5 of my favorite dessert recipes! 🧁🍪🍰🍫🍋


Hi Reader,

April is just days away, and it happens to be my birth month. I thought it would be fun to share an OLD photo of me on my birthday.

Yes, I grew up in the 70's as you can tell by the colors of our kitchen and how I was trying to feather my hair like Farrah Fawcett. I never played tennis either but just liked the shirt. 🤣🤣🤣

My birthday is on April 17th, so whenever it fell close to Easter my mom would make me an Easter bunny cake. I loved that cake and sometimes I think I need to make one myself for nostalgia's sake.

I typically make my own birthday treats because then I know I'll get exactly what I want. I consider it my birthday gift to myself. haha

Below I'm sharing this week's new recipes, along with (5) of my favorite desserts. These are desserts that I'd happily eat on my birthday (or any other day).

My all time favorite birthday dessert is German chocolate cake -- what's yours? Hit reply and let me know!

Happy baking!
Marcie


New this week!

Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal

This carrot cake baked oatmeal is new and improved with shiny new photos and more recipe information. It's perfect for Easter brunch or meal prep breakfast, and the cream cheese glaze is optional but highly recommended.

One Pot Spring Pasta Primavera

This pasta primavera is spring in a bowl! It's packed with spring veggies and a creamy lemon parmesan sauce, and it is ready in about 30 minutes. It makes a great vegetarian dinner, or serve it with your favorite protein source.


My (5) Favorite Desserts!

German chocolate brownies

These brownies are rich and chocolatey with the best coconut pecan frosting ever. It's the easy way to get all the flavors of German chocolate cake!

Hummingbird cupcakes

These cupcakes are light and fluffy with banana and pineapple. They're topped with a sweet, tangy cream cheese frosting, coconut and pecans for the ultimate cupcake!

Chocolate peanut butter pie

My favorite combination is peanut butter and chocolate, so this peanut butter pie is sheer heaven for me. It's got an easy chocolate cookie crust, creamy peanut butter filling, and it's topped with rich chocolate ganache and peanuts!

Lemon Pudding Cake

This is my favorite lemon dessert! It bakes up into layers of fluffy cake and creamy lemon pudding -- it's like magic! Top with whipped cream and raspberries for the perfect spring dessert.

Black Bottom Cupcakes

An old boss introduced me to these cupcakes over 30 years ago and I've been making them ever since. They're light and fluffy with a cream cheese chocolate chip filling and an optional but highly recommended salted chocolate buttercream!


More Dessert Inspo!


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Hi, I'm Marcie! I'm a culinary school graduate sharing easy, healthy recipes rich in seasonal, sustainable ingredients. You'll also find produce guides, cooking tips and techniques and both healthy and decadent desserts because life is about balance!

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