While easy to make you definitely need to watch the baking time. They go from under-baked to over done quickly. Pull them when there is moist crumbs on a toothpick but not runny dough. If you wait till the toothpick is clean they will be too dry. Vegan Chocolate Orange Cupcakes Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups… Continue reading Vegan Chocolate Orange Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting
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Recipes and ideas for baking.
Maple Rum Pecan Pie
For Kirk's twice a year pecan pie I stayed with his favorite maple syrup style but changed the recipe a bit, adding rum to the recipe along with toasting the pecans in more rum. Maple Rum Pecan Pie Ingredients: 9" unbaked pie crust, in pan (frozen is fine) 5 Tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature (soft)… Continue reading Maple Rum Pecan Pie
Coconut Cream Pie
For Thanksgiving my brother asked for a coconut cream pie that I realized I had never made before. Huh. So I looked for ideas and decided on a custard style pie without a topping (as in no meringue on top). Instead we could top each slice with Cool Whip® (Yeah, yeah....I know. It is one… Continue reading Coconut Cream Pie
Pumpkin Cheesecake Tarts with Gingersnap Crust
These cute little desserts are simple to pull together and taste like you spent a lot more time! Pumpkin Cheesecake Tarts with Gingersnap Crust Ingredients: Crust - 2/3 cup crushed ginger snap cookies (about 15 commercial cookies) 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted Cheesecake filling - 8 ounces low-fat cream cheese (1 package) (do NOT use… Continue reading Pumpkin Cheesecake Tarts with Gingersnap Crust