No-fuss recipes for the everyday home cook
Hello everyone! Today I am posting a tutorial sans recipe. This tutorial is meant for my fellow home chefs who love the look and taste of a layer cake but do not want to spend money on special pans, knives, or spatulas. The only thing you really need is a 12×17 (or similar) sheet pan. If you do not have a sheet pan that size, GO GET ONE NOW! Preferably from a commercial restaurant store. Links for the recipes I used and articles that inspired me can be found at the bottom.
These muffins are tender, full of warm spices, and topped with even more sugary spices and walnuts for some crunch. Even if you’ve never had the original muffins from Mimi’s Cafe you will still totally enjoy these buttermilk spice muffins!
This is the recipe that will help you use up that straggler box of cake mix in your pantry! You’ll get 12 large, chewy, flavorful, and cake-y cookies. Cinnamon, rum, and raisin make this cake mix cookie taste way more complex and involved when really, this cookie is beyond easy to make. This will soon become a family favorite!
You’re gonna wanna turn on your oven for this one folks! Brown sugar, fragrant cinnamon, and fresh peaches are swirled throughout a simple no nonsense cake batter. It’s then topped with powdered sugar to make it a lil’ festive and add some more sweetness. This cake is the perfect last dessert to ring out summer!
Mexican Yogurt con Fruta is like a parfait but better! Yogurt con Fruta isn’t limited to berries, you can use any fruit! Also the yogurt here is thinned out so that its drinkable and oh so delicious. Then it’s topped with coconut and granola! YUM!
First recipe of the new year is CAKE. Should be some kind of ridiculous “detox” salad or smoothie bowl (aka cold fruit soup). This is of course ignoring the fact that the only legitimate detox is one that occurs in a medical setting and is reserved for addicts. I digress. You will never see a supposed “detox” recipe from me because they don’t exist. Also I personally hate smoothies. Just eat the fruit people.
Back to this cake, this lovely spiced cake with a tangy crunchy lemon glaze. This cake disappeared FAST. That spice + tang combo cannot be beat. I also loved that it uses up persimmons which aren’t that common. Persimmons have a very muted flavor but they become so soft when ripe and blend up so easily and are perfect for cakes! Kind of like pumpkin but without the strong taste that pumpkin delivers. You don’t even have to peel these before blending, just lop the tops off and whir away!
Cornulețe are Traditional Romanian pastries served during Christmas and at holidays year round. These delicate sweet rolls are the meaning of Christmas to me! Filled with either the traditional plum butter or with a modern twist of strawberry walnut filling, Cornulețe are a perfect Christmas dessert! [199 Calories, 25.1 g Carbs, 10.8 g Protein, 2.7 g Protein per 2 Cornulețe]
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This lazy girl apple crisp is the perfect weeknight dessert for two! It has LESS than 10 ingredients and satisfies sweet tooth cravings without going overboard. I came up with this recipe out of pure laziness, hence the recipe name. [ 505 Calories, 71 g Carbs, 25 g Fat, 4 g Protein]
I had homemade granola on hand and was really craving a fall dessert. Apples, cinnamon, butter, and brown sugar all thrown into a pie dish create this delicious sugary, buttery sauce, then its topped with granola and ice cream (or whipped cream!). Yummy!
Double glazed pumpkin scones that are better, cheaper, and fresher than anything you’d find in a coffee shop! Perfect with coffee or tea for an easy going breakfast. These scones clock in under 350 calories and offer up so much flavor! [339 calories, 51.9g carbs, 12.8g fat, and 4.4g protein. ]
Celebrate the end of summer with this simple stone fruit & berry crisp. A slightly spiced cookie like crisp covers 3 cups of mixed plums, peaches, and berries. This recipe goes light on the crisp and heavy on the fruit because the latter is the best part of the summer. This crisp is fragrant, sweet, and bursting with juicy fruit.
