Dessert Turducken – Chocolate Chip and Walnut Cookie base, Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Ice Cream center, and a Chocolate Cake on top! What is not to love about this dessert? It’s got all of my husband’s favorite desserts and 100% free of all fruit! He loved it! It was his special Father’s Day dessert that […]
Dessert “Turducken” – Day One – Chocolate Chip Cookies My husband has been a bit put off the past couple of recipes. He’s not a big fan of the fruity desserts, so I decided to make him all of his favorites for his Father’s Day dessert. I made him a three layer dessert that has […]
Brownie Based Cheesecake with a brownie cheesecake layer, strawberry puree and topped with huge chocolate curls and fresh strawberries. Whew, that’s a mouthful – in more ways than one. I had a serious love affair with this cheesecake and I think I’m hooked on the idea of a brownie base. Don’t get me wrong, graham […]
Chocolate Donut Trifle with White Chocolate Pudding and Tart Cherries Oh WOW! This dessert was amazing to eat and a pain in the you-know-what to photograph. First off, it’s not as easy as it layer a trifle and make it pretty. I give lots of credit to those who have done it. This was my […]
Chocolate Trifle with Cherries – Day Two – Baked Chocolate Glazed Donuts These donuts have been on my wish list to make for some time. I’ve been eyeballing them in a magazine I have just waiting for the perfect timing to make them. Well, that… and because I’ve not made donuts from scratch. I’ve always […]
Chocolate Trifle with Cherries – Day One – White Chocolate Pudding I had a great Mother’s Day weekend. I spent some quality time with my family AND I got to enjoy this amazing Chocolate and Cherry Trifle. Of course I had to fight off demands for some of the donuts for three days, however the […]
Mint Chocolate Mousse Tart with Chocolate Cookie Crust and Chocolate Martini’s Let me just say this… YUM! Oh my gosh, was this dessert GOOD!! From the cookie crust filled with bittersweet chocolate mint mousse and the chocolate martini to wash it down, it was fan-frickin-tabulous! I totally loved everything about this dessert. For me personally, […]
Mint Chocolate Mousse Tart with Chocolate Cookie Crust and Chocolate Martini’s – Day One – Triple Chocolate Mint Chip Cookies I love the combination of Mint and Chocolate! This week is dedicated to the great chocolate mint flavor. I made some yummy Triple Chocolate Mint Chip Cookies which I turned into a cookie crust, then […]
Devil’s Food Cake with Ricotta Cheesecake and Vanilla Bean Buttercream This was a totally decadent dessert! A three layer cake with a layer of Cheesecake in the middle, has got to be one of the most calorie dense desserts that I’ve made so far here. If Cheesecake Factory doesn’t already have something like this, they […]
Whipped Chocolate Mocha Tart baked in a Pâte Sucrée crust, filled with soft caramel sauce and filled with a chocolate and coffee mousse. Oh Wow! I don’t think I can express to you how much my husband LOVED this tart. I admit, he likes a lot of my desserts, but this one he really, really […]
Hi, I'm Karyn. I'm a busy Mom, but I still want to make decadent desserts that will impress. I've taken a three day approach to these decadent desserts. On Dieter’s Downfall, we’ll make a wonderful dessert over three days. My breakdown is intended for busy people who really, really want to make a stunning dessert for a dinner party, but feel like they can’t because of time. Follow along and make something spectacular! [Read More …]
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