Posted on Saturday, 11th December 2010 by Grace

A Christmas Cookie Plate wouldn’t be complete without Holiday Fudge.  I like to live by “the more is more” philosophy when it comes to sweets (thus the name Grace’s Sweet Life) so I decided to make two kinds of fudge

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A photo of 3 pieces of Chocolate Marshmallow Fudge decorated with crushed blue candy canes.
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Posted on Sunday, 5th December 2010 by Grace

Maple Crème Brûlée Tart was the perfect dessert choice for a potluck my daughter, Liana, was attending.  As a rule, Liana doesn’t indulge in too many desserts, but she does have a huge weakness for Crème Brûlée.  Initially she requested Maple Crème

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A close up photo of a Maple Crème Brûlée Tart.
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Posted on Friday, 3rd December 2010 by Grace

When I spotted Nigella’s recipe for Guinness Chocolate Cake I thought it was time to put my can of Guinness Draught to good use.  I deviated from the recipe just a tad and decided to ice the cake with Chocolate

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A photo of 3 mini Guinness Chocolate Cakes with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting arranged in a row, each on a pink polka dotted napkin.
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Posted on Tuesday, 30th November 2010 by Grace

Chocolate Whoopie Pies with Vanilla Swiss Meringue Buttercream, one bite and you’ll think you’re in Whoopie Pie heaven!  I didn’t even know what these little bundles of goodness were until I spotted Marly’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Whoopie Cookies.  Even then

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A photo of a stack of Chocolate Whoopie Pies with Vanilla Swiss Meringue Buttercream.
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Posted on Tuesday, 23rd November 2010 by Grace

Autumn is a great time to make Chocolate-Hazelnut Self-Saucing Pudding. It’s the quintessential fall dessert; it’s warm, comforting, rich in chocolate and fitting for a cold, rainy day. It was miserable here yesterday, nippy and damp.  I caught a chill

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A photo of 3 Chocolate-Hazelnut Self-Saucing Pudding desserts served in white bowls.
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Posted on Friday, 19th November 2010 by Grace

Welcome fall into your home with these Warm Apple Cinnamon Crumb Cakes with Calvados and prepare yourself for the tantalizing and comforting aroma that radiates from your oven and permeates throughout your home. When my son, Matt, returned home from

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A photo of three Warm Apple Cinnamon Crumb Cakes with Calvados on white doilies placed in a row.
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Posted on Thursday, 11th November 2010 by Grace

It seems like only yesterday we were helping my daughter, Liana, blow out the candles on her very first Birthday Cake and yet here we are celebrating her 19th Birthday, I can’t believe it! Just as that first Birthday Cake

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A photo of Ina Garten's Chocolate Layer Cake with White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting and decorated with mini Baked White Chocolate Doughnuts with pink Vanilla Doughnut Glaze and white nonpareils on a white cake stand.
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Posted on Tuesday, 9th November 2010 by Grace

I was back to making doughnuts this weekend, but not just any doughnuts, Baked White Chocolate Cake Doughnuts with Vanilla Glaze.  Unlike the Chocolate Glazed Doughnuts I made a little while back these doughnuts require no yeast, oil or deep-frying.

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A photo of Baked White Chocolate Cake Doughnuts with pink Vanilla Doughnut Glaze and decorated with white nonpareils in a clear martini glass.
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