Dessert Recipes

“You think you can resist dark chocolate?” my friend Mark teased me the night I first attempted this Decadent Darth Vader Dark Chocolate Layer Cake … Read more

“You won’t believe what I stumbled upon at the corner bookstore last spring,” I told my friend, holding up a slightly stained, handwritten recipe card. … Read more

“You won’t believe what I stumbled upon at the farmer’s market last Saturday,” my friend Jess said, waving a small bag in the air. I … Read more

“You know that feeling when a dessert smells so good it practically drags you into the kitchen?” That was me last spring, standing in my … Read more

“You’ve got to try these,” my neighbor Jenna said, holding a tiny cupcake with a swirl of frosting so perfect it looked like a little … Read more

“You have to try this carrot cake,” my neighbor Ellie said one Saturday morning as she handed me a slice of what looked like an … Read more

“You have to try this,” my neighbor Lisa said, waving a spoonful of something from her kitchen window one sunny Saturday morning. I wasn’t expecting … Read more

“You wouldn’t believe what I found scribbled in the back of an old notebook at a flea market last spring,” I said, holding up a … Read more

“You know, I never thought cookie baking could involve so much green,” my friend Mark joked last St. Patrick’s Day as he eyed the tray … Read more

“I never thought a simple poke cake could turn into a kitchen adventure,” my friend Lisa confessed one rainy Saturday afternoon. We were halfway through … Read more