Recipes Tagged ‘kid friendly’

White Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cookies

These are the perfect cookies for Fall because of the seasonal pumpkin flavor.  They turn out a beautiful rich golden color and are filled with nutritious pumpkin puree and sweet white chocolate chips.  Perfect for a Halloween party or an alternative to pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Grease cookie sheets.  In a [...]

Whopper Cake

This is my daughter’s favorite chocolate cake.  She loves to help me make it.  It is so moist and delicious.  Try frosting it with the Truffle Frosting for the most amazing dessert.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease and flour to 8 or 9 inch round cake pans.  In a large mizing bowl, add:
1 cup unsweetened [...]

Truffle Frosting

This is a very easy frosting and so yummy!  Try it on the Whopper Cake or Chocolate Cupcakes.
In a medium sauce pan, over medium high heat, add:
1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
1/4 corn syrup
Bring mixture to a simmer and turn off heat.  Add:
12 oz semisweet chocolate chips
Allow to stand for a few minutes and then [...]

Sloppy Joes

I know sloppy joes remind people of middle school lunches, but I think they deserve a revised second look.  This sloppy joe recipe is amazing and full of different vegetables and rich flavors, so kids and adults will enjoy it alike.  I like to serve the sloppy joes on broiled or grilled thickly sliced sourdough, [...]

Chocolate Cupcakes

My kids love these chocolate cupcakes.  We’ve gone through our fair share of cupcake recipes and I think we have narrowed down this as our favorite chocolate cupcake recipe.  A great thing about these chocolate cupcakes is the fact that you can make the unfrosted cupcakes ahead of time and freeze them for a month [...]