chocolate

Easy Black-bottom Cheesecake Cupcakes

April 9, 2013

Twenty-one years ago today I gave birth to my first son. It is amazing how you become a parent one day and you have no idea what the future will hold. Your optimistic about the new life you just brought into the world and you recognize how fragile and precious the little person is, and [...]

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Guest Blogging

February 22, 2013

Double Chocolate Orange Cake with Raspberry Sauce

I have had some amazing opportunities come up over the last couple of months mostly through my Google friends and it seems that they all came to fruition this week. Kristen at Frugal Antics of a Harried Homemakers asked a few people to guest blog during the month of February. She was dedicating the whole [...]

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White Chocolate M&M Cookies

February 11, 2013

Here is my sweeties Valentines Day cookies, White Chocolate and M&M’s. I am issue a warning before you continue reading. You Must, Must, Must pack these up and remove all but the one you are going to eat and the one each one of your sweeties are going to eat. Give a few to your [...]

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Chocolate-Coconut Bundt Cake with Ganache Frosting

August 27, 2012

Chcolate-Coconut Bundt Cake with Ganache Frosting

This is a decadent cake, my only gripe is it sitting in my house! I really wish you would come over here and help me get rid of it! Enjoy!! Ingredients: 18 ounces good quality at-least 60% bittersweet chocolate chips,divided 2/3 cups vegetable oil 4 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla, divided 1 1/2 cup strong black coffee 3 [...]

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Dirty Peanut Butter Chocolate Mini-Cupcakes

August 21, 2012

Dirty Chocolate Peanut Butter Mini Cupcakes

A week ago I competed in a race named “Mudathalon”. A three mile race with 40 obstacles through the mud. Me, my hubby, Jacob and a handful of friends all enjoyed getting thoroughly and disgustingly muddy! I know it doesn’t sound fun, but it was. Imagine rappelling ropes draped over ridges into muddy streams, a [...]

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Double Chocolate-Orange Brownies

June 4, 2012

Do you ever just want chocolate? Of course you do, and so did I. It was blazing hot out and I had been out messing in the garden and fiddling with the chickens and I am sure I sweated off a few pounds, and as a reward I deserved brownies. I was out of my [...]

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Chocolate Almond Torte

April 26, 2012

This recipe is short on ingredients but has a few more steps. Don’t let the added steps intimidate you into not make this recipe. It is well worth the effort. If you have someone who likes chocolate, they will LOVE this torte. If you have someone who is so-so on chocolate (gasp) they will LOVE [...]

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Mini-Brownie Cupcakes

April 13, 2012

These are made with Nestle toll house choco bake pre-melted unsweetened chocolate pouches. You should definitely have these in your pantry at all times!! This is a super easy recipe to pull together and I am telling you they make rocking good brownies! I went with mini muffin tins, but you could throw this in [...]

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Chocolate-Chocolate Cookies

March 12, 2012

These bad boys are a chocolate lovers dream! You can’t eat more than one….okay maybe two. For the candy bars, I like to use ‘Vosges’ haute chocolat exotic candy bars. They have several different flavors, yes even bacon. My hubby likes the Red Fire Bar. Its ingredients, Mexican ancho chipotle chiles and cinnamon with 55% [...]

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Mini Snickerdoodle Croissant with a Dark side

March 5, 2012

These beauties taste different from your regular snickerdoodle. Instead of using granulated sugar for the filling, I use brown sugar and I added Cocoa Powder to up the flavor factor. Of course the fact that I believe chocolate makes everything taste better, has NOTHING to do with it! Did I just hear you say SURE?? [...]

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Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

February 28, 2012

These Chocolate Thumbprint cookies will disappear, I hide them and they still disappear! Need I say more? These are my son Jacob’s favorite cookie that I make. He was very disappointed when he found out that I was not the original maker of these delectable treats. Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies Author: Amy Stafford via [...]