Category Archives: Sweet Treats

From the Kitchen, Sweet Treats

Salted Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with Salted Caramel

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One of my twins Rani got in the mood to make some chocolate cupcakes a few weekends ago. But Rani is a picky one; she likes dark chocolate, even in her cupcakes. YES! I thought. I am going to be treated to an adult cupcake made with dark chocolate!

Now as you may know, there are countless chocolate cupcake recipes out there, hundreds of recipes actually. Yet somehow Rani was able to narrow down her search to this one recipe from Gimmesomeoven.com. She asked me to take a look at the recipe for 1: do we have the ingredients and 2: for approval – i.e. is this an easy recipe to follow. I gave her the thumbs up 👍.  This is how Rani’s chocolate cupcakes turned out.  Pretty cool!

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From the Kitchen, Quick & Easy Recipes, Sweet Treats

Berries and Cream

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Berries and cream is our family’s all time favorite berry dessert. This sweet treat allows one to enjoy the fresh berry fruit flavor while at the same time elevating it into a dessert worthy of a special dinner.  You only need 3 ingredients – berries, honey, and cream – that’s it. From these three pure all-natural ingredients you get a dessert that looks and tastes amazing.

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Dairy free recipes, From the Kitchen, Sweet Treats

Blackberry Port Lemonade

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I posted a recipe a while back for lemonade syrup that used over 80 lemons that my friend Elaine gave me.  Well, a few weeks later she dropped off another 100 lemons through our mutual friend Rose.  Here’s the thing, I already made over 10 bottles of lemonade syrup from my previous batch, and a few more bottles from the new batch, but no matter how much we love lemonade, it was time for me to get creative with these lemons. I thought let me experiment with making a couple of flavored lemonade syrups. Continue reading Blackberry Port Lemonade →

Flower Power, From the Kitchen, Sweet Treats

Hummingbird Cake with Pecans, Pansies, Nasturtiums Blooms & Scented Geraniums

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I recently made a couple of hummingbird cakes to show of some gorgeous nasturtium blossoms that were blooming in my springtime garden.  I made one cake with cream cheese frosting, shredded coconut, and orange nasturtium flowers; and a second cake decorated with yellow nasturtiums, pecans and edible leaves and flowers.

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In this post I would like to share with you the second hummingbird cake I made with yellow nasturtium flowers, toasted pecans, edible pansies, scented geraniums, and mint leaves. Continue reading Hummingbird Cake with Pecans, Pansies, Nasturtiums Blooms & Scented Geraniums →

Flower Power, From the Kitchen, Sweet Treats

Hummingbird Cake with Nasturtium Blossoms

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What got me motivated to make a hummingbird cake this spring is the opportunity to decorate the cake with spring blooming nasturtiums. These nasturtium blooms were looking so glorious in my springtime garden that I wanted to show them off in a beautiful dessert.  A hummingbird cake with cream cheese frosting made for the perfect backdrop for these lovely blossoms.

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Dairy free recipes, From the Kitchen, Stories From Our Home, Sweet Treats

Lemonade Syrup

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When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.🍋🍋

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I got a bunch of lemons from Elaine whom I met through my other friend Rose. Elaine had buckets and buckets of lemons – literally buckets of lemons to give away. I met Elaine recently to pick up over 200 lemons – did I count them?  Yes! In fact I counted 275 lemons to be exact. Continue reading Lemonade Syrup →