Bananas about Banoffee Pie!

A dear cousin of mine recently requested the recipe for Banoffee Pie, and of course I could not disappoint. Banoffee pie is a very delicious, very English dessert and the best part is that it’s actually quite easy but luxurious at the same time. So it looks like you slaved away to make it, whereas…

OMG! Chocolate Frosting

I love love this frosting for many reasons. It’s thick and glossy. It doesn’t start sliding down the side of the cake or cupcake (pet peeve!) It looks like the Duncan Hines frosting. I think my niece and nephew (and I -_-) licked a bowl of it straight up. It’s terribly easy. Ingredients: 2/3 cup…

Speak of the Devil – Devil’s Food Cake

Ok peeps, so I finally bringeth you the Devil’s Food Cake recipe. So here’s the story… three of my friends were turning the big 3-0 a few days apart. We decided to throw them a joint bday party, and of course I gladly volunteered the cake. I racked my brain for what kind of cake…

Alcohol Substitutes in Cooking

Have you ever gone through a gourmet recipe and thought hmmm, this seems pretty cool and easy until you get to a part that says 2 tbsp sherry or port wine, and you’re like … uhh, what will I do for that?? Now I can’t make it… oh boy, have I got a resource for…

Apple Cheesecake Bars

    So I got most of my inspiration for this recipe from Betty Crocker’s website, EXCEPT they had things like oatmeal cookie mix and canned apple pie filling yada yada for a (I suppose) quicker version of this recipe. I had to make these for Eid last year, because they sounded divine and we…