Nothing says “Be Mine” on Valentine’s day like decadent dark chocolate cupcakes with sweet raspberry filling.

The January Daring Bakers Challenge. A Canadian treat with coconut, chocolate, almonds, graham wafers and custard.

Luscious cake batter ice cream on a cookie crust with chocolate syrup, whipped cream and sprinkles. Say it with me: O. M. G.

Peppermint Fudgy Brownie Cookies. Fudgy, chewy, minty and oh so chocolatey.

Looking for a treat for those upcoming Christmas parties? Try these Eggnog Cupcakes with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting.

My Christmas-y take on the November Daring Baker’s Challenge. Cannoli with Peppermint Mascarpone Filling.

I just love cooking for people so when a dear friend of mine called and suggested that we do dinner, I was more than happy to have her and her boyfriend over to our apartment. This dear friend I should mention, happens to be lactose intolerant. I have found cooking without dairy to be pretty [...]

Nobody better lay a finger on my Butterfinger…cookies. Yep that’s right, in an apparent flashback  to my 90’s childhood  I’m embracing these peanutty candy bars once again. Only this time I’m not eating candy bar after candy bar while channeling Bart Simpson. Instead I’m chopping up Butterfingers and adding them to cookies while I channel [...]

Chocolate and caramel is a winning combination under just about any circumstance. OK maybe not chocolate caramel hot dogs but it is good just about any other time. Take this dip for instance. Creamy caramels are melted with half and half, cinnamon and vanilla. Then melted dark chocolate is added to the mix and the [...]

You may be wondering why this cake has a candle in it. While I will say hello to the latter half of my 20’s on Friday, that is not the reason. This cake has a candle in it because exactly one year ago today I posted my very first post on Life’s Ambrosia. I can’t [...]