Gourmet Food on a Budget - Recipes, Methods, and Meal Planning - Ever Forward, Ever Flavorful
Everything from candy, cupcakes, cake, and pies. We love sweets!
Pumpkin Spice Sourdough Election cake soaks dried fruit in cinnamon whiskey (or apple cider if you'd rather skip the alcohol), folds it into a spiced pumpkin sourdough batter, bakes low and slow, then soaks the finished cake in a boozy espresso syrup, decorates the top with dried orange and cranberries to spell VOTE, and lets it rest at least overnight before serving. It's your pumpkin spice fix and your Election Day cake in one.
Coconut Butterscotch Pecan Cookies will remind you of Girl Scout Samoas. They are easy to make and fun to eat.
In honor of Queen Elizabeth II, Cherries Jubilee with Chocolate Cherry Sauce is a dessert, made with dark cherries over vanilla ice cream.
Chocolate Basque-style Cheesecake takes the easiest cheesecake you've ever made to a whole new level. Still easy to make, more delicious. You may have heard this cheesecake is all the rage in 2022, and there is a reason for it. It's probably the easiest, no-fail cheesecake to make.
Chocolate fruitcake is an amazing cake nothing like the fruitcake you might be familiar with. This moist cake is rich in chocolate, chocolate chips, fruits, nuts, and booze. The batter makes enough for one springform cake and 6 muffins. For the best flavor, the cake should age for about a month. Enjoy!
Applesauce Upside Down Cake with Red Hots is a candied apple in cake form. It's great while it's still warm. Although it might look complicated, it's actually a very simple cake to make.
Apple Pear Crisp With Yogurt is a healthy and delicious choice that can be for breakfast or dessert with a scoop of ice cream. A little bit of cardamon gives brightness to this without it being cloyingly sweet.
Puff Pastry King Cake with Almond Filling was my first attempt at the venerable cake. Usually, this is a yeast cake, but I had puff pastry and almond filling on hand. This cake is very rich so a little bit goes a long way. Although the cake seems hard to make, it's actually very easy.
I love to bake, but sometimes, shortcuts are the way to go. I used two short cuts, puff pastry from the frozen section in my supermarket, and almond paste from the baking section.
This is an elegant and easy to make a dessert that because it doesn't have brandy, everyone can have. If you are concerned about caffeine, then use decaffeinated coffee instead.
These Almond Paste Filled Crescents are made with frozen puff pastry. They are so easy to make, you can have them ready in about an hour. I've also got a video showing you how to melt the chocolate for them.