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Cherry Cake

A bag of Cherries is a beautiful and tempting sight for me. When the grocery stores starts placing the plump cherries out in the produce section, I start buying them. I have to admit everyone in my house loves to pop the sweet gems in their mouth, but still I try to find ways to […]

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Blackberry Cream-Cheese Cake

This cake is such a pleasant surprise. The cheesecake filling adds a creaminess to the cake, while the streusel tastes divine with the cinnamon, sugar and butter. What a way to enjoy your Blackberries! This is great as a dessert with a glass a milk or breakfast in the morning with a cup of coffee […]

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Orange-Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Fudge Frosting

Oh my goodness, this is my new favorite cupcake. It is so, so, so good. The orange and chocolate are decadent and sticking the cupcakes in the fridge hardens up the icing so its hard like the chocolate on a ice-cream bar! I was actually trying to wait to have my next one till after […]

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Mini-Brownie Cupcakes

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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Lemon Pound Cake

I ordered this adorable Nordic Ware Honeycomb Cake Pan on-line and as soon as I opened the box I had to make a cake to show it off. This recipe can be used in two loaf pans, 10″ round cake pan, or 10″ Bundt pan. Cake: 3 cups flour 1 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking […]

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Oatmeal Cherry Cookies

Dried Cherries and Oatmeal for crispy large cookie

Over the years this recipe has been requested over and over. These are huge cookies, twice the size of an average cookie. The recipe produces a crispy outside with a gooey inside and the tartness of the cherries with the sweet-cinnamon oatmeal is a marriage of taste made in heaven. Great for a gift or […]