Carrot Cake Cheesecake Cookie Tarts
Check out my YouTube Channel! Every year for Easter, our day is packed with family activities. We start out at my in-laws’ house for lunch and Easter Egg Hunt in Aiken, then we come back home over to my brother’s house for dinner and another Easter Egg Hunt. By the time the day is done, I’m egged out with my belly sticking out and ready for bed. […]
Pina Colada Cheesecake
Check out my YouTube Channel! Growing up, I loved having the non-alcholic version of Pina Coladas. Even though I was 10 years old, it felt like I was an adult ordering a grown up drink when I smiled sweetly at the bartender, asking for a Pina Colada. They would usually grin at me, then prepare the frozen deliciousness without the rum. Oh, how the flood gates opened whenever I tasted a REAL Pina Colada for the first time with coconut rum. Oh. Em. Gee. […]
Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
Check out my YouTube Channel! One of the biggest ordeals I face with making cupcakes is choosing just one flavor to make. Should I make chocolate? Vanilla? Fruit? Mocha? Peanut butter? What kind of crowd am I serving? […]
Strawberry Shortcake Kabobs with Fruit Dip
Check out my YouTube Channel! If you’ve ever lived in the South, then you know how much we LOVE pollen (insert extreme sarcasm here). It’s already enough that we have to deal with the bipolar mood swings of Mother Nature and how she constantly changes her mind whether or not we’re ready for Spring, or if she’s just teasing us and throws SNOW at the beginning of April. […]
Bananas Foster Cheesecake
Check out my YouTube Channel! One of the regulars at Krafty Draft brought a friend of his over to meet me one evening while we were all there. He warned him, “Meeting her will be an experience, because the way she talks doesn’t match the way she looks.” I’m still scratching my head over that warning, […]
Buckeyes
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Grandma’s Cinnamon Bun Cake
Check out my YouTube Channel! My grandmother made this for us growing up, and you’d thought a bunch of puppies licked the pan clean after we got a hold of it. She loved to serve this with a cup of coffee as an afternoon snack, and it always hit the spot…followed by a nap. […]
Salted Caramel Cheesecake
Check out my YouTube Channel! Salted Caramel Cheesecake is one of those universal flavors that most people like. […]
Coworker’s Going Away Cake
Check out my YouTube Channel! Since all of my baking madness started with a cake decorating class, it’s something that I still enjoy doing on occasion. One of my friends from Krafty Draft contacted me recently to make a cake for her husband, whose coworker was leaving for another job. He works in a male dominated profession with a lot of dry humor, and they found a cake they thought was hilarious and asked me to recreate it. […]
Snickers Cheesecake
Check out my YouTube Channel! What do I even say about this cheesecake, other than the fact that it sells out incredibly fast at Krafty Draft every single time I have put it on the menu? I mean, can anything else be said about it? […]
Chocolate Lover’s Bundt Cake
Check out my YouTube Channel! If you’re looking for an easy recipe for incredibly delicious chocolate cake that is perfect to take to any party and impress your party people, you’ve come to the right place. Bundt cakes are fabulous for so many reasons… […]
White Russian Cheesecake
Check out my YouTube Channel! Incorporating liquor into cheesecake recipes has become quite the hobby lately, and this recipe is no exception. […]
Snickerdoodle Cheesecake
Check out my YouTube Channel! I’m always looking for different ways to spice up a simple cheesecake, and this recipe does the trick. […]
Chocolate Irish Cream Truffles
Check out my YouTube Channel! This year for St. Patty’s Day weekend, the Lexington Pub Crawl was a BLAST. I followed Sadie and Doc from Fox 102.3 to all three different pubs, including Krafty Draft Brew Pub, […]
Banana Pudding Cheesecake
Check out my YouTube Channel! If you’re from the South or familiar with our food down here, you’ll know that Banana Pudding is something we don’t mess around with. We mean serious business, and it better be really good for us to wolf it down. […]
Butterscotch Blondie Bundt Cake
Check out my YouTube Channel! If you’re a big fan of blondies, this bundt cake is sure to hit a homerun in your house. […]
Irish Cream Cheesecake
Check out my YouTube Channel! Last year on St. Patrick’s Day at Krafty Draft, there was a HUGE celebration. […]
Twix Cheesecake
Check out my YouTube Channel! After putting this recipe together in my head, I stopped by the grocery store to grab a bunch of Twix candy bars. I placed them on the belt and was waiting in line, then a couple walked up behind me. The man chuckled and said, “Somebody likes Twix!” I smiled and said, “Yep! I’m actually using these to make a cheesecake.” His wife popped around him, “A cheesecake?!?!” […]
Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Cookie Tarts
Check out my YouTube Channel! Last month, I got a text message from my 8th grade niece, asking if she could job shadow me. Of course! I replied. Not only does she get to play hookie from school on a Friday, but we got to make food that she picked out. […]
Mudslide Cheesecake
Check out my YouTube Channel! The first time I had a Mudslide was at TGI Friday’s shortly after I turned 21. Yes, I actually waited until I was 21 until being able to order drinks at a bar. This wasn’t by choice, […]
Lobster Ravioli
Check out my YouTube Channel! I remember the first time I saw Lobster Ravioli in the store. Our family was looking for something to do, and when you have two young kids, sometimes you get desperate to just get out of the house. […]
Coquito Cheesecke
Check out my YouTube Channel!! I’ve recently become obsessed with turning cocktails into cheesecake flavors. Not really sure where this obsession sparked, but I will say that these flavors are turning out FANTASTIC. […]
Chocolate Covered Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries
Check out my YouTube Channel!! Strawberries by themselves are delicious, but what happens when you stuff them with cheesecake filling AND dip them in dark chocolate? BLISS. That’s what happens. I used to serve just the chocolate covered strawberries until I came across this gem. Pretty much anything stuffed with cheesecake sounds fantastic, especially when my belly is involved. […]
Dark Chocolate Mocha Truffles
Check out my YouTube Channel! Over the weekend, I hosted a wine tasting party. We tried out six different fantastic wines, ranging from whites, roses, and reds. There’s not a whole lot of things better than getting together with a bunch of friends to eat snacks and drink wine. Am I right?? […]
Rocky Road Cheesecake
Check out my YouTube Channel! Every time I hear Rocky Road, it makes me think of the movie “The Goonies” when Sloth is asking Chunk if he wants some Rocky Road ice cream. That gets me every single time…and yes, I’m an 80’s kid. […]