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 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 Friday, 5th November 2010 by Grace

Baileys® Cheesecake Swirl Chocolate Brownies takes two of my weaknesses, Chocolate Brownies and Cheesecake and rolls them into one amazing dessert and both are given a flavour boost with the addition of Baileys® Irish Cream. What should have been a

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A photo of 2 Baileys® Cheesecake Swirl Chocolate Brownie squares, stacked with pieces of parchment separating the squares.
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Posted on Wednesday, 11th August 2010 by Grace

What a fantastic weekend!  Rehearsal party on Friday, Vera, my niece, was married on Saturday, big barbecue on Sunday and we celebrated Gina’s Sweet Sixteen with this amazing Chocolate Layer Cake with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting.  The wedding was amazing,

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A photo of a chocolate buttermilk layer cake on a glass cake stand.
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Posted on Wednesday, 21st July 2010 by Grace

I have yet to meet a person who doesn’t like Oreo cookies or Cream Cheesecake Cupcakes.  Who could resist cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies?  Not Me!  Especially the double-stuffed Oreo cookie, it’s one of the best cookies for dunking into a

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A photo of 2 Oreo cookies and cream cheesecake cupcakes, 1 unwrapped Oreo cookie side up, and one wrapped.
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Posted on Wednesday, 5th May 2010 by Grace

My search for the best Gourmet Cupcake for my niece’s bridal shower led me to these amazing Lemon-Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes and the recipe incorporates the most luscious Lemon Curd . We’ve been very lucky this year; strawberries have been in

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A close up photo of 3 Lemon-Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcakes on a cake stand with a pink ribbon.
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Posted on Friday, 23rd April 2010 by Grace

No Bake Cheesecake is my signature dessert.  It’s a quick and easy dessert, light and fluffy and everyone loves it.  So what’s the problem?  Everyone loves it a little too much! I’ve been making this No Bake Cheesecake for over

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A close up photo of a no bake cherry cheesecake dessert.
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Posted on Monday, 19th April 2010 by Grace

The Cupcake, you can dress it up and take it anywhere, especially these Orange Cupcakes with Vanilla Cream Icing and Sugared Orange Peel.  The perfect gourmet cupcake that is sure to please! My niece, V, is getting married this summer

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A photo of 3 white cupcakes with white frosting decorated with sugared orange peel sitting on top of a white, long narrow plate that has 2 pieces of green ribbon with small yellow flowers crisscrossed on the plate.
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