints of exotic spices!
Cookie Dough Brownies
RICH Double Chocolate Brownies, topped with the illusion of Raw Cookie Dough. All of the taste and texture of raw but NO Raw EGGS. Safe to eat and delicious. Great presentation and double double chocolate with the addition of the little chocolate chips in the "Icing"! A MEMORABLE Favorite Take along treat for any big gathering, church social or family get together!
Warm Lemon Pudding Cake
Has the illusion of something special while being beyond belief easy to make. Convert a boxed cake mix and a couple of boxes of pudding mix and BINGO BANGO BONGO, you have a large casserole version of the restaurant classic LAVA CAKE. I like to have this just about ready to bake just as guests arrive for a dinner party. By the time everyone is ready for dessert, this is popping out of the oven and the memories of the Oooohs and Aaaahs from family and friends.
PINKIES - Strawberry Cream Cheese Pink Brownies
Here's a new take on a classic. At least a classic around our house. Funny thing, I double checked my food diary recently and this recipe (or a version of it) was the most repeated thing I cooked last year. They always please. They are VERY FAST and VERY EASY. I pretty much always have the ingredients to make these. So if the neighborhood book club my wife belongs to is going to be meeting at our house.. I make 'em. Need a dessert to take to someone's house... these work great Decide at 5 PM you want a dessert after dinner... These not only work, they are perfect.
Peach Cream Cheese Coffee Cake
OH YUMMY... I made a SPICY Coffee Cake with a peachHABANERO Jam. But this recipe works with any Jam... Store bought or home made. The cake is moist and tender and DELICIOUS! Use your imagination and make the coffee cake of your dreams with this recipe
The Candy Bar Brownie
Works great with any extra candy. Halloween is most fun because of the variety, but this works equally well with Valentine's Day Candy.
Caribbean CARROT CAKE with Pineapple Cream Cheese Frosting
Tropically Delicious naturally sweet and hints of fresh pineapple throughout. Best recipe for CARROT CAKE I have ever made.
Caramel Custard - Flan
Simple this is, only 4 ingredients, simple to get that sugary sweet caramel sauce that tops this wonderful light flan textured dessert. This is a show stopper fit for a dinner party! and EASY!
CheeseCakes...
Pucker Up TRIPLE Lemon CheeseCake
This is what I like to call a Show Off Cake... Those EDIBLE CANDIED LEMON slices make a stunning presentation, but the Taste is LOADED with flavors. From the Lemon Cookie Crust to the fresh made Lemon Curd in the filling and layered on top, this is AMAZING. Perfect to Show Off at any Church PotLuck or family gathering... AND IT IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK!
Pumpkin Turtle Cheesecake
This looks like an expensive store bought cheesecake, rich and luxurious looking with artful random swirls of chocolate and caramel on top of roasted pecans (the Turtle part). The cheesecake part is a rich thick custard with pumpkin color and taste. EASY and seasonally the PERFECT Fall Dessert!
World's Best Pumpkin Cheesecake
World's Best PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE!A WONDERFUL dessert seasonal for fall but delicious year round. Simple to DIY and the real gem is the crust made from Pecans, Gingersnaps and a few Chocolate Chips. Indeed this is THE WORLD's BEST PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE!
Peaches and Cream Cheesecake!!!
But not just any Cheesecake, this one is PACKED with peaches. I made the recipe year round using canned peaches,but I actually used fresh seasonal local Missouri Peaches for this recipe.
And the result is a creamy sweet custard that has peaches in every bite! Made nice and tall in a Springform pan but could easily be made as bars in a Casserole pan.Makes for a welcome dish at any "Pass a Plate" occasion. A stand out dish to serve.
Chocolate Butterscotch Blondie Brownie Cheesecake
OH MY... So much in this. A little bit Blondie Brownie...A little bit Cheesecake...A little bit Banana Bread...AND all on top of a SOFT moist fudgy chocolate Faux OREO Pie/Cake Crust!!! It's a great way to use up "Bad" overripe bananas. But love the combination! A stand out WINNER!
Cheesecake Jam Coffee Cake -
Any flavor works, but this is PINEAPPLE JAM!
A WONDERFUL Cake that is a bit hard to name. Half is a cheesecake, so that had to be in the name but it is also an Almond flavored coffee cake. IT IS SOOOO EASY. Just pick a favorite Jam or Jelly and away you go...This was Pineapple Jam but Peach, Cherry, Apple... You name it works just fine!
Peach Coffee Cheese Cake
Peach COFFEE-CHEESE CAKE 2 count em 2 Secret INGREDIENTS... SIMPLY DELICIOUS... And a bit hard to name. The center is mostly a Cheesecake. So some how Cheese Cake had to be in the title. But mostly it is an almond coffee cake. But the dominate flavor is the baked peach jam topping. BUT THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SECRETS..
EggNog Cheesecake Bars
EggNog Cheesecake Bars - Church PotLuck Dessert... OH BOY, a new favorite CheeseCake!!! Puffs up beautifully, Creamy Sweet with a smell and lingering taste of Christmas that you can have YEAR ROUND!
Pies...
First, the Crusts...
OLD SCHOOL My Mother-In-Law's Scratch Shortening Pie Shell/Crust PLUS Blind Baking Pie Shell Tips and Tricks
Return with me to the days of yesteryear... My 80 year old Mother-in-Law shares her OLD SCHOOL Shortening Pie Crust recipe. Flaky Buttery delicious crust EVERY TIME. This is my Goto easy ALWAYS PERFECT Crust! Thanks Mother Marie
Secrets to a PERFECT SCRATCH Butter Pie Crust...
EVERY TIME!
Yeap, just like it says... PERFECT and EVERY TIME. I recently made 18 Quiches in a day. This is the recipe and DIY instructions (detailed photo instructions in the post) I used. No need for extra steps, no extra refrigerating, no complicated and difficult folding or unrolling... It's simple and ALWAYS WORKS! You can do this!
Bakeable Fudge Faux OREO COOKIE Pie/Cake Crust
There is a trick to making an oreo cookie crust that you can bake and yet still turns out soft chewy and not hard and crunchy. This simple (two ingredients) recipe holds the trick. Fudgy chocolaty and Delicious. Perfect for a scratch BAKED Cheesecake Filling!
Sweet and Salty Pretzel Crust
It's a simple formula... Cupps Cuppa Cuppa... One cup Salty (pretzels), One Cup Sweet (Vanilla Wafers) and a Cup of melted Butter to hold everything together. Blind bake the crust and you have the salty base for a sweet beauty (like a sweet salty Banana Cream pie)!!! Lots of DIY tips, you will LOVE THIS IDEA!!!
And Now the Pies!
Let's start with a Pizza Pie (Sort of)...
Apple Rosemary Pizza Pie -
Sure looks like a pizza. But it's an Apple Pie. And it's a handy little recipe to have around. MUCH LESS SUGAR than in a "standard Apple Pie". Only 3 TBS of sugar in the filling, less than a teaspoon in each slice... less than the sugar many folks put in a cup of coffee. I LOVE THIS RECIPE. Takes very little hands on time A wonderful payoff in deliciousness, and a wonderful presentation.
Mile High Banana Cream Pie with Pretzel Crust
I LOVE Custard pies in general and Banana Cream in specific. This recipe combines everything I especially love... Creamy thick pudding consistency, LOTS of bananas ( this pie holds FIVE), A dramatic look (big DOMED). Add the Pretzel crunchy salty Crust to the sweet Whipped Cream topping and it just may be the BEST PIE EVER!!!
Peanut Butter Chocolate Cream Pie with a Salty Pretzel Crust
This has so much... I LOVE the salty mix of flavors... Chocolate and Peanut Butter, Sweet Savory and Salty. There are lots of steps, but it really is practically fool proof and SO MUCH worth the effort. Once this cake becomes a habit, no one asks for a sliver, ALL BIG SLICES!
Coconut Cream Pie - Scratch DIY Recipe
Custard Pies really are the best! This custard is flavored with lightly toasted coconut for that extra sweet exotic tropical flavor. The easy to follow DIY Instructions will make the cook the HIT of any PotLuck Family Dinner occasion. Be sure to add that MILE HIGH Domed Whipped Cream Topping for that extra PIZZAZZ!
Creamiest Mile High COCONUT CREAM PIE (and Easiest)
This Ohh and Aaahs inspiring cake is amazingly easy. Uses a box of pudding to help the custard filling come together. Adding a unique Salty/Sweet Pretzel crunchy crust adds a new unexpected texture and taste to the pie. I made three pies for Christmas this was BY FAR the most popular! AND EASIEST!
Scratch Sweet Potato Pie Recipe OLD SCHOOL With my Mother-In-Law's Lard/Shortening Pie Crust Recipe
It looks and Tastes like a Pumpkin Pie but it is Sooo much easier to make from scratch and Sooo much better tasting. Fun to Make, Fun to Say and a Fun Crowd Pleaser recipe! BETTER THAN PUMPKIN in EVERY WAY!
Sweet Potato Pie with a Meringue Topping
Sweet Potato Pie... Fun to Say, Delicious to Eat.... YEE HAA, this is FANTASTIC. If you have never had a sweet potato pie you are missing out on one of the great sweet treats of the century (well, last century at least). Looks a little like a pumpkin pie (they are related), but MUCH richer taste, much sweeter, but much better for you... for a dessert...almost healthy
Pumpkin Apple Pie
WHAT A GREAT FALL SEASONAL PIE. A Layer of Apple Pie topped with a layer of Cream cheese smooth spiced Pumpkin Pie. All our favorite Fall Pies in one!
Butterscotch Pie "Old School" Style
I LOVE this cake... The top is apple slices, coated with butter and brown sugar that caramelizes as the soft moist tender sponge cooks. There is a payer of Stiff Whipped Cream (recipe and technique included in post) frosting between. The taste is buttery sweet with hints of caramel apple. A delicious alternative to apple pie that works GREAT for a Fall/Winter Dessert EASY And WONDERFUL!
DELICIOUS and FAST. Perfect when you need something homemade FAST (and EASY)! It's a simple rustic presentation, dressed up with the drizzle and the delicious orange infused sugar. BUT the taste is Spectacular. A rich butter sponge cake Orange flavoring throughout and those wonderful toppings! Start to finish 1 hour, includes baking and cooling time. This recipe is a WINNER and KEEPER in taste and ease.
It's a DELICIOUS Coffee Cake Dessert... Hazelnut Cake (Torta di Nocciole)... A wonderful texturally almost shortbread cake that is wonderful to pair with a fruit (I like peaches). There is as much crushed toasted hazelnuts in the cake as sugar making for a rich full taste.... ONE OF MY FAVORITES!
Here's something unique. A coffee cake with more spice than sweet. Nutty to the max and chocolate laced throughout with extra hints of exotic spices!
RICH Double Chocolate Brownies, topped with the illusion of Raw Cookie Dough. All of the taste and texture of raw but NO Raw EGGS. Safe to eat and delicious. Great presentation and double double chocolate with the addition of the little chocolate chips in the "Icing"! A MEMORABLE Favorite Take along treat for any big gathering, church social or family get together!
Has the illusion of something special while being beyond belief easy to make. Convert a boxed cake mix and a couple of boxes of pudding mix and BINGO BANGO BONGO, you have a large casserole version of the restaurant classic LAVA CAKE. I like to have this just about ready to bake just as guests arrive for a dinner party. By the time everyone is ready for dessert, this is popping out of the oven and the memories of the Oooohs and Aaaahs from family and friends.
Here's a new take on a classic. At least a classic around our house. Funny thing, I double checked my food diary recently and this recipe (or a version of it) was the most repeated thing I cooked last year. They always please. They are VERY FAST and VERY EASY. I pretty much always have the ingredients to make these. So if the neighborhood book club my wife belongs to is going to be meeting at our house.. I make 'em. Need a dessert to take to someone's house... these work great Decide at 5 PM you want a dessert after dinner... These not only work, they are perfect.
OH YUMMY... I made a SPICY Coffee Cake with a peachHABANERO Jam. But this recipe works with any Jam... Store bought or home made. The cake is moist and tender and DELICIOUS! Use your imagination and make the coffee cake of your dreams with this recipe
Works great with any extra candy. Halloween is most fun because of the variety, but this works equally well with Valentine's Day Candy.
Tropically Delicious naturally sweet and hints of fresh pineapple throughout. Best recipe for CARROT CAKE I have ever made.
Simple this is, only 4 ingredients, simple to get that sugary sweet caramel sauce that tops this wonderful light flan textured dessert. This is a show stopper fit for a dinner party! and EASY!
CheeseCakes...
This is what I like to call a Show Off Cake... Those EDIBLE CANDIED LEMON slices make a stunning presentation, but the Taste is LOADED with flavors. From the Lemon Cookie Crust to the fresh made Lemon Curd in the filling and layered on top, this is AMAZING. Perfect to Show Off at any Church PotLuck or family gathering... AND IT IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK!
This looks like an expensive store bought cheesecake, rich and luxurious looking with artful random swirls of chocolate and caramel on top of roasted pecans (the Turtle part). The cheesecake part is a rich thick custard with pumpkin color and taste. EASY and seasonally the PERFECT Fall Dessert!
World's Best PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE!A WONDERFUL dessert seasonal for fall but delicious year round. Simple to DIY and the real gem is the crust made from Pecans, Gingersnaps and a few Chocolate Chips. Indeed this is THE WORLD's BEST PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE!
But not just any Cheesecake, this one is PACKED with peaches. I made the recipe year round using canned peaches,but I actually used fresh seasonal local Missouri Peaches for this recipe.
And the result is a creamy sweet custard that has peaches in every bite! Made nice and tall in a Springform pan but could easily be made as bars in a Casserole pan.Makes for a welcome dish at any "Pass a Plate" occasion. A stand out dish to serve.
OH MY... So much in this. A little bit Blondie Brownie...A little bit Cheesecake...A little bit Banana Bread...AND all on top of a SOFT moist fudgy chocolate Faux OREO Pie/Cake Crust!!! It's a great way to use up "Bad" overripe bananas. But love the combination! A stand out WINNER!
Any flavor works, but this is PINEAPPLE JAM!
A WONDERFUL Cake that is a bit hard to name. Half is a cheesecake, so that had to be in the name but it is also an Almond flavored coffee cake. IT IS SOOOO EASY. Just pick a favorite Jam or Jelly and away you go...This was Pineapple Jam but Peach, Cherry, Apple... You name it works just fine!
Peach COFFEE-CHEESE CAKE 2 count em 2 Secret INGREDIENTS... SIMPLY DELICIOUS... And a bit hard to name. The center is mostly a Cheesecake. So some how Cheese Cake had to be in the title. But mostly it is an almond coffee cake. But the dominate flavor is the baked peach jam topping. BUT THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SECRETS..
EggNog Cheesecake Bars - Church PotLuck Dessert... OH BOY, a new favorite CheeseCake!!! Puffs up beautifully, Creamy Sweet with a smell and lingering taste of Christmas that you can have YEAR ROUND!
Pies...
First, the Crusts...
Return with me to the days of yesteryear... My 80 year old Mother-in-Law shares her OLD SCHOOL Shortening Pie Crust recipe. Flaky Buttery delicious crust EVERY TIME. This is my Goto easy ALWAYS PERFECT Crust! Thanks Mother Marie
EVERY TIME!
Yeap, just like it says... PERFECT and EVERY TIME. I recently made 18 Quiches in a day. This is the recipe and DIY instructions (detailed photo instructions in the post) I used. No need for extra steps, no extra refrigerating, no complicated and difficult folding or unrolling... It's simple and ALWAYS WORKS! You can do this!
There is a trick to making an oreo cookie crust that you can bake and yet still turns out soft chewy and not hard and crunchy. This simple (two ingredients) recipe holds the trick. Fudgy chocolaty and Delicious. Perfect for a scratch BAKED Cheesecake Filling!
It's a simple formula... Cupps Cuppa Cuppa... One cup Salty (pretzels), One Cup Sweet (Vanilla Wafers) and a Cup of melted Butter to hold everything together. Blind bake the crust and you have the salty base for a sweet beauty (like a sweet salty Banana Cream pie)!!! Lots of DIY tips, you will LOVE THIS IDEA!!!
And Now the Pies!
Let's start with a Pizza Pie (Sort of)...
Sure looks like a pizza. But it's an Apple Pie. And it's a handy little recipe to have around. MUCH LESS SUGAR than in a "standard Apple Pie". Only 3 TBS of sugar in the filling, less than a teaspoon in each slice... less than the sugar many folks put in a cup of coffee. I LOVE THIS RECIPE. Takes very little hands on time A wonderful payoff in deliciousness, and a wonderful presentation.
I LOVE Custard pies in general and Banana Cream in specific. This recipe combines everything I especially love... Creamy thick pudding consistency, LOTS of bananas ( this pie holds FIVE), A dramatic look (big DOMED). Add the Pretzel crunchy salty Crust to the sweet Whipped Cream topping and it just may be the BEST PIE EVER!!!
This has so much... I LOVE the salty mix of flavors... Chocolate and Peanut Butter, Sweet Savory and Salty. There are lots of steps, but it really is practically fool proof and SO MUCH worth the effort. Once this cake becomes a habit, no one asks for a sliver, ALL BIG SLICES!
Custard Pies really are the best! This custard is flavored with lightly toasted coconut for that extra sweet exotic tropical flavor. The easy to follow DIY Instructions will make the cook the HIT of any PotLuck Family Dinner occasion. Be sure to add that MILE HIGH Domed Whipped Cream Topping for that extra PIZZAZZ!
This Ohh and Aaahs inspiring cake is amazingly easy. Uses a box of pudding to help the custard filling come together. Adding a unique Salty/Sweet Pretzel crunchy crust adds a new unexpected texture and taste to the pie. I made three pies for Christmas this was BY FAR the most popular! AND EASIEST!
It looks and Tastes like a Pumpkin Pie but it is Sooo much easier to make from scratch and Sooo much better tasting. Fun to Make, Fun to Say and a Fun Crowd Pleaser recipe! BETTER THAN PUMPKIN in EVERY WAY!
Sweet Potato Pie... Fun to Say, Delicious to Eat.... YEE HAA, this is FANTASTIC. If you have never had a sweet potato pie you are missing out on one of the great sweet treats of the century (well, last century at least). Looks a little like a pumpkin pie (they are related), but MUCH richer taste, much sweeter, but much better for you... for a dessert...almost healthy
WHAT A GREAT FALL SEASONAL PIE. A Layer of Apple Pie topped with a layer of Cream cheese smooth spiced Pumpkin Pie. All our favorite Fall Pies in one!
It's a NEW Favorite family recipe that left everyone wishing I made a second pie. "Old School" Scratch recipe that is dramatic (High Top Domed Meringue) but is actually easy to do. Make ahead dessert that has GREAT taste and lots to brag about!
Lemon Buttermilk Pie with Maple-Cranberry Sauce
An :OH MY" Recipe. Little bit Old School, yet deliciously presented with this sweet/savory sauce that simply SCREAMS something special! This will become a regular on my Holiday table. One of those pies that everyone will ask for a sliver of. No matter how much you dream of Pumpkin, this is irresistible.
CARAMEL Pecan Pie
As to the pie.... WOW... This is fantastic! Nutty pecans throughout, a sweet caramel custard isde and roasted crunchy pecans on top... Oh So Pretty.
I happen to LOVE a pecan pie. This is now my very favorite. That caramel sauce mixed into the sugary egg custard sends this over the top. A perfect pie to take to any family gathering, to contribute to a PotLuck or to serve up at a Holiday Meal... THIS IS THE BOMB!
Chocolate Pecan Pie
Whoop de Doo... This is my special GOTO recipe for any Holiday, Special Occasion, Big Family Gathering or just when I want to cook to impress... Deliciously nutty, chocolaty, sweet with an Earthy custard center... And tastes just as good as it looks and sounds!
PLUS CHOCOLATE!!!
Mini Chocolate Pecan Pies
Mini Chocolate Pecan Pies, A wonderful little bite sized version of the Southern classic (ZINGED up with CHOCOLATE!). So easy and delicious, would make a great addition to any Party!
SALTED CARAMEL Apple Pie - BEST APPLE PIE EVER!
52 Church PotLuck Dishes Catering Cakes and Pies... Really is an amazing combination of Salted Caramel and Sweet Apple Pie Filling. All the childhood fun of a caramel apple in a PIE FORM!
Apple Cheddar Pie
This is my VERY FAVORITE APPLE PIE. Loaded inside and on top with 3/4 cup of Sharp Cheddar Cheese. That extra sharp snap of the cheese combines with the sweet seasoned cook apples to make a Wisconsin treat. I even added my Mother in Law's Old School never fail Flakey lard Crust Recipe!!! THE BEST!
Apple Rosemary Pizza Pie
... Sure looks like a pizza. But it's an Apple Pie. And it's a handy little recipe to have around. MUCH LESS SUGAR than in a "standard Apple Pie". Only 3 TBS of sugar in the filling, less than a teaspoon in each slice... less than the sugar many folks put in a cup of coffee. I LOVE THIS RECIPE. Takes very little hands on time A wonderful payoff in deliciousness, and a wonderful presentation.
Apple Peach Crumble Pie
BEST APPLE PIE EVER...APPLE Peach Crumble PIE! Apple pie with Peaches AND a Pecan Crumble filling. This really is the BEST! PLUS, a photo essay with LOTS of How-to photos showing how to get the Mile High look with a Patchwork crust. Any one CAN indeed cook and impress!
Flowered Apple Crumble Pie
Flowered Apple Crumble Pie... It's all in the presentation, SO EASY, YES, YOU CAN DO THIS... It;s a deconstructed Apple Crumble pie, with a sweet jam glaze. DELICIOUS and it looks AMAZING!
Cider Apple Pie
It's HIP TO BE SQUARE (Well, rectangular). Make your pies in a 9X13 Casserole dish. Makes twice as much (do you ever have too much pie?), MUCH easier than making two pies. As to this recipe... a spiced fall Apple Cider flavors and moistens this to an AMAZING degree. BEST APPLE PIE EVER and so Easy to DIY!
EASY Boston Cream Pie
This SPECTACULAR Cake is sooo easy and the payoff in presentation and taste makes this a winner in every way. two layers of moist cake with a center layer of thick creamy vanilla pudding- All topped off with a layer of sweetened poured chocolate Ganache (VERY EASY and TIPS are included). This looks bakery difficult but is really very very easy to DIY!
Frozen Strawberry Lemonade Pie
An :OH MY" Recipe. Little bit Old School, yet deliciously presented with this sweet/savory sauce that simply SCREAMS something special! This will become a regular on my Holiday table. One of those pies that everyone will ask for a sliver of. No matter how much you dream of Pumpkin, this is irresistible.
As to the pie.... WOW... This is fantastic! Nutty pecans throughout, a sweet caramel custard isde and roasted crunchy pecans on top... Oh So Pretty.
I happen to LOVE a pecan pie. This is now my very favorite. That caramel sauce mixed into the sugary egg custard sends this over the top. A perfect pie to take to any family gathering, to contribute to a PotLuck or to serve up at a Holiday Meal... THIS IS THE BOMB!
Whoop de Doo... This is my special GOTO recipe for any Holiday, Special Occasion, Big Family Gathering or just when I want to cook to impress... Deliciously nutty, chocolaty, sweet with an Earthy custard center... And tastes just as good as it looks and sounds!
PLUS CHOCOLATE!!!
Mini Chocolate Pecan Pies, A wonderful little bite sized version of the Southern classic (ZINGED up with CHOCOLATE!). So easy and delicious, would make a great addition to any Party!
52 Church PotLuck Dishes Catering Cakes and Pies... Really is an amazing combination of Salted Caramel and Sweet Apple Pie Filling. All the childhood fun of a caramel apple in a PIE FORM!
This is my VERY FAVORITE APPLE PIE. Loaded inside and on top with 3/4 cup of Sharp Cheddar Cheese. That extra sharp snap of the cheese combines with the sweet seasoned cook apples to make a Wisconsin treat. I even added my Mother in Law's Old School never fail Flakey lard Crust Recipe!!! THE BEST!
... Sure looks like a pizza. But it's an Apple Pie. And it's a handy little recipe to have around. MUCH LESS SUGAR than in a "standard Apple Pie". Only 3 TBS of sugar in the filling, less than a teaspoon in each slice... less than the sugar many folks put in a cup of coffee. I LOVE THIS RECIPE. Takes very little hands on time A wonderful payoff in deliciousness, and a wonderful presentation.
BEST APPLE PIE EVER...APPLE Peach Crumble PIE! Apple pie with Peaches AND a Pecan Crumble filling. This really is the BEST! PLUS, a photo essay with LOTS of How-to photos showing how to get the Mile High look with a Patchwork crust. Any one CAN indeed cook and impress!
Flowered Apple Crumble Pie... It's all in the presentation, SO EASY, YES, YOU CAN DO THIS... It;s a deconstructed Apple Crumble pie, with a sweet jam glaze. DELICIOUS and it looks AMAZING!
It's HIP TO BE SQUARE (Well, rectangular). Make your pies in a 9X13 Casserole dish. Makes twice as much (do you ever have too much pie?), MUCH easier than making two pies. As to this recipe... a spiced fall Apple Cider flavors and moistens this to an AMAZING degree. BEST APPLE PIE EVER and so Easy to DIY!
This SPECTACULAR Cake is sooo easy and the payoff in presentation and taste makes this a winner in every way. two layers of moist cake with a center layer of thick creamy vanilla pudding- All topped off with a layer of sweetened poured chocolate Ganache (VERY EASY and TIPS are included). This looks bakery difficult but is really very very easy to DIY!
FINALLY... SUMMER IS HERE! Time for a Pink Lemonade Pie. I LOVE THIS EASY EASY EASY PIE. Made easy with a Graham Cracker Crust, the filling is only 3 ingredients! Just Mix, refreeze and serve!
The taste is SPECTACULAR, Tart and a little sweet and actually loaded with fresh fruit sorbet! Could this be a healthy pie??? A perfect cap to a Summer BBQ!
Strawberry Cream Pie with Pretzel Crust
Oh BOY YUM... Just as good as it looks, a thick Strawberry glaze over fresh strawberries and a cool creamy Cream filled pie... All this sweetness over a salty crunchy crispy Pretzel crust. Sounds complicated but very EASY to DIY!
Lemon Ice Box Creamy Pie
HOT Dog days of summer... What a great time for this EASY and spectacular cold pie. All the work is done hours ahead of time so you just pull from the ice box and serve. Extra creamy texture, Extra Lemony taste, Even extra lemony flavor in the scratch pie shell and you have the winner you needed on those dog days of summer!
Oh BOY YUM... Just as good as it looks, a thick Strawberry glaze over fresh strawberries and a cool creamy Cream filled pie... All this sweetness over a salty crunchy crispy Pretzel crust. Sounds complicated but very EASY to DIY!
HOT Dog days of summer... What a great time for this EASY and spectacular cold pie. All the work is done hours ahead of time so you just pull from the ice box and serve. Extra creamy texture, Extra Lemony taste, Even extra lemony flavor in the scratch pie shell and you have the winner you needed on those dog days of summer!
Cake"ish" Bonus Recipes...
Cake Mix Cookies...
Pina Colada Cake Mix COOKIE! If you like Pina Coladas, Have a Cookie and Escape! Loaded with all the flavors of a poolside beach drink, Pineapple, coconut, even a bit of Rum and White Chocolate. All soft and chewy and deliciously EASY using a Box Cake Mix. DELICIOUSLY EASY
Minty Green for the Holidays!
IMPOSSIBLY EASY Crinkle Cake Cookies - Minty Green for Holidays... Like it says, soooooo easy. Perfect to make with kids. Uses a store bought cake mix. Ready from opening the box to eating a hot PRETTY cookie in 20 minutes. Soft, Chewy and a GREAT presentation look!
These are VERY FAST and VERY EASY to make. Occasionally a box cake mix and a brick of cream cheese go on sale. With a little planning, and a well stocked sale priced pantry, I pretty much always have the ingredients to make these. So ,. Need a dessert to take to someone's house... these work great Decide at 5 PM you want a dessert after dinner... These not only work, they are perfect.
But of course best of all... taste GREAT!
Bread Puddings... Really, almost a Cake!!!
I love BREAD PUDDING. The dish started out as a way to "use up" bread that was no longer eatable. But with a little effort you can combine stale bread, and a sweet eggy custard to make a thick combination of cake and custard. This traditional southern sweet bread pudding gets an APPLE PIE update, a drizzle of caramel sauce becomes an adult version of the kids Halloween treat, the CARAMEL APPLE.
I LOVE Bread Pudding and this is my very favorite sweet dessert pudding. Loaded with wonderful tropical tastes and flavors. Pineapple and Coconut (primary ingredients in a Pina Colada) are mixed with pecans and white chocolate chips (just to make it more festive). And then everything is mixed with a typical bread pudding (egg custard combines into a cake texture). Recipe for a RUM Sauce included (optional Virgin Sauce as well!
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