Monday Morning Pick Me Ups

I definitely found a new personal fave this past Monday!  These glorious concoctions are any coffee lover's dream dessert.  If I could eat one (or two) of these in the morning instead of drinking coffee and NOT put on ten pounds a week, there would be no hesitation here.  The cake portion is moist & the icing literally melts in your mouth.  The coffee flavor is definitely present (mostly in the icing) without being overwhelming.  These are absolute heaven to me.  The recipe can be found here -...

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Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes

In true Irish spirit for St. Patrick's Day, I tried out these Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes.  This will definitely make it to my top ten favorite dessert recipes!  It tastes just like it's cocktail counterpart, but doesn't have the negative side effects - possible curdling, fuzzy memories, nasty headache, etc.  And let me tell you, the reviews were RAVE!  But then again, you can't go wrong when you add Guinness cupcakes with Jameson ganache and top it off with a Bailey's frosting. The name is the only thing that could...

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Dirt Cake

My fondest memories of Dirt Cake will always be when my mom would make it for the Kentucky Derby parties back in Louisville.  Mine are not as elaborate as the ones she would make (I remember it being made to look like the Churchill Downs track for those).  The picture I'm posting is a single serving but the recipe makes a ton of this delectable treat.  It's a great dessert to help cool down a warm day and it doesn't sit too heavy so I like to make it in spring/summer.  For kids (and for those who are still kids at...

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Chocolate Chip Cookies

Eek, I have been slacking and haven't updated in a week.  To make up, there are big plans for this week!  :) For starters - I needed some comfort food this weekend and made homemade chocolate chip cookies (grandma's style).  Homemade chocolate chip cookies seem to melt away any worries or issues at hand, especially straight out of the oven and with a giant glass of milk.  I doubled the batch as I usually do and they were gone in a day, as they usually are.  No recipe for this one, but I will be making a...

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Buttershots Cake

So, this one is super easy but always a smash hit (it was reduced to near crumb-status in about 2 hrs at work today)! It's one of the only recipes I have that uses a boxed cake mix anywhere NEAR the mixing bowl, but even the most dedicated of baking queens needs a short cut every once in a while.  I also usually "splash" a little extra buttershots in both sections of the recipe for good measure.  :) Cake:1 Box Moist Deluxe Yellow Cake Mix1 Pkg Vanilla Instant Pudding1/2  C Buttershots1/2  C Veggie Oil1/2  C...

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