A Few of My Favorite Things: Chocolate Cake Truffles
It’s my favorite time of year so I wanted to share the recipes and traditions that my family loves most. This year more than ever I have been looking forw...
Tag: Chocolate cake
Chocolate Fudge Cupcakes
Sometimes running out of an ingredient like cocoa powder makes room for the serendipity of something even better like chocolate fudge frosting. This week I was ...
Holiday House
My first magazine column, called Holiday House, appeared in Life in the Woodlands last week since it’s a small magazine with a limited distribution I thou...
Southern Magnolia Cake
Have you ever baked your own birthday cake? My birthday was last week and husband still doesn’t get why I would want to make my own cake. The simple answe...
A Garden Themed Birthday
We traveled back home to Texas after the holiday only to return to Chicago for what one national news reporter called the “Arctic Outbreak.” It was ...
Halloween Chocolatines
It was raining this past Friday and the girls and I were stuck in the house so we decided to do a little holiday baking. These chocolate cakes were a huge hit. ...
Cinnamon Chocolate Cake The Cure For No Good Very Bad Days
Last Thursday was just one of those days. Thankfully it wasn’t an awful day. It was one where nothing went quite to plan and no matter what I did I couldn...
Best Ever Chocolate Cupcakes
One of my favorite things to do is bake and I love making cakes. I like the freedom and creativity that baking gives you. You can take simple ingredients and ma...