With Valentine’s Day around the corner, this chocolate fudge cake may be the way to win over a few hearts.  This rich and delicious cake is easy to make and guaranteed to satisfies any chocolate craving!  Be sure to take the time to toast your pecans before you add them- the difference is amazing.

Find more of our valentine favorites here!

Fudge Cake

Ingredients

1 cup  butter
4 (1-oz.) squares semisweet baking chocolate, finely chopped
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
4 large eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
Dash of  salt
1 cup chopped toasted pecans*
1 teaspoon vanilla

It’s that time of year to enjoy the magic and flavors of Christmas.  I’ve always been a fan of mint brownies.  This quickie Mint Oreo Brownie recipe isn’t quite the same, but it does still combine the great flavors of chocolate and mint and is so simple to make-something we can always appreciate when we need another batch of treats to take or a fun goodie to share with friends.

All you need is two ingredients-brownie mix and these great special edition Oreos.  You can use the Peppermint (red filling) or the Mint (green filling) for these fun Christmas Brownies!

Bread Pudding has always been a favorite of mine.  This Caramel Apple Version is the best of all worlds.  Fresh sliced apples are added to the mix which creates its own hot and bubbly caramel sauce while it bakes.  I especially like being able to make it the night before and stick it in the oven first thing in the morning.

This dish is perfect for your upcoming holiday breakfast/brunch menus or serve it for dessert.  Any way you dish it, it’s a winner!

Caramel Apple Bread Pudding

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup butter
3 tablespoons light

Several years ago, Jocelyn posted this amazingly good Apple Dumpling Recipe which rapidly became a family favorite for Sunday evening dessert.  Since then I’ve seen several variations using peaches so we decided to try the update. Sure enough, the peach version is every bit as good as the apple.

These dumplings are as easy as it gets – who knew that you could get such goodness out of store-bought crescent rolls and a can of soda!  Eat them warm out of the oven with a scoop of ice cream!

Peach Dumplings

Ingredients

2 fresh peaches or 16 frozen slices
2

It’s hard to beat fresh baked brownies.  These Triple Chocolate Swirl Brownies are loaded with three kinds of chocolate to make them ridiculously good to share with friends and family, or just  to hoard for yourself if you choose!

Triple Chocolate Swirl Brownies

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
2 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons water
1 bag (11.5 ounce) milk chocolate chips
2 eggs
1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
2/3 cup flour
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 cup extra bitter chocolate chips
1 cup white chocolate

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.  Generously