Category: Dessert
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Chocolate Zucchini Cake or Muffins
It’s zucchini season again in California, so we’re back to our favorite zucchini fritters and creamy zucchini pasta. But wait, zucchini chocolate cake too? How versatile is this vegetable?
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Apple Crumble Tatin
came up with this fusion idea: apple crumble + date squares + tarte tatin. You caramelize the fruit in a pan just like the French delicacy tarte tatin, but then instead of covering it in puff pastry, you put oatmeal crumble on top and bake the whole thing.
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Apricot Bakewell Tart
Apricot Bakewell tart is a British dessert that has a crunchy pastry crust, sweet jam filling, and chewy almond cookie topping. It’s usually made with cherries but I love apricots more!
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Chocolate Fondue
When holidays like New Year’s Eve or Easter roll around, we brew up a homemade chocolate fondue to dip all kinds of yummy things in.
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Grandma’s Lemon Pound Cake
This lemon pound cake is from my British Grandma’s recipe box. It is indeed a lovely lemony cake for tea time or dessert.
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Chocolate Walnut Povitica
If you’re in Slovenia or Croatia around Christmas time, you might find this intricate breakfast bread served up with your morning beverage. The dough is a bit tricky to work with, but it’s a fun project for when you have some extra time at home, with tasty, dairy-free results. Chocolate walnut povitica FTW! Ingredients Dough:1…
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Panda Oreo Cake
This panda oreo cake was a kid-crafted creation at our house, including homemade chocolate sandwich cookies and marshmallowy frosting.
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Sweet Sheep Cupcakes
These sheep cupcakes are almost too cute to eat! A little flock of marshmallow sheep with coconut-scented frosting and vegan vanilla cupcakes underneath.
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Chocolate Macadamia Nut Shortbread
If you’ve ever been to Hawaii, the Honolulu Cookie Company makes some amazing chocolate macadamia nut shortbread. We decided to try it at home, and they came out pretty well!
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Chocolate Almond Bark
Chocolate almond bark is a winter holiday treat in our family, but we figured why not make it all year round? It’s a wonderful mid-morning pick-me-up.