These cute Leprechaun Kisses are just what you need to get you in the St. Patrick's Day mood. Who doesn't love St. Patrick's Day? If you don't, then you have not been celebrating it right! Growing up I remember heading to downtown St. Paul with my grandparents and lining up to watch the St. Patrick's Day parade. We always stood in the skyway because let's be real, I live in Minnesota and March can be a very chilly month. So standing in a skyway and looking down at the parade was a wonderful ...
Desserts
Sweetheart Bars
One of my favorite childhood memories is spending time in the kitchen baking with my mom. She used to bake some of the coolest cakes and bars. Now that I have my own daughter I like to spend time in the kitchen making special treats for her. Especially around the holidays, I like to make themed treats. I think it makes it more fun and feels like you're celebrating a little more. Today, we are making Sweetheart Bars. They are an absolute hit with the kids. Plus they are fairly simple to ...
Minnie Mouse Inspired Marshmallow Treats
Minnie Mouse is a huge hit with preschoolers. I'm an adult and I love Minnie Mouse. So when I heard Minnie Bow Be Mine was coming out on DVD February 5th I decided I would make a little treat to go along with the release. Who doesn't like to munch on treats when they watch a movie? I do. That's one of our favorite things about going to the movie theater. So today we are going to be making Minnie Mouse Inspired Marshmallow Treats. To make these yummy little treats at home you will need the ...
Indulgent Hot Cocoa Cake
As part of my New Year's resolution, it is to post more recipes! I know you all enjoyed them before so this year, my goal is to publish 1 new recipe a week. At the minimum. Today, I'm starting the year off with my Hot Cocoa Cake that is sure to be a crowd pleaser. It's rich, chocolatey and you'll definitely need a glass of milk to wash this down. I will warn you, there is a fair amount of prep work that needs to be done for this cake and a long list of ingredients. I've broken this recipe out ...
Hot Cocoa Buttercream Frosting
We are going to be exploring the world of buttercream frosting this year! My first adventure was with making this Hot Cocoa Buttercream to go with my Indulgent Hot Cocoa Cake. It's not like your traditional buttercream. I used American Heritage Cocoa which gave it a grainy texture but I really liked it. If you used a smoother cocoa like Swiss Miss or Hershey's you won't have the texture. So for this Hot Cocoa Buttercream Frosting you will need the following - 3 Sticks Unsalted Butter (1.5 ...
Roasted Marshmallow Cake Filling
This was a new concept I had heard of being used in cakes and I thought I would give it a try. It's actually extremely simple to make roasted marshmallows to use in between the layers of your cake. I use this technique in our Indulgent Hot Cocoa cake I made for the holidays. You will need the following - 1 - bag small marshmallows Parchment Paper Large Pan with raised sides Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line the pan with parchment paper. Make sure to get it up over the ...