4 ounce package German sweet chocolate 5 tablespoons butter 3 ounce package cream cheese 1 cup sugar 3 eggs 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon flour 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon almond extract Melt chocolate with 3 tablespoons butter over low heat, stirring constantly. Cool. Cream remaining butter with [...]

One of my Twitter friends expressed an interest in some vegan baking recipes. I have a few for you…and here is one to start. If you are vegan and you cannot find vegan baker’s chocolate, use about 16 oz. vegan chocolate chips and decrease the amount of maple syrup by about 1/2 c. 8 oz. [...]

3/4 cup unsalted butter 1 lb semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped 1/2 cup seedless raspberry jam 1/4 cup Raspberry Chambord or 1/4 cup Raspberry Chambord 1/2 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder, (optional) 1 cup hazelnuts, roasted and finely chopped 1. Cut butter into pieces and melt in top of double boiler or metal bowl over (but not [...]

2 1/4 cup flour, unsifted 1 tsp. baking soda Salt 1 (4 serving size) of chocolate instant pudding mix 1 cup butter, softened 1/4 cup white sugar 3/4 cup brown sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 2 eggs 1 (12 oz.) pkg. chocolate chips Mix flour, soda, and salt. Combine butter, sugars, and vanilla until creamy, beat [...]

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup butter, softened 3/4 cup peanut butter 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 1/2 cup sugar 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 cups peanut butter cups, chopped 3/4 cup peanuts, chopped 1 cup milk chocolate chips Preheat oven to 375F. Sift [...]

Base: 2 cups Vanilla wafer crumbs 6 tbs Margarine, melted Body: 1 14-ounce bag caramels 1 5-ounce can evaporated milk 1 cup Chopped pecans, toasted 2 pkg 8-ounce cream cheese, soften 1/2 cup Sugar 1 tsp Vanilla 2 Eggs 1/2 cup Semi-sweet chocolate pieces Base: Combine crumbs and margarine; press onto bottom of 9-inch springform [...]