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    • Pumpkin Mousse with a graham cracker crust, cheesecake layer topped with pumpkin mousse finished with a wreath of whipped cream
      Pumpkin Mousse Torte Recipe
    • A slice of chocolate cake, peanut butter mousse glazed in chocolate on a marble plate
      Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse Cake
    • A slice of Guinness Cake sits on a gold and white plate.
      Easy Chocolate Guinness Cake for Father’s Day
    • A Quick and Easy Summer Tea Cake
    • Cafe au Lait Crepe Cake
      Café au Lait Crepe Cake with Orange Cream Sauce
    • Brie and Bacon Tart
      Brie and Bacon Tart
    • Cuccidati Coffeecake
      Cuccidati Coffeecake
    • Twice Baked Brioche
      Twice Baked Brioche - A Breakfast Treat
    • Slices of Date Nut Bread on a plate with walnut halves and dates around it.
      Date Nut Bread
    • Greek Tomato Salad with tomatoes, feta, basil, red onion, calamata olives
      A Trio of Super Simple Side Salads
    • A butter crust holds a raspberry jam filling topped with an almond filling of toasted almonds, sugar, butter, eggs, amaretto, almond and vanilla flavoring. It is finished with a dusting of powdered sugar
      Easy Almond Raspberry Tart
    • Strawberry salad with basil vinaigrette.
      Strawberry Salad with Basil Vinaigrette
    • Spice bars ready to eat surrounded by spices.
      Spice Bars
    • A slice of the Raspberry MascarponeTarte Tropezienne sits on a lace edged white plate with a teal napkin behind it and a gold rimed saucer.
      Raspberry Mascarpone Tarte Tropezienne
    • Vanilla Mousse Torte with Strawberries
      Vanilla Mousse Torte with Strawberries
    • Sweet Kolache with pineapple, cream cheese, fig, raspberry fillings
      The Marvelous Variable Kolache
    • A slice of Pumpkin Cheesecake Tart on a plate with Rum Caramel Sauce and the tart in the bakground
      Pumpkin Cheesecake Tart with Caramel Rum Sauce
    • Puff Pastry Crackers
      Puff Pastry Crackers
    • Salmon Wellington cut open to expose the filling on a plate
      Salmon Wellington with Lemon Asparagus Risotto Cakes

    Hi, I'm Helen! Being a self-taught baker and owning a bakery for over 25 years, I found many ways to make baking more successful and less intimidating. Even busy people can bake as in many cases, recipes can be done over days. The goal is to make your baking life easier, more enjoyable, with great outcomes on a consistent basis.

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    St. Patrick's Day

    • A slice of Banoffee Pie with coffee whipped cream sits on a white plate.
      Amazing Banoffee Pie Recipe
    • A single Apple Muffin covered with a crunchy sugar topping.
      Crunchy Topped Apple Muffin Recipe
    • A slice of Guinness Cake sits on a gold and white plate.
      Easy Chocolate Guinness Cake for Father’s Day
    • Irish Apple Cake dusted with powdered sugar on a white and green tray
      Irish Apple Cake
    • A white chocolate glaze on top of the Bailey's Cheesecake sitting on a dark chocolate crust. The cheesecake sits on a white plate with a fork on the plate.
      The Definitive Bailey's Cheesecake
    • A plate of 6 Stuffed Buttermilk Scones on a blue rimmed plate with a multi colored napkin in the background.
      Cinnamon Filled Buttermilk Scones

    Popular Recipes

    • This Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cake features a pineapple slice with a cherry in the middle on top of a yellow cake sitting on a blue and white plate.
      Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cakes
    • A plate of Cuccidati, fig and nut filled Italian Cookies sprinkled with multi-colored nonpariels.
      Cuccidati - Italy's Finest Cookie
    • This picture shows a slice of the coffee cake on a white, lace edged plate on a marble counter.
      Apricot Crumb Coffee Cake
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      Langue de Chat
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      Perfectly Easy Angel Food Cake
    • Large nut pieces for Chopping Nuts
      Chopping Nuts - A Quicker Way

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