Final Grand Recipes
A Collection of Decadent Cakes, Pies, Tarts, and other Amazing Desserts

Amaretto Hot Chocolate Floats
Amaretto Ice Cream Hot Chocolate Floats Oh lordy! I totally blew my diet and my entire weeks worth of yoga with these Amaretto Hot Chocolate Floats!…

Apple and Caramel Spice Cake
Apple Spice Cake with Caramel Frosting Oh my Gosh! I think I died and went to Cake Heaven! This recipe was so amazingly outstanding! I LOVED…

Baked Strawberry French Toast
Baked French Toast - Putting it all together. I'm sure that you have enjoyed your bread and butter... you sure do have enough to eat now. Today…

Big Mac Cake
Father's Day Big Mac Cake Sing it with me!! "Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun!"…

Birthday Cake
It's my birthday! Yep! It's October 31. I'm a little Spook. A Pumpkin. A Witch. All these nicknames that I got from my mother because I was born…

Brownie and Ice Cream Tower
Day Three - Completion of the Chocolate Covered Fruit dessert. We are putting this massive tower of chocolate and fruit together. I hope…

Brownie Ice Cream Puffs
Chocolate Brownie Ice Cream Pastry Puffs These were the BOMB! They are little bombs! I need more of these bombs! WOW! The ice cream...…

Candy Cane Cake
Triple Layer Chocolate Cake with Candy Cane crusted White Chocolate Frosting I LOVE this cake! I love how it tasted. I love how it looked. I love…

Carrot Cake Recipe with Macarons
Orange and Ginger infused Carrot Cake Recipe with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting with Bunny Macarons I loved this cake! Loved. I usually don't say…

Cherry Lime Tart
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.…

Chocolate and Walnut Bread Pudding
Chocolate and Walnut Bread Pudding with Kahlua Cream Sauce O. M. G! This was THE dessert of the month! And my husband ate every single…

Chocolate Butterscotch Pecan Tart
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…

Chocolate Cake and Cheesecake
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…

Chocolate Caramel Apples
Fancy, Homemade Chocolate Covered Caramel Apples Now, you have no excuse to still go out and buy those overpriced Chocolate Covered Caramel…

Chocolate Cheesecake with Praline Sauce
Chocolate Cheesecake with homemade Graham Cracker crust and Praline Topping I had such a great time making this cheesecake! First off, I made my…

Chocolate Cherry Trifle
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…

Chocolate Crepe Cake
Chocolate Peanut Butter Crepe Cake with Reese's Peanut Butter stuffed Aebleskivers My husband is the real Chocolate Peanut Butter lover in the…

Chocolate Flourless Cake
Flourless Chocolate Cake topped with Chocolate Whipped Cream and Mocha Meringue Shards Wow! That's a mouthful of a title. And this was a…

Chocolate Hazelnut Tart
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…

Chocolate Mousse Cake with Truffles
Three Layer Chocolate Mousse Cake with Chocolate Raspberry Truffles Oh Wow! This is a chocolate-lovers dream cake! Three layers of Chocolate…

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake
Completing our Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Cake This cake has been on my mind since January. You see, my husband is a HUGE peanut butter…

Chocolate Peanut Butter Roulade
Chocolate and Peanut Butter Roulade with whipped cream and homemade peanut butter cups Have you ever made a Roulade? A roll cake? Are you too…

Chocolate Zuccotto
Chocolate Zuccotto with Buttermilk Ice Cream and Amaretti Cookies I was introduced to Chocolate Zuccotto in Kona, Hawaii of all places. The…

Christmas Cupcakes and Giveaway
Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting topped with Marshmallow Fondant and Sugared Cranberries Oh! I loved these cupcakes! Aren't they…

Cookie Icebox Cake
OH Wow! I think I may have outdone myself here... What do you think of this gorgeously stunning Icebox Cake? It's the first Icebox Cake that I…

Dessert Turducken
Dessert Turducken - Chocolate Chip and Walnut Cookie base, Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Ice Cream center, and a Chocolate Cake on top! What is…

Dutch Apple Pie
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…

Frozen Lemon Whip and Blueberry Sauce
Frozen Ginger Lemon Whip with Blueberry Sauce - Completion day! Is it warming up where you are yet? We've had a nice mix of Spring weather here in…

High Hat Brownies
High Hat Brownies with Marshmallow Frosting Have seen High Hat Cupcakes? Just Google it - they are all over the internet! However, I have never…

Homemade Waffle Bowls
Grilled Apricot Ice Cream in Homemade Waffle Bowls Today is the 4th of July! Happy Birthday America! I hope everyone is celebrating today with The…

Hummingbird Cake
Hummingbird Cake with Pineapple Frosting and dried Pineapple Flower decorations I love everything about this Hummingbird cake! First of all, it's…

Jewel Cake
Jewel Cake This cake has been on my bucket list for a few years now. I was amazed when I saw it on Sprinkle Bakes and I wanted to make my own…

Lemon and Lime Dessert
Meyer Lemon Angel Cake with Key Lime Ice Cream Dessert You've gotta be a citrus fan for this week's recipe. I know that y'all love the chocolate…

Lemon Ricotta Pancakes
Lemon Ricotta Pancakes made with Homemade Ricotta Cheese and Blueberry Butter topped with a Mixed Berry Compote I've got some EXCITING NEWS!!! But…

Lilikoi Cheesecake
Lilikoi Cheesecake I'm doing things a little backwards this week. I've kinda got the FINAL recipe today, to celebrate National Cheesecake Day. The…

Malted Milk Chocolate Cake
Malted Milk Chocolate Cake Oh my! I think that this was one of the most chocolaty cakes I've ever made! I love just about everything to do with this…

Marshmallow Roulade
Marshmallow Roulade with Seven Minute Frosting and Homemade Marshmallows covered in Chocolate Ganache I think I've done pretty good for the first…

Mermaid Birthday Cake
Decorating a Mermaid Inspired Cake My daughter and I are on vacation in Hawaii. I don't know why I didn't get this post done ahead of time...…

Mint Cheesecake Cake
Mint Cheesecake Cake I am a huge mint lover and I loved this triple mint cake. This mint cheesecake cake has a layer of mint chip pound cake, a no…

Mint Chocolate Mousse Tart
Mint Chocolate Mousse Tart with Chocolate Cookie Crust and Chocolate Martini's Let me just say this... YUM! Oh my gosh, was this dessert…

Mint Chocolate Roll Cake
Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Roll Cake with Ombre Cream Cheese Roses and Chocolate Whipped Cream Frosting Whoa! This was a beautiful dessert! I…

Mousse Cake
Chocolate and Cookie Butter Mousse Cake with Chocolate Shortbread Crust Oh lordy.... Look at who's gaining forty! ME! All these darn…

New Year’s Eve No-Bake Treats
New Year's Eve No Bake Treats - Chocolate Dipped Fortune Cookies Whoa! New Year's Eve has snuck up on me. Of course I would get sick the day…

No-Bake Dessert Table
No Bake New Year's Party Dessert Table - Elegant Chocolate Covered Oreos, Rice Krispies, Marshmallows, and Strawberries. I hope everyone had a…

Nutmeg Spice Cake
Nutmeg Spice Cake with Rum Buttecream and Cinnamon Toffee Oh, my! This Cake! It's amazing what some extra nutmeg will do to a spice cake! I loved…

Orange and Chocolate Cake
Orange and Chocolate Cake with Whipped Ganache Frosting and Chocolate Covered Tangerine Slices Are you a fan of Orange and Chocolate? If not,…

Orange Blueberry Lane Cake
Orange Blueberry Lane Cake with Orange Cream Cheese frosting and Blueberry Walnut filling Oh this beautiful cake was amazing! I was flipping through…

Peaches and Cream Ice Cream
Peaches and Cream My local Peaches are so good! They are sweet and juicy and we love them. Well, we kinda have a love/hate relationship with them.…

Peanut Butter Pudding Pie
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…

Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake
Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake with Sugared Pepitas, Moravian Ginger Snaps, and Whipped Cream. I took that naked Pumpkin Cheesecake and dressed it up…

Raspberry and Lemon Cake
Raspberry Lemon Cake with Lemon Curd and Buttercream Frosting I made another cake that I am very proud of. This lemon cake is filled with lemon curd…

Smoked Chocolate Whisky Cake
Smoked Chocolate Whisky Cake Recipe with Whisky Balls and Smoky Chocolate Whisky Frosting This cake! OMG! This Cake!! This smoked…

Strawberry Brownie Cheesecake
Brownie Based Cheesecake with a brownie cheesecake layer, strawberry puree and topped with huge chocolate curls and fresh strawberries. Whew, that's…

Strawberry Meringues
Meringue Shells with Strawberry Rhubarb Curd, Homemade Crème Fraîche, and fresh Strawberries Mmmm! This dessert was amazing. It was a little…

Stuffed French Toast
Stuffed French Toast - homemade bread filled with homemade mixed berry jam or nectarine jam and served with fresh berries. This stuffed french…

Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie
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…

Tiramisu
Tiramisu - The Construction Today we are putting our Tiramisu together. We have made our Mascarpone cheese and Ladyfinger Cookies and now we are…

Triple Coconut Cake
Triple Coconut Cake - Coconut Cake layered with Coconut Pudding covered with Coconut Frosting and shredded Coconut Flakes and topped with Giant…

Triple Whiskey Cake
Chocolate Whiskey Cake with Whiskey infused Dulce de Leche and Whiskey Ganache I've finished off the amazing Chocolate Whiskey Cake with Whiskey…

Vanilla Bean and Lemon Panna Cotta
Vanilla Bean and Lemon Panna Cotta with Raspberry Sauce, Lemon Snowball Cookies and a Raspberry Lemon Martini I really enjoyed this…

Whipped Mocha Tart
Whipped Chocolate Mocha Tart baked in a Pâte Sucrée crust, filled with soft caramel sauce and filled with a chocolate and coffee mousse. Oh…

White Chocolate Christmas Cake
White Chocolate Cake and Frosting with Spiced Cranberry Filling and Sugared Citrus Peel It's Christmas in July and I had a great time making this…

Wine Poached Pear Grilled Cheese
Disclosure: It is an honor to work with the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board. This recipe was created to celebrate Grilled Cheese Month! All opinions…

Wineberry Galettes {and a HUGE Giveaway}
I wanted to share a special treat that I recently discovered.... Have you ever heard of Wineberries? I first heard of them last year. My daughter…
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