Decadent Pumpkin Pie (from scratch) made from a whole Pumpkin, baked into an easy lard based crust and topped with sweetened pumpkin seed toffee and Mascarpone whipped cream. That was a mouthful! And so was this pie! I made it from scratch, but if you want to dress up a premade pie, this whipped cream […]
Pumpkin Pie (from scratch) – Day Two – Basic Pumpkin Pie baked in a lard crust If you’re looking for a really good, and pretty basic Pumpkin Pie recipe, you’ve come to the right place! I’ve taken pure pumpkin puree and baked it into a crust made wit lard. I figure I’d better go big, or […]
Dutch Apple Pie with a Walnut Crust and drizzled with Goat Milk Caramel – a wonderful twist to a classic recipe. Today is my birthday and I’m celebrating with Pie here and Cake over on Pint Sized Baker. It’s the best of both worlds for me! hooray! It seems that a lot of people celebrate […]
Perfect Peach Pie Have you been enjoying peach season? I have been, however, peaches aren’t my favorite fruit. I love them in baked goods, but can’t stand the fuzzy outside skin. It just gives me the heebie-jeebies. No, sir, I’ll take my peaches in something baked! Like this scrumptious pie! It’s so easy to make. […]
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, […]
Peanut Butter Pudding Pie with Peanut Butter Cookie Crust and Peanut Butter Brownies It’s Pi Day!! March 14, 3-14, 3.14! Get it! You should. It’s celebrated around the world. All you have to do is google “pi day” and you’ll find a whole new world out there! There are YouTube videos, events, party ideas, math […]
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 […]
Chocolate Hazelnut Tart I can pass on all the red and pink Valentine treats out there in favor of something rich and chocolaty! My husband won’t eat any Strawberry treats anyway. Nor would my husband make any of those fancy swirled cheesecakes with the fun little hearts in it for me. Nope, I think that […]
Chocolate Butterscotch Pecan Tart I have a small confession to make… It’s a mortal sin in the blogging world, but I’m gonna come out and admit to it. I am not a die-hard pumpkin everything fan. There I said it! Will you still be my friend? Thanks so much I do […]
Cherry Lime Tart This tart idea took me a long time to get done. I was planning on baking it in the beginning on June before I went on vacation. But that just didn’t get done. Too many other things got in the way. Then, the day that I was going to bake the tart […]
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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