Tag: easy dessert

  • floral christmas cake

    floral christmas cake

    the only thing strictly *Christmas-y* about this cake is the tree in the center, so I think it could be made year-round. You can replace the tree with whatever you want — a birthday message, some fresh flowers, a little fondant minion from Despicable Me — truly anything ingredients cake 1.5 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped 3/4…

  • chocolate cake with rosemary caramel

    chocolate cake with rosemary caramel

    i officially have The Best spice cake in north carolina! and the best sweet potato biscuits, too! i entered a bunch of different cakes and baked goods into the competition at the fair, and i won first place ribbons for both of those items. i also won second place for my white chocolate chip cookies and two…

  • brownies with peanut butter frosting

    brownies with peanut butter frosting

    makes sixteen servings I know, I know. I’m stuck in a rut. Everything I’ve been making recently is the same color. The same flavors, too. Probably the same calorie count. So this is my last post like this for a while! Soon Lena’s Lunchbox will have dark leafy greens and citrus-y pale yellows and intense beetroot reds. These…

  • dark chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting

    dark chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting

    makes six servings Everything in moderation, right? It’s fine to eat a slice of this cake if as long as I balance it out with a hearty kale and cashew salad or something. Here’s the problem..this cake is actually physically impossible to eat in moderation. You’ll cut a sliver off, eat it in a few seconds, and…