Tiramisu History

Tiramisu History and Recipe

Tiramisu (tih-ruh-mee-SOO) – The Italian translation for tiramisu is “carry me up.”  Also known as Tuscan Trifle.  Tradition tiramisu is a pudding-like dessert that usually consists of sponge cake or … Continued

Candy Cane Kiss Cookies

Candy Cane Kiss Cookies Recipe

Candy Cane Kiss Cookies are another fantastic cookie for peppermint lovers! These shortbread-style cookies have candy cane pieces mixed in the dough and the center is topped with a Hershey’s … Continued

Brown Butter Madeleine Cookies

Brown Butter Madeleine Cookies Recipe

Brown Butter Madeleine cookies are also known as a French butter cake.  The special baking pan, with their scallop shell shape, gives these cookies the distinctive scalloped shell shape.  These … Continued

Kentucky Bourbon Balls

Kentucky Bourbon Balls Recipe

No-Bake Bourbon Balls Kentucky Bourbon Balls are called candy by some people and a cookie by others – but candy or cookie, they are a absolutely wonderful!  These are a very … Continued

Bon Bon Cookies

Bon Bon Cookies Recipe

Bon Bon Cookies are a wonderful candy-like cookie.  Some people will call these candy – but candy or cookie they are a wonderful holiday treat!  These cookies have always been a holiday … Continued

Ambrosia Macaroon Cookies

Ambrosia Macaroon Cookies Recipe

Ambrosia Macaroon Cookies are a new and delicious twist to the traditional festive Southern Christmas cookie.  These cookies are a traditional quintessential cookies baked in most southern kitchens during the Christmas … Continued

Mini Chocolate Tea Brownies Recipe

The sweet taste from these pop in the mouth Mini Chocolate Tea Brownies will perfectly accompany your mid-afternoon tea.  We have Ellen Easton to thank for this invention and you should check … Continued

Robert E. Lee Cake

Robert E. Lee Cake History and Recipe

Also called General Robert E. Lee Cake.  One of the most famous Southern American cakes of all times.  Making this cake is definitely a labor of love because it is … Continued

Plum Pudding

Plum Pudding Recipe

Plum pudding is a steamed or boiled pudding frequently served at holiday times.  Plum pudding has never contained plums.  The name Christmas pudding is first recorded in 1858 in a … Continued

Panforte Di Siena

Panforte Di Siena – Italian Siena Cake Recipe

Panforte Di Siena is an Italian confection that is a cross between fruitcake, candy, and honey cakes called Lebkuchen (lasting cakes).  This cake is a wonderful confection and so easy … Continued

King Cake

Mardi Gras King Cake Recipe

Hundreds of thousands of King Cakes are eaten during Mardi Gras each year in New Orleans, Louisiana.  In fact, a Mardi Gras party would not be authentic without the traditional … Continued

Lamington Cake History and Recipe

Lamington Cake is an Australian dessert of little cubes or squares of sponge cake, dipped in chocolate, then rolled in coconut.  The word lamington means layers of beaten gold. In … Continued

Lady Baltimore Cake

Lady Baltimore Cake History and Recipe

The Lady Baltimore Cake is a Southern specialty.  A favorite wedding cake, this mountainous cake, of several layers, is a white cake topped with a boiled or “Seven Minute Frosting.” … Continued

Huguenot Torte

Huguenot Torte History and Recipe

This Huguenot Torte or Ozark Pudding is Charleston, South Carolina’s most famous dessert.  Almost all restaurants in the area serve this wonderfully delicious apple and nut torte.  The recipe is … Continued

Haupia Cake

Haupia Cake Recipe

Haupia Cake or Hawaiian Pudding Cake is a traditional Hawaiian coconut pudding cake that is made with coconut milk.  This dessert is often found at luaus and other local gatherings … Continued