Hi everyone! I’m so excited today.  Not only is this my very first post as a Culinary.net contributing writer, but I made fudge.  Not any ordinary type of fudge. Cake Batter Fudge. Yes. The ooey, gooey, sweet, sinful taste of yellow cake batter in fudge form.  Chocolate fudge…. you’ve met your competition. Raise your hand if you’re guilty for licking that giant wooden spoon after mixing up some cake batter. C’mon. You know you do [...]

When it comes to food, very often “simple is best.” With quality ingredients and a simple, no-frills approach, you can sometimes come up with a dessert so delicious that you want to make it time and again. I find this applies to making ice cream  – a good custard base is the key to success. Today, however, it’s not an ice cream recipe that I’m going to share with you. It is my dear friend [...]

Which are better: cookies or brownies? If you said both you are correct, because today I am sharing brownies topped with egg-less chocolate chip cookie dough. Why settle for just one of those options when you can have both, is what I say. This recipe starts by preparing your favorite recipe (or boxed mix) for a 9×13-inch pan of brownies. Using your family’s favorite just means this recipe can only get better. After those have [...]

  How can one little ol’ coconut cupcake give so much pleasure? Could it be the irresistible cream cheese frosting thickly slathered over the top and sprinkled with strands of sweet coconut? Or is it the small piece of moist, melt-in-your mouth yellow buttermilk cake hidden just below? Break it open and look at its soft buttery crumb…then breathe in the delicate vanilla scent. How can this little bit of coconut heaven get any better? [...]

Strawberry season is coming soon – get ready with a basketful of sweet and savory recipes that make the most of this scrumptious berry.