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Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Balls Recipe — MomStart - StumbleUpon. EDDIE ROSS - Pink Ombre Cake. Here's a cake sure to sweeten up the Valentines in your life.

EDDIE ROSS - Pink Ombre Cake

Pick up three boxes of your favorite white cake mix—or work from scratch if you have the time—along with a bottle of Wilton's Icing Color in petal pink. Split each box into two batches for a total of six, then add increasing amounts of dye little by little until you achieve the ombre effect. For the outside of the cake, I used a piping bag fit with a basketweave tip. Happy baking, everyone! 11 Delicious Pumpkin Recipes. Caramel Brownie Cheesecake — Tickled Red - StumbleUpon. This is a monkeyhead concoction so please don’t be disappointed with me that it’s not 100% homemade.

Caramel Brownie Cheesecake — Tickled Red - StumbleUpon

Sometimes as a mom you have to go with your childrens ideas in order to lift their creative wings. Monkey One loves cheesecake and caramel, Monkey Two has a passion for brownies you put the two of these knuckleheads together and look at what they come up with… Caramel Brownie Cheesecake. You gotta love the way these boys think. To see their vision come to fruition we used one of our favorite brownie mixes, a no bake white chocolate cheesecake recipe from Williams-Sonoma and we tried Jamie’s homemade caramel recipe from My Baking Addiction. My girl has it going on in the kitchen y’all, get ready to drool. Picky Palate - StumbleUpon. Only 5 days before Christmas!

Picky Palate - StumbleUpon

Woohoo, is everyone ready? What a great time of year. Almost-Famous Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe : Food Network Kitchens. Pumpkin Spice & White Chocolate Cheesecake + Two Variations. You’ve heard the saying, “Necessity is the mother of invention.”

Pumpkin Spice & White Chocolate Cheesecake + Two Variations

Well, it was definitely the impetus for this Thanksgiving dessert, as I was torn between pleasing my stepdad, Mike, who loves White Chocolate Cheesecake and my daughter’s boyfriend, Chris, who expressed a desire for Peanut Butter Cheesecake (which I considered but then swapped for pumpkin in honor of the holiday.) The combination of the two flavors was even better than I expected, with the white chocolate lending the pumpkin a good measure of sophistication.

The only aspect of this dessert that gave me pause was marbling the two cheesecake batters. Easy Pumpkin Rice Krispies Treats for Halloween. This past weekend the kids and I spent a lot of time with pumpkin.

Easy Pumpkin Rice Krispies Treats for Halloween

Between picking them at the patch and carving them for the front porch, we were in pumpkin heaven. So it only made sense to get in the kitchen and make some pumpkin fun in there too. I was digging through my stash of Wilton baking pans and ran into the Ice Cream Cookie Bowl pan that I had completely forgotten about. Turns out, it’s pretty darn perfect for making a realistic shaped pumpkin when filled with Rice Krispies Treats. To make these, all you need is your favorite Rice Krispies Treats recipe, the Wilton Ice Cream Cup Pan and a few small helpers eager to celebrate Halloween. While you’re melted the marshmallows and butter, add a little orange or red/yellow to create a nice bright orange color.

(My favorite way to make Rice Krispies Treats: 6 TBS butter slightly browned, a splash of vanilla extract, 10.5 oz mini marshmallows, 6 cups of Rice Krispies cereal) Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Dip & Slice & Dice - StumbleUpon. 6 Oct This dip might put me into rehab.

Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Dip & Slice & Dice - StumbleUpon

It is so addicting. I couldn’t get a grip. I kept telling myself I needed to stop, but apparently my hand and mouth had a different plan. Extreme Fudgy Peanut Butter Brownies from Duncan Hines. Subscribe to Cookie Madness by Email I’ll never be the Queen of Cake Balls, but I make a pretty good brownie and am always up for new ideas — especially if they involve peanut butter This Extreme Fudgy Peanut Butter Brownie is another one from (you guessed it) Duncan Hines and will be a featured dessert at Emmy events.

Extreme Fudgy Peanut Butter Brownies from Duncan Hines

I figured I’d better make a batch before I left town; you know, in case I go searching for the brownies only to find they’ve been gobbled up. To be honest, as I made the mix-based brownies I kept thinking this was a one-shot deal and I’d re-do the recipe as scratch. But as it happened, the mix version was pretty good and I’ve come to the conclusion that in some brownie recipes, specifically ones that are doctored with rich, rich, toppings, the texture of brownie mix brownies is kind of a relief and complements the other components.

Now if you’re suddenly hungry for peanut butter brownies, here are a few more that come to mind. Banana Split Bites. Banana Split Bites ~ A classic ice cream dessert gets mini for some bite size fun.

Banana Split Bites

And yes, there is actually a tiny scoop of ice cream tucked inside and underneath the whip cream of those little darlings. Banana Split Mini Bites For once I made something mini for portion control and not just for the cute factor. My little guy had some friends over the other day and of course with a mom who is a baker, the expectation is dessert will not only be good but it will be fun. And I was asked, by friend Caroline, not to let her boys eat too much dessert. The Pastry Affair - Home - Cauldron Cakes. This is part II of my mini-series on Harry Potter snacks from the books brought to life (part I is on Honeydukes treats, part III features every wizard's favorite drink—butterbeer!

The Pastry Affair - Home - Cauldron Cakes

— and part IV showcases decadent butterbeer cupcakes). When I was young, I wanted to grow up to be a writer. I also wanted to be a teacher, deep sea diver, and a cashier at McDonald's, but that's a different story. In early elementary school years, I would furiously write about anything and everything that came to mind. My stories expressed the affairs most important to a seven year old girl—monsters, dolls, and the first day of school. Crazy Domestic: Melted Snowman Cookies. I saw a picture of these the other day on Allrecipes.com and thought it was such a cute idea, I had to try it.

Crazy Domestic: Melted Snowman Cookies

After googleing it, I found a good tutorial on Stacy's Sweet Shop. I modified a few things to make it more simple for me (less homemade more store bought). To see the original Melted Snowman Cookie, and meet the inventor herself, go check out Meaghan (great name) @ The Decorated Cookie! Strawberry & Chocolate Nachos. I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: sometimes the best creations are the ones you don’t set out to create! This might be my new favorite thing. It’s the perfect easy, throw-together, family style dessert for summer. Grasshopper Brownie Bars. For the brownie base: 3/4 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon dark unsweetened cocoa powder (like Valrhona) 5 ounces good quality dark chocolate (60 to 72%), coarsely chopped 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, cut into 1 inch cubes 3/4 cups sugar 1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 3 large eggs, at room temperature 1 teaspoons vanilla extract For the buttercream: 3/4 cups sugar 2 tablespoons flour 3/4 cup milk 2 tablespoons heavy cream 1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) butter, softened but still cool, cut into small cubes 3 tablespoons creme de menthe 1 teaspoon peppermint extract For the chocolate glaze: 6 ounces good-quality dark chocolate (60 to 72%), coarsely chopped 1 teaspoon light corn syrup 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened, cut into cubes To make the brownie base: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.

Butter the sides and bottom of a glass or light-colored metal 9-by-13-inch pan. Line the bottom with a sheet of parchment paper, and butter the parchment. Mint Chocolate Chip Cake. Chocolate cake and I have had a very interesting romance. I started off with quite an intense dislike of chocolate cake. I KNOW. But try not to judge me too harshly, I had many bad experiences with store-bought dry, dense mudcakes covered in grainy baking chocolate icing. Savory Sweet Life - Easy Recipes from an... - StumbleUpon. I LOVE LOVE LOVE when some of the most yummiest treats are also the most easiest to make. Ten years ago my friend Nancy gave each woman in our small group a beautifully packaged container of Puppy Chow aka Muddy Buddies. This was the first time I had ever had this “crazy good” treat.

From the first bite I was hooked but also intrigued by what it was made of. When she told me how she made it I couldn’t believe it because it was such an easy recipe yet the combination of all the ingredients produced such a wonderful taste. I will warn you though, it is very addicting. Cappuccino-Fudge Cheesecake. Cheesecake recipes. Petite Pumpkin Spice&Donuts - Blue-Eyed Bakers - Blue Eyed Bakers - StumbleUpon. Muffins, please accept our apologies in advance. We did something bad. You're going to hate us. You're going to rue the day you stumbled upon this little corner of the blogging universe. Rue the day cupcakes! So we're going to try to make this a little easier on you. First, go put on your comfy pants. The ones that your boyfriend/husband/girlfriend/wife/sister/brother/mailman hate, but you love because they allow you to eat cookies/cupcakes/scones/muffins/DONUTS without that terrible tightening waist band feeling.

You've got them on? Second, make these pumpkin spice donuts. We know, we're sorry. And by bad we of course mean shut the front door good. Cheesecake recipes. Basic Crepes. Cake Duchess: Pumpkin Coconut Bundt Cake-Ciambella di Zucca e Cocco. This is the kind of cake I like to bake on a rainy Sunday before Halloween. Spicy and full of pumpkin moistness. No need for any thick frosting. Better to save the sugary stuff for what was coming the day after Halloween. Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes Recipe. Hootie Cake.