Chocolate Castles

  • Update on Mug Cakes

    I just posted the recipe for the Mug Cakes. The directions said to cook them for 2 minutes, but I found that that was way to much. The first one I made actually burned so decreased the microwave cooking to 1 min and they turned out perfect. Read more

  • The Amazing Mug Cake

    Ok, just when I thought that there were some nights when I was just too tired to get in the kitchen to whip up something sweet at 9 or 10 p.m., which would allow me to actually go a whole day without dessert, comes this Mug Cake. It goes from bowl to mouth in 5… Read more

  • Apple-Caramel Cheesecake Bars

    Years ago (and I do mean years, as in 30-35) we use to go to a cafeteria in Corpus which served the best cinnamon topped apple cheesecake. It was on my tray every time we went. When I saw this on the front of my new Paula Deen Magazine I jumped for joy. Thanks Paula… Read more

  • Fall Is Falling Upon Us

    This is the time of year when we loose the love of our children. In 2 weeks, our phone voice mail message returns to Peter & Penelope Pumpkin answering… Hi, you have reached Peter & Penelope Pumpkin, we are out picking out pumpkins and having a ball, when we get back, we will give you… Read more

  • The Perfect Chocolate Cake

    This recipe comes from a blog, Two Chums, which are ladies that I met while living in California. The story behind this recipe is just so sweet that I encourage you to go to their blog and read about the background to this cake. It is in my oven as I write. I cannot wait… Read more

  • Great-Grandma’s Pound Cake

    Dianne, a friend of mine brought me a new cook book the other day and it is filled with several old recipes that I had never seen. This recipe says that it won a Blue Ribbon at the Michigan State Fair. Can’t wait to try it. Very different from the usual pound cake. 2 cups… Read more