Coffee & Baileys Layer Cake

Rich and moist dark chocolate and coffee cupcakes with a silky Baileys® Irish cream buttercream icing.

Very yummy! Added dark chocolate chips in the mixture which worked out awesome! Used chocolate Bailey's in the frosting as that's all we had, and was very good :D also served them up to my boyfriend with strawberries cut into hearts and some extra strawberries on the side with a cup of coffee :D no complaints and a proposal the next day, so can't have gone down too badly.

Recipe >> Coffee & Baileys Layer Cake @ livforcake.com

Super Decadent Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Fudge Frosting

I am not particularly fond of chocolate, but this cake could change my mind! I love the texture of this cake! It's not too sweet either. The frosting is very sweet and balances the finished product. I will say that I had difficulty getting the frosting to become "light and fluffy", but it could be that my tiny kitchen was VERY hot when I made the frosting. I had to set my mixer on high and beat it for a couple of minutes, but once I did that and put it in the fridge, it was perfect! This is a keeper!"

Tip for sifting. I use a whisk and work it in the bag or container of flour. Heat and humidity can alter the density of flour. Storage conditions are not always ideal. Flour can also be put in the Freezer.

The cake looks delic. Coffee makes all the difference.
If using a ganache icing which is so good and easy to make. .In Canada our large choc bars are 100grms = 3.5274 oz.
I always uses those for ganache. Quality bars often sell for $1 at Food Basics or 4 for $5. Various types. I tend to use Dark. I also like use Hershey Special Dark 35%


Recipe >> Super Decadent Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Fudge Frosting @ bakerbynature.com

Cream Cheese Lemonade Pie

Refreshing, easy to make pie. Great for hot summer days. It is kind of disappointing to see that the most highly rated review says that it tastes processed. None of the ingredients are "homemade" and if you are making a pie that has all processed ingredients, it will not taste natural. I prefer the taste of homemade foods, but like this treat and knew, even before making it, that it wouldn't taste like I whipped everything together on my own. 

If you want it to taste less processed: create your own graham cracker crust with crushed graham crackers and melted butter, use the juice from fresh squeezed lemons rather than frozen lemonade, use all-natural ice cream and whip whipping cream and a small amount of sugar together for the topping.

Read the recipe here >> Cream Cheese Lemonade Pie @ greatgrubdelicioustreats.com