Have you ever looked at those drip cakes and thought, Oh wow! I wish I could do that. Well, you can. It's a lot easier than you think to make one. But first you need to figure out what they are using for the drip, most likely, it's a ganache. Ganache is extremely easy to make. Today, I'm going to share with you how I make our White Chocolate Ganache that I use in our Indulgent Hot Cocoa cake recipe. There are only two ingredients making this one of the easiest recipes we have on the ...
Desserts
Perfect Red Velvet Cake
Peyton loves red velvet cake. I have told her time and time again that it's just chocolate cake with some red food color but she insists it tastes different. So today, I'm going to show you how to make a moist red velvet cake with a shortcut. We are going to use a box mix for the base but add a few things to it to bring it up a notch or three on the taste scale. You will need the following - 1 - box of Red Velvet Cake Mix 3 - Eggs 3/4 C - Buttermilk 2/3 C - Sour Cream 1/3 C - ...
Have a Goosebumps 2 Inspired Holiday
Can you believe it's nearly Christmas?!? If you are like me, you probably have a gazillion things to do still. Wrap some presents, get the Santa treats ready, clean the house, do some laundry, yadda yadda yadda. It's a never-ending list. But did you know, tomorrow, Goosebumps 2 will be available to watch on digital??? So after the kids have ripped through all their presents and your house looks like a toy tornado just blew through it, turn on Goosebumps 2, let them veg out while you clean up the ...
Easy Peasy Melted Snowman Cookies
I love baking for the holidays but sometimes there is just not enough time to get everything done. So today I am going to share my secret for making these super cute, super easy melted snowman cookies in under an hour! This is how you make easy peasy melted snowman cookies. You will need a few simple ingredients, all of which can be found at your local grocery store. Sugar cookies, royal icing, colored icing, marshmallows and chocolate covered orange sunflower seeds (optional). Another ...
How to Make Tie Dye Cupcakes
Last weekend Peyton and I attended a cupcake decorating demonstration from Way Cool Cooking School at the Crayola Experience at the Mall of America. This weekend I decided to take the knowledge and new skills and put them to the test. I wanted to see if it was really that easy to make Tie Dye cupcakes at home. Because everything seems so simple when you are in a class, I was curious to see if I would have the same results at home. Here's a list of supplies you'll need to make these ...
Cherry Soft Serve Ice Cream with Ice Cream Depot
We are having a blast trying out new recipes with our Ice Cream Depot machine. Tonight, I created a recipe for Cherry Soft Serve Ice Cream. I will admit, the strength of the cherry flavor is going to depend on the ripeness of the cherries you use. Since it's the middle of winter in Minnesota, I used canned tart cherries. This gave the soft serve a mild cherry flavor. This summer I plan on recreating the recipe and adjusting it to be used with fresh cherries from Michigan and see how it changes ...