Most Scrumptious Double-Chocolate Zucchini Cake

Most Scrumptious Double-Chocolate Zucchini Cake

A full two cups of shredded zucchini will be the baker’s secret when this beauty comes out of the oven, a rich chocolate cake studded with chocolate chips and warmed by a hint of cinnamon.

Snickerdoodle Banana Bread

Snickerdoodle Banana Bread

Banana bread meets the buttery cinnamon-sugar goodness of snickerdoodles in this rich but light streuseled tea party-worthy quick bread.

Aiden’s Key Lime Ice Cream Cake

Aiden’s Key Lime Ice Cream Cake

Aiden’s key lime pie ice cream birthday cake is bursting with tart lime ice cream; a crunchy, buttery graham cracker crust; and layers of the most finely-crumbed vanilla-lime cake topped with fresh whipped cream.

[My] World’s Best Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting

[My] World’s Best Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting

My world’s best chocolate cake is a balanced combo of amazingly moist layers of rich (while not being dense) chocolate cake with light-as-air intensely deep chocolate frosting.

Berry Jam Crumble Bar Cookies

Berry Jam Crumble Bar Cookies

Berry jam crumble bar cookies, buttery short crust with hints of cinnamon and the hearty flavor of toasted oats cradling an ooey tart-sweet jam center. Perfect for picnics, lunchboxes or a random Monday afternoon.

Choco-Colada Cheesecake Recipe

Choco-Colada Cheesecake Recipe

Sitting atop an intensely chocolate cookie base is the creamiest coconut cheesecake swirled with dark chocolate throughout. An indulgent crowd-pleaser of a dessert.

Grandma Zemke’s Gingerbread Cookie Recipe

Grandma Zemke’s Gingerbread Cookie Recipe

This almost universally agreed upon greatest Christmas cookie in our house isn’t even one of my family recipes. It’s BD’s maternal grandmother Helen Molnar Zemke’s gingerbread cookies.  Up until two years ago, I had never attempted the cookies. I didn’t need to.  I’d just wait 

Absolutely Marvelous Caramel Matzoh Crunch

Absolutely Marvelous Caramel Matzoh Crunch

Caramel-crisped matzoh topped with dark silky chocolate and slivers and crunchy almond.  Is it a cookie?  Is it candy?  Does it really matter … it’s delicious. And it is … absolutely marvelous. Every year when I bake the matzoh crunch, I’m reminded of a fictional 

Christmas Sugar Cookies

A buttery sugar cookie in its purest form.  Rolled thick for a nice softness or thin for a crisp bite, this cookie only gets more magical with a simple buttercream.  Sprinkles optional; enjoyment is not. GO TO RECIPE O holy night! The stars are brightly 

Lemon Cheesecake with Shortbread Crust and Raspberry Coulis

Lemon Cheesecake with Shortbread Crust and Raspberry Coulis

Often requested, easy to whip up light citrusy lemon cheesecake with a cream cheese mascarpone filling, buttery shortbread crust and a bright raspberry Grand Marnier sauce.