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Chocolate Italian Wedding Cupcakes with Chocolate Sour Cream Frosting
Jul21

Chocolate Italian Wedding Cupcakes with Chocolate Sour Cream Frosting

Posted on Jul 21, 2011

These cupcakes were born of necessity. Originally this batch of cupcakes was intended to be a full fledged cake, but due to my rather appalling laziness the pans I had intended to use were dirty when the urge to bake struck.  When I say dirty I mean stuck on, needing a good soak, burnt on sugar dirty.  I was forced to formulate a plan ‘B’ as I was not in the mood to wait until the pans were clean.  Digging through my pans...

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Pecan Tassies (aka Pecan Pie Cookies)
Dec23

Pecan Tassies (aka Pecan Pie Cookies)

Posted on Dec 23, 2009

I have a love affair with little pie shaped cookies. This time it is cookies that are in fact tiny pecan pies!  I adore them, with their little nubbly tops and their gooey centers.  These are lovely for dessert with a cup of coffee, make a lovely gift wrapped in a pretty bag, or are perfect for a dressed up gathering drizzled in a little dark chocolate.  They also freeze very well making them a great make-ahead cookie. I used Golden...

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Chocolate Chip Pecan Pie
Nov20

Chocolate Chip Pecan Pie

Posted on Nov 20, 2009

Growing up we would go to Houston for Thanksgiving and spend it with my mom’s family. We would always have Thanksgiving dinner at my Aunt Ruby’s house, because she had the largest dining room, and the food was always spectacular. Of course, as a child all I was only interested in stuffing, rolls, macaroni and cheese, and pie. Yes, I have always been a carb addict! My Aunt Ruby’s pecan pie is the stuff of family...

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