Black Cocoa Bundt Cake with Butter Bourbon Glaze

Black Cocoa Bundt Cake Recipe

The months pass and I am drawn back to my kitchen and camera over and over again.  It’s been three years now, and still I find baking to be as enticing and intoxicating as ever.  Sure, there are days, many … Continue reading




Mocha Black-Bottom Cupcakes

Mocha Black-Bottom Cupcakes Recipe

Where had Black-Bottom Cupcakes been my whole life?  Up until five years ago, I had never heard of these little cheese filled cakes.  How’s is that possible!  I grew up in a baking family and I have read more cook … Continue reading




Buttermilk Banana Cake with Coffee-Chocolate Frosting

Buttermilk Banana Cake w Coffee-Chocolate Frosting Recipe

In my dream life, the place where my richest food fantasies are created, I imagine myself attending a potluck church social on a warm and sunny Sunday afternoon.  I am wearing a cotton sundress, fitted through the waist, with a … Continue reading




Caffè Mocha Pots de Crème

Caffè Latte Pots de Cremè

Saturday was one of my favorite kind of days; a day when friends dropped by to kibitz around the kitchen table.  We caught up, shared the latest news, everyone talking over each other, and lots and lots of laughs.  Fried … Continue reading




Chocolate Glazed Bouchons-Perfect for Valentine’s Day

Chocolate Glazed Bouchons Recipe

A heart shaped box filled with chocolates makes me smile.  It has always been my favorite gift to receive on Valentine’s Day.  Not just chocolates, but chocolates nestled in a red box, preferably decorated with cherubs and frilly lace.  And … Continue reading