Pumpkin Caramel Pretzel Bars
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
I hope you all had a wonderful first day of autumn over the weekend! I know I did, and now that autumn is officially here, I’m excited to share one of my first pumpkin recipes of the season. I wax poetic about my love of fall every year, from the cool, crisp mornings, colorful leaves, jeans [...]
Caramel-Apple Pie
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
In the spirit of all the apple picking we did a few weeks ago with friends and the baking session that ensued afterward (for the girls, anyway), we made several apple pies. I think the total count of baked goods made was six pies and one crisp…in addition to the doughnut holes, of course. The [...]
Caramel-Apple Muffins
Posted by Tracy | Filed under breakfast & brunch, desserts & sweets
Remember when I posted about the doughnut muffins, which I decided were my new favorite kind of muffin? Well, I may have spoken a bit too soon. My baking friend Becky made these caramel-apple muffins based on a recipe from my Taste of Home Fall Baking issue, and they are so addictive, we haven’t been able to stop [...]
Daring Baker Challenge: Dobos Torte
Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets
The August 2009 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Angela of A Spoonful of Sugar and Lorraine of Not Quite Nigella. They chose the spectacular Dobos Torte based on a recipe from Rick Rodgers’ cookbook Kaffeehaus: Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Caffés of Vienna, Budapest, and Prague. The Dobos Torte is a five-layer sponge cake filled [...]
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