Chocolate Castles

  • Cherry Pie

    Pies are so much fun to make! Even if you dont like to make the pie crust, there are a couple of tricks that will make the store bought ones taste a little more homemade and flaky!   If you do like to make your own, the recipe on the can of Crisco is still Read more

  • Totcho (tater tots meet nachos)

    A dear sweet friend sent me a page out of a magazine which gives all the cakes which were popular during the last century. It was so interesting to see how peoples taste change through the years. As I was looking over the cake info, I happened to turn the page over and wa la…here Read more

  • He Goeth Before Me

    This morning’s devotion brought back a memory of a poem that I saw years ago. As I was substitute teaching at First Bapt school Jr High in Dallas, TX, I was walking around the room looking over some of the students projects they were working on. As I stood behind a young lady, who was Read more

  • Triple Chocolate Gingerbread Cake

    A while back I posted that a precious friend of ours, from California, passed away a couple of years ago. When I was out visiting with his wife, she passed on to me hundreds of Dave’s recipes which he loved. This is one of those recipes. It also gives a little background about McCormick Cinnamon, Read more

  • Pumpkin Pecan Cobbler

    Pumpkins Pumpkins everywhere! Isn’t it grand? In fact, if I’m not careful, I will be able to trick or treat as a pumpkin without putting on a costume. Fall is just the best time of the year. Moods change from wanting to find the nearest pool to wanting to bake. Actually, that is not a Read more

  • Pumpkin Cheesecake Brownies

    Originally posted on Chocolate Castles: Pumpkin Layer: 1/2 cup butter 1 cup brown sugar 1 egg 1 1/2 teas vanilla 1 cup flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 teas cinnamon 1/2 teas pumpkin pie spice 1/4 teas salt 3/4 cup pumpkin 1/2 cup nuts (optional) Mix all ingredients and spoon into a 8×8 buttered pan.… Read more