Here are a few recipes that I found interesting to try for Valentine’s Day.
Tag Archives: Chocolate
February Birthday Extravaganza

My daughter’s birthday cake baked by a dear friend of mine.
It was decorated in buttercream and the cake was chocolate and vanilla.
So delicious! 🙂
German Chocolate Brownie Bars
Wow….these look so decadent!

Ingredients
FOR THE CRUST (Vegan/dairy free, gluten free) 16 ounces pecans 2/3 cup brown sugar, packed 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted (substitute margarine for vegan/dairy free) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract  FOR THE BROWNIES 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 cup (5 ounces) all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter 2 cups (14 ounces) sugar 4 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract  FOR THE  TOPPING 3 egg yolks 1 cup (7 ounces) sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature 1 cup heavy cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups toasted, chopped pecans 2 cups packed sweetened coconut  Directions@ Baking dom <GET DIRECTIONS FOR THESE FABULOUS BROWNIES AND FIND MORE GREAT RECIPESÂ
Dark Chocolate Ganache Hot Chocolate – Bye Polar Vortex

We’re finally thawing out after record temperatures throughout the US. I’ve never felt this cold in Nashville. So with that I got creative. 😉 Continue reading
6 Holiday Baking Inspiration Posts
Why six posts? To that I say “why not?”. I like out-of-the-norm stuff. So I picked six. Continue reading




