1 cup (2 sticks) butter , room temperature, plus more for greasing Flour, for dusting pan 2 cups sugar 6 large eggs, room temperature 1 teaspoon vanilla extract One 12-ounce box vanilla wafers, finely crushed One 6-ounce package frozen or fresh grated coconut, thawed 1/2 cup chopped pecans For the Coconut Lemon Glaze: 2 cups sugar 2 tablespoons cornstarch Pinch of salt Grated zest of 2 large lemons 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (about 2 large lemons) One 6-ounce package frozen or fresh grated coconut, thawed
A sweet, moist, dense key lime pound cake drizzled with a tart key lime glaze. A delicious Southern twist to a traditional pound cake. Today's post is my first post as part of a virtual progressive dinner. Every month on the last Tuesday of the month, I'll join with a eleven other great food bloggers and participate in Progressive Eats.
It is officially spring, even though it is snowy in some parts of the US. Sorry friends! As Easter is getting closer, it reminds me how fast time is flying by! Normally we celebrate Easter on the mountain, but this year it is so warm, I am not even sure the mountain will still be ...
I've been on a juice cleanse for the past three days. That means absolutely no solid food. None. Thank god I made these cheesecake bars a couple days ago and they're gone now, or else I would be in trouble. These cheesecake bars are AWESOME.
Leftover Halloween Candy Blondies? Trick-or-Treat Blondies? Chocolate Candy Bar Blondies? All-The-Candy-I-Managed-Not-To-Eat Blondies? What the heck are these things? I struggled more with naming these guys than I did actually making them. Granted, they were crazy easy to throw together, but the name of the recipe is typically not hard to come up with...
Confession: I have never made a pineapple upside-down cake. I have made a cranberry upside-down cake (about 5 years ago, before blogging was "a thing" for me), but never the classic. I guess you can say I've still not made one, but I'm getting closer with these cute little individual pineapple upside-down cakes, so that should count for something...
Chocolate cake or brownies layered with no-bake blackberry cheesecake and homemade chocolate pudding - a rich, chocolatey, fruity dessert that's perfect any time of the year! Make from scratch or use optional shortcuts to keep things quick and easy! This is another one of my recipe redo's, and can I just say I was SO happy to update this one?
Perfect chocolate oatmeal no-bake cookies topped with thick caramel, pecans, and a drizzle of chocolate! Taking no-bake cookies to the next level There are times, I'll admit, when I come up with a recipe idea and I ask myself, "but, is it too much?" I answer, "yes," and then make it anyway.
Pink Velvet Magic Bars are perfect for Valentine's Day, Spring, Baby Showers, and any day in between! If you follow The Cookie Rookie on Facebook, you know I love EASY recipes. I'm all about saving time in the kitchen so you can enjoy your friends and family.
S'mores Crescent Rolls are flaky, delicious, and have all the taste of a s'mores for breakfast (or dessert)! Can you believe that summer is already coming to a close?! It feels like it just started.