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Eggnog Crumb Cake

This Eggnog Crumb Cake has the flavor of eggnog in the cake and the icing, and it’s spiced with nutmeg and cinnamon in the tasty crumb topping! This breakfast coffee cake is perfect for the holidays! Looking for an eggnog drink recipe? Try my super easy homemade eggnog!

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Cannoli Cheesecake

This Cannoli Cheesecake recipe is made with a mix of ricotta and mascarpone cheese for a cheesecake that tastes like the classic Italian dessert. It has a touch of cinnamon and mini chocolate chips for a truly delicious treat! If you’re in the mood for more tasty Italian desserts, try this Italian Cream Cake or […]

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Double Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

These Double Chocolate Sandwich Cookies are two soft chocolate cookies sandwiched around delicious homemade chocolate frosting! These easy chocolate cookies are a perfect dessert recipe for the holidays or special occasions! If you love chocolate sandwich cookie recipes you should also try these Strawberry Chocolate Cookie Sandwiches and these Reese’s Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookie Sandwiches.

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Gingerbread Cookies with Eggnog Icing

These gingerbread cookies with eggnog icing are a great addition to any holiday cookie jar. The cookies themselves are moist and chewy with great gingerbread flavor, and the icing is so fun and unique with the perfect hint of festive eggnog.

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Cranberry Mimosa Cupcakes

These Cranberry Mimosa Cupcakes are made with a moist cupcake filled with orange and champagne flavor, then topped with cranberry frosting that’s flavored with a bit more champagne! These cupcakes are a classic Cranberry Mimosa Cocktail in cupcake form – perfect for the holidays! This post is sponsored by Challenge Dairy, but all opinions are […]

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Peppermint Chip Layer Cake

This Peppermint Chip Layer Cake is made with a super moist and fluffy peppermint cake and peppermint chip frosting! The candy wreath decoration on top is super fun and makes it perfect for the holidays!

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Red Velvet Cheesecake Shortbread Trifle

This Red Velvet Cheesecake Shortbread Trifle recipe is no bake, super easy to make and perfect for a crowd! One of my favorite holiday trifle recipes! This post is sponsored by Walkers Shortbread, but all opinions are my own. Red Velvet Cheesecake Shortbread Trifle

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Sparkling Cranberry White Chocolate Bundt Cake

A tender sour cream bundt cake is studded with fresh cranberries, drizzled with white chocolate ganache and topped with sparkling sugar cranberries in this dreamy dessert. Any kind of special occasion could use this Cranberry White Chocolate Bundt Cake! Cranberry White Chocolate Bliss in a Bundt Cake This white chocolate cranberry bundt cake is an […]

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Butterfinger Cupcakes

These Butterfinger Cupcakes are made with peanut butter cupcakes, chocolate ganache and peanut butter frosting full of crushed Butterfingers! They are a Butterfinger lover’s dream! Butterfinger Cupcakes: A Holiday Dessert Pick Me Up! Can you guys believe tomorrow is Thanksgiving! We are officially in the BEST time of year! And even better – I don’t […]

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Salted Honey Pie

Perfectly salty and sweet, this Salted Honey Pie features a creamy custard-based filling in a classic butter pie crust. It’s full of caramel-y flavor, thanks to the honey and some melted brown sugar and is by far my favorite pie of all time! Why You’ll Love This Honey Pie Recipe I remember the time I […]

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Gingerbread House Recipe

This from-scratch Gingerbread House Recipe is decorated with a fun assortment of nuts and made with the best gingerbread cookie dough ever! Complete with a printable template to build the house, it’s a great holiday activity and makes for a beautiful centerpiece.

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Raspberry Almond Layer Cake

This Raspberry Almond Layer Cake has three layers of moist, fluffy almond cake filled with fresh raspberry frosting. It’s such a pretty cake and it tastes even better than it looks!

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Turtle Chocolate Cookie Cups

These Turtle Chocolate Cookie Cups have a moist, chewy chocolate cookie base and a caramel cheesecake filling. They’re topped off with chopped pecans and a caramel drizzle! Love chocolate and caramel together? You’ll love these Turtle Cheesecake and Turtle Poke Cake recipes! Chocolate Caramel Turtle Cookies So this past weekend we went to visit my parents. We went […]

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Pumpkin Spice Baked Alaska

This Pumpkin Spice Baked Alaska is completely no-bake and layered with no-churn pumpkin spice ice cream and buttery shortbread! It’s topped with an easy meringue frosting to finish it off! So tasty! Love pumpkin spice? This Pumpkin Spice Donut Cheesecake Trifle is decadent and delicious!

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Browned Butter Pecan Layer Cake

This Browned Butter Pecan Layer Cake has three layers of buttery vanilla cake filled with toasted pecans that are covered with a delicious browned butter frosting! It’s the perfect cake for the holidays!

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Guinness Chocolate Mousse Cake

This Guinness Chocolate Mousse Cake has a layer of chocolate cake spiked with Guinness, a Guinness chocolate ganache layer in the middle and a Guinness chocolate mousse on top! There’s Guinness in every layer and it’s pure heaven!

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Peanut Butter Banana Cupcakes

These Peanut Butter Banana Cupcakes have a moist, fluffy banana cake on the bottom and a lovely cream cheese peanut butter frosting on top. Such a perfect flavor combo!

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Simply Beautiful Homemade Cakes Cookbook!

It’s official! My cookbook, Simply Beautiful Homemade Cakes, is out and available! If you haven’t ordered it yet, now is the time! Choose your preferred retailer below: 🙂 Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Books A Million | Indie Bound