I scream, you scream, we all scream for Oaxaca Chocolate Banana Ice Cream! It’s been a hot few days here in Los Angeles my friends and it’s going to continue all week! Considering we’ve had a few weeks of rain, we welcome the heat and sunshine with a rich & creamy, Oaxaca Chocolate & Banana Ice Cream. This chocolate and banana ice cream recipe was inspired by one of my favorite Ben n Jerry ice cream flavors called Chunky Monkey.…
Banana bread is one of my favorite breads, muffins, you name it. Not only is it a classic, but you could pretty much enjoy it anytime of the day. Recently I discovered an easy banana bread recipe and I just had to share it with you. Now the secret to a delicious banana bread is ripe bananas. The darker the better, but if you can’t wait for the bananas to get brown, you could also use speckled brown bananas. If your…
This week for my February Sweetness featured recipe I thought I would try a Valentine creation, a creamy liqueur infused strawberry tiramisu. That’s right, its liqueur infused, so you know it’s going to be good. Tell me this wouldn’t make the perfect dessert to serve your sweetheart this coming Valentine’s Day?! If you’re not a fan of alcohol, no worries, it’s not required and it still tastes delicious. I know what you’re thinking, Tiramisu usually has espresso or coffee, well this sweet…
With Valentine’s in the month of February, there’s no way I could just feature one dessert. Which is why I plan to share dessert recipes every week this whole month! I think I’ll call it, February Sweetness Month….starting with a delicious creamy, Dulce de Leche Cheesecake. Why cheesecake and not chocolate? Look, we all know Chocolate takes the cake (get it?, ha!) when it comes to Valentine’s. As a matter of fact, just to make this article a little more…
There’s a new sweet bakery in town and it’s changing the way we enjoy warm and delicious cinnamon rolls. Watch out Cinnabon, Sweet Dough Cafe is here and they have a lot to offer besides cinnamon rolls! Sweet Dough Cafe is a startup owned by a passionate young foodie couple who fell in love in High School, got married and 5 kids later dared to follow their dream. Louis, with a background in banking, and Lakiesha with a background in therapy for…
I love Champagne, as many of you already know from my photos on Instagram. I also love cake, cupcakes, basically any baked goods. So when I learned about a Champagne Mimosa Cake recipe, I knew I had to try it. No regrets, it was delicious! What I loved about this cake, besides it having Champagne, is it’s orange flavor with it’s silky buttercream flavor. I don’t want to brag, but it’s one of the best cakes I’ve baked so far.…
They say that sprinkles are for winners and rainbows bring good luck, so I decided to make the luckiest cake and called it “Sprinkles are for Winner 5 Layer Rainbow Cake”. Just like many on Instagram, I’m fascinated with unicorns, rainbows and anything sparkly. There’s something about the colors in a rainbow that makes anyone stop and ‘sigh’. So imagine getting surprised with a ‘just because’ cake that sparkles with colorful sprinkles. But the surprise doesn’t end there, wait till…