Pumpkin Babka

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Pumpkin Babka Recipe To celebrate the arrival of Autumn, I’d like to share an amazing recipe with you! How would you like to delight your friends and family with homemade Pumpkin Babka? This recipe is designed for you to create three mouth-watering loaves! Share one loaf with your family – use the second loaf to […]

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Pumpkin Spice Bundt Cake With Vanilla Butter Sauce

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When Did Pumpkins Become So Popular? Most of us grew up during an era when pumpkins were relegated to seasonal gourds that you carved at Halloween – ate in an occasional holiday pie – and paid homage to during the annual Charlie Brown television special. My, how times have changed! Did you know that pumpkins […]

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Healthy Frozen Treats That Help You Beat The Heat – DIY Tips & Recipes

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Popsicles Are A Popular Summertime Treat! There are few things as refreshing as a flavorful frozen treat on a sweltering summer day. Especially as the temperature soars into the 80s, 90s and beyond, who doesn’t look forward to a cool icy treat to beat the searing heat? Americans have had a long-standing love affair with […]

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Chocolate Mint Truffle Torte

Chocolate Mint Torte

Happy WOYWW dear friends! This week – with the holidays just around the corner – I’ve been spending most of my spare time in the kitchen with Prince Charming, testing and perfecting new recipes! For fun, I thought I’d share one of our new recipes with you. The recipe is Fresh Mint Chocolate Truffle Torte. […]

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Flourless Chocolate Torte

Flourless Chocolate Torte by Create With Joy

When you’re in the mood for something sumptuous – when you want to create a romantic ambiance – when you want to combine smooth, rich chocolate with heartfelt romance – surprise your loved one with a decadently delicious heart-shaped Flourless Chocolate Torte! The recipe consists of two parts – the creation of the torte and the glaze. […]

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Guinness Brownies

Guinness Brownies

Are you looking for a moist and chewy brownie with a rich, dark chocolate taste? If so, I invite you to whip up a batch of Guinness Brownies! I normally don’t cook with beer, but this month, I stepped outside of my comfort zone and incorporated this secret ingredient into my recipe as part of […]

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Chocolate Pear Torte

Chocolate Pear Torte with Glazing

Hello friends – welcome to the Get Your Chef On Cooking Challenge, where 26 bloggers (including yours truly) will be sharing recipes featuring a secret ingredient – PEARS! The co-hosts and judges for the contest are Jen from Four Marrs and One Venus and Julie from White Lights On Wednesday. For this challenge, I created […]

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Brownie Bites

Brownie Bites

Are you in the mood for a sweet treat? Try these delicious Brownie Bites! They have a rich, chocolate taste and are perfect for when you want “just a bite” of something scrumptious! Ingredients 8 Squares Unsweetened Baking Chocolate 1 ½ Cups Butter 4 Cups Granulated Sugar 6 Eggs 2 Teaspoons Vanilla 1 ½ Cups […]

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Stuffed Pumpkin with Apple & Cinnamon Raisin Bread Pudding

Stuffed Pumpkin with Apple & Cinnamon Raisin Bread Pudding

Stuffed Pumpkin with Apple & Cinnamon Raisin Bread Pudding 2011 Taste Of Home Iron Chef Challenge Bake-Off This September, I was thrilled to win the Red Star Yeast Iron Chef Challenge at A Latte With Ott A with my Chocolate Babka recipe – so, you can imagine my excitement when I was invited to face off in […]

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Chocolate Chip Butter Pound Cake

Chocolate Chip Butter Pound Cake

Chocolate Chip Butter Pound Cake Today I’d like to share the delicious recipe for Chocolate Chip Butter Pound Cake that I found in Absolutely Chocolate – that amazing Taunton Press cookbook that one of my lucky followers has a chance to win (click for the review and giveaway details!) Now, I used to think that all pound […]

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Chocolate Babka

Chocolate Babka

Chocolate Babka When I heard that Ott A was teaming up with Red Star Yeast for their September Iron Chef Challenge, I was beside myself with joy, because I knew this would be the perfect opportunity to make Chocolate Babka – an amazing dessert your family and friends will love! After reviewing countless recipes, I chose Martha […]

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