Showing posts with label Dessert. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dessert. Show all posts

Friday, July 4, 2008

Carrot Cake

A Carrot Cake for the 4th of July. I guess they don't really go together, but its what I had the ingredients for! Yum! I can't wait to dig into this one. Hopefully it makes the trip to Filley without getting too much frosting on the upholstery of my car.

Both the Carrot Cake and the Cream Cheese Frosting are in the Betty Crocker Cookbook, everybody has that one right?

Happy 4th!

Monday, May 26, 2008

Fruit and Lemon Cheesecake

I just put the finishing touches on a Memorial Day cheesecake! I can't wait to take a bite of it. Doesn't it just look spectacular??

Mom had a great cheesecake recipe with fruit and a lemon glaze on top - that is still the best cheesecake I've ever had. She couldn't find it so I came up with my own version.

This is a New York Cheesecake - here's the recipe. This recipe is for a 10 inch pan - I only have a nine inch pan so I made 4/5 of the recipe. (Ah, see - this is why we are forced to learn to divide fractions in middle school!) This particular recipe calls for a shortbread crust - I used it even though usually I make a graham cracker crust.

Then, I toped it with strawberries, kiwi, and Lemon Curd. Here's the recipe for the Lemon Curd - I only used half of the recipe. You should surf around on this blog while you're checking out the Lemon curd - this girl takes the best pictures!

One more picture just to make your mouth water!