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pineapple upside-down trifle

pineapple upside-down trifle

Here’s the dessert I made for Easter dinner this year; I did a twist on a traditional pineapple upside-down cake and made a pineapple upside-down trifle. It was a really delicious and light finish to a heavy holiday meal. The great thing about trifle is that it’s so easy to tweak to your own liking. […]

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homemade oreos/whoopie pies

homemade oreos/whoopie pies

This is a recipe I got from a friend of mine. When she made them for me she called them homemade oreos, so that’s always what I called them. Then when I moved to Texas I discovered that there is something called a whoopie pie (yes, somehow I had never heard of them living in California) […]

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Somewhat Simple

10 minute cake

I give you fair warning: this is a dangerous recipe. Dangerous because now you’ll use any excuse to celebrate with cake.TGIF? Great, I’ll make a cake.It’s Lincoln’s Birthday? Let’s make that great man a cake.Our potty-training toddler only peed on the floor four times today? Cake time! This “10 minute cake” is cooked in the […]

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Somewhat Simple

cinnamon chocolate crumble cake

This Cinnamon Chocolate Crumble Cake is probably the most moist (say that five times fast) coffee cake you will ever have! I’ve adapted it from a recipe I once found and included even more cinnamon (I especially love Chinese cinnamon, so amazing!), a sprinkling of nutmeg, and some semi-sweet chocolate chips in the crumble. It’s […]

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