Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake is fun and easy to make and super delicious! There are only a few ingredients, and all you need is a mixer, measuring tools and a pie tin.
For one 9″ pie tin, you will need:
16oz Softened Cream Cheese
1/2 cup Sugar
1/2 tsp Vanilla
2 Eggs, beaten
3/4 cup of your favorite uncooked [...]
Posted by Becka on April 2nd, 2010
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cheesecake
Posted by Becka on February 12th, 2010
Yummy Turtle Bars!
I’ve been really busy with school, and it has been draining my energy so I haven’t been on the computer much more than checking email the last week. But, for Superbowl Sunday, I made a dessert to share. I made Turtle Bars that turned out great, even though the picture didn’t.
Ingredients:
2 cups all purpose flour
1-3/4 [...]
Posted by Becka on December 14th, 2009
Chocolate Lava Cake
This dessert is meant to be partially under-cooked. When testing with a toothpick, the top should be set, but the middle come out still wet with batter.
10 oz bitter/semisweet chocolate (chips or chopped)
4 oz butter
1 tbsp coffee liqueur
Melt in a double boiler and cool slightly
4 eggs
4 yolks
5 oz sugar
1 tbsp vanilla extract
pinch of salt
1 oz [...]
Posted by Becka on December 5th, 2009
How to Blind Bake
Here are two methods to help keep your pie crust from bubbling up and becoming uneven.
Beans:
Cover your pie crust with parchment paper and fill with dried beans. I have also seen a product on Amazon that is small ceramic balls that do the same job.
Tin and Beans:
Place parchment paper on the pie crust, put another [...]
Posted by Becka on December 1st, 2009
I brought the bread for Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving, I escaped having to make THE dinner. We had it at my mom’s house and she cooked it all. My only responsibility was to bring bread, but instead I made some fresh stuff. I used a “soft roll” recipe and made a seasoned butter to go with. I helped supervise everything as it [...]
Posted by Becka on November 29th, 2009
“Real” Buttercream Frosting
There are many frostings that claim to be buttercream. If you ever see a cake that claims to have buttercream frosting and is white, you can be positive it is not. Buttercream is made solely from butter, and butter is not white. We made cakes in class and used shortening for part of the base, [...]
Posted by Becka on November 25th, 2009
Make Your Own Streusel Topping
This can be used for topping a crisp, muffins, coffee cake and many other things
Ingredients:
4 oz butter
2.5 oz granulated sugar
2 oz brown sugar or a mixture of brown and granulated
1/4 to 1/2 tsp cinnamon or mace
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 lb flour (mixture of all purpose and bread flour)
You can also substitute 4 oz of oatmeal [...]
Posted by Becka on November 19th, 2009
Basic Biscuit Recipe
Here is a basic recipe for biscuits, any type of herbs, cheese, or dried food can be added. When we made this in school, we added cheddar cheese, garlic, rosemary and thyme. Simply mix in the additions with the rest of the dry ingredients.
Ingredients:
1lb 4 oz All Purpose Flour
1/3 oz salt
1 oz sugar
1.25 oz baking [...]
Posted by Becka on November 13th, 2009
Make your own pumpkin filling!
Fresh is always best! It is getting a little late in the season, but perhaps there is time before Thanksgiving to get some baking done.
Start with a “pie pumpkin”, they are smaller and sweeter than the ones you use to make jack-o-lanterns with. Slice it in half lengthwise and remove the seeds. Also, cut off [...]
Posted by Becka on November 12th, 2009
