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Warm Butter Mini-Cakes or 1000 Calories of Bliss

May 7, 2020 by Cara Kretz 24 Comments

Individual butter cake on plate

  UPDATE: Caution before making this recipe. I have been receiving ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Desserts, Recipe Index Tagged With: butter, cake, dessert

Mary Todd Lincoln’s White Almond Cake

February 10, 2020 by Cara Kretz Leave a Comment

Mary Todd Lincoln White Almond Cake

Mary Todd Lincoln’s White Almond Cake was President Lincoln’s favorite ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Desserts, Recipe Index Tagged With: almonds, dessert

Chocolate Almond Olive Oil Cake with Brown Butter Glaze for Mother’s Day!

May 8, 2019 by Cara Kretz 6 Comments

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Italian Almond Olive Oil Cake or Torta di Mandorla is a classic and simple ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Desserts, Gluten-Free, Popular, Recipe Index Tagged With: cake, dessert, gluten-free, healthy, italian, popular

Vanilla Bean Ice Cream Cake with Chocolate Fudge, Roasted Peanuts and a Waffle Cone Crust

September 21, 2017 by Cara Kretz Leave a Comment

Ice Cream Cake

A homemade Ice Cream Cake is a special treat for family and friends. In our ...

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Filed Under: Desserts, Recipe Index Tagged With: dessert, ice cream

Love Vanilla Bean Gelato? Learn How to Make it At Home!

June 29, 2017 by Cara Kretz 15 Comments

vanilla bean gelato

Homemade Vanilla Bean Gelato is the best! This is darn close to the best ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Desserts, Recipe Index Tagged With: dessert, gelato, ice cream, vanilla

La Befana’s Panettone Ice Cream Cake for Epiphany

January 6, 2017 by Cara Kretz 1 Comment

Bafana and Panettone Ice Cream Cake

Repost: The legend of La Befana, the Italian Christmas Witch, is about a ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Desserts, Recipe Index Tagged With: Christmas, dessert, ice cream, italian

Macarons are Divine to Eat and a Snap to Make!

December 10, 2016 by Cara Kretz 1 Comment

Macarones

Macarons are divine to eat and worth the effort! Making macarons are also ...

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Filed Under: Desserts, Italian Christmas Cookies, Recipe Index Tagged With: cookies, dessert

Time to buy Limited Edition Nestle’s Dark Chocolate & Mint Morsels

December 6, 2016 by Cara Kretz Leave a Comment

Dark Chocolate & Mint Morsels

Christmas is the time to stock up on Limited Edition Nestle's Dark ...

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Filed Under: Desserts, Italian Christmas Cookies Tagged With: chocolate, Christmas, dessert

Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

June 14, 2016 by Cara Kretz Leave a Comment

chocolate cupcakes

Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes with a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup in ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Desserts, Recipe Index Tagged With: chocolate, cupcakes, dessert

Dark Chocolate Mint Brownies

April 19, 2016 by Cara Kretz 1 Comment

Dark Chocolate Mint Brownies

Dark Chocolate Mint Brownies are that perfect bite of dark fudgy chocolate ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Desserts, Recipe Index Tagged With: chocolate, dessert

Cara’s Classic Tiramisu

February 26, 2016 by Cara Kretz 1 Comment

Tiramisu

Classic Tiramisu is my husband's favorite dessert.  Tiramisu is easy to ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Desserts, Old School Italian Recipes, Recipe Index Tagged With: dessert, marscapone

Cherry Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

December 30, 2015 by Cara Kretz 2 Comments

cherry chocolate chip cheesecake

This cherry chocolate chip cheesecake tastes as good as it looks! My niece ...

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Filed Under: A Cookbook, Desserts, Recipe Index Tagged With: cheesecake, Christmas, dessert

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