I finally tried Deborah’s Red Velvet Cheese Ball recipe over on Taste and Tell. If you love red velvet cake you have to taste this. It’s all the goodness of the red velvet and cream cheese icing rolled into a big ball and covered in chocolate chips. I served mine with vanilla wafers and chocolate graham crackers. Yum [...]
Yesterday I made cupcakes with lemon cream cheese frosting for my mom’s birthday. I even got out my unused cupcake decorating kit and gave it a try. My icing wasn’t stiff enough to hold its shape very well, but I had fun piping it on anyway. Are you a cake decorating pro? Is it normal [...]
We skipped the restaurant scene yesterday and made a Valentine’s feast at home. Daniel grilled rosemary ranch chicken kabobs and corn on the cob, while I whipped up some mashed potatoes and steamed green beans. For dessert I baked red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting, and they were sublime! Red velvet might just be my [...]
Guilty pleasures anyone? Chocolate cupcakes with a chocolate chip cream cheese filling! Definitely the best cupcakes I’ve ever had. 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened ½ cup white sugar 1 egg 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1 (18.25 ounce) package chocolate cake mix chocolate or cream cheese frosting Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), or to the [...]