Posts in american dessert
Hawaiian Butter Mochi

Craving a crowd-pleasing dessert this holiday season that's easy on the effort yet big on flavor? Look no further than this baked Hawaiian mochi! It's a yummy treat – bouncy, not overly sweet, and simply divine.

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Sheet Pan Moist And Delicious Banana Bread

This sheet-pan banana bread is a delicious healthy dessert alternative that’s superbly moist. Plus, it’s simple to make and cooks up quickly. You can keep the banana bread simple or jazz it up with chocolate chips or walnuts. This recipe can feed a large party (great for the classroom!) or freeze the leftover for yourself as a grab-and-go breakfast or quick dessert.

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Mocha Cupcake with Italian Meringue Coffee Frosting

The end of Summer is near. While I am counting down the days when school starts again, I'm spending the remaining few days of summer vacation with them, testing and baking various cupcake recipes. When I say baking with my kids, I mean them licking the spatulas and bowls clean, and leaving a bigger mess for me to clean. Fun times.

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Moist Zucchini Bread Recipe

One of my mommy super powers is sneaking vegetables into my kids' diet. My kids aren't too fond of vegetables if they see them. With the garden growing abundantly with zucchinis this Summer, I knew exactly how to use them up and how to have the kids enjoy them at the same time: make zucchini bread. As soon as the zucchini bread comes out of the oven, they get gobbled up quickly, often times without chewing.

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Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting

The best strawberries are the ones you grow yourself. They taste incredibly sweeter than store-bought strawberries. The ones I grow are super tiny, but they are packed with great strawberry flavor. Every day during the summer, I harvest strawberries as soon as they ripen because I learned that if I don't get to them first, other critters will. Sometimes there are way too many strawberries to eat at once so I usually cook them down into a thick sauce and store it for future use in various desserts.

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The Elvis: Banana Cupcake with Peanut Butter Swiss Meringue Frosting & Bacon

Super moist banana cupcakes, topped with a Swiss meringue peanut butter frosting. This meringue buttercream frosting is super light yet ridiculously creamy without an overpowering sweetness. If you have only tried store-bought frosting, you are going to be pleasantly surprised with this meringue buttercream.

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