Chocolate

Skillet Smores

categories: Desserts, Posts, Recipes

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Yes, I’m that person that complains and complains about the weather. But rightfully so, I think, since this has been one of the most brutal, coldest winters I’ve ever experienced in the DC area.

I’m over heavy winter coats, and slushy snow. I’m over the fear of sliding on ice during my morning commute to work, before the sun rises. I’ve worn my boots, and cute winter outfits and I’m ready for some warmer weather. 50 F just doesn’t cut it. I’m so ready to fire up the outdoor grill and try out some new recipes. So despite the fact that there’s still snow out, I’ve decided to create my very own indoor BBQ, complete with my favorite summertime dessert; smores! (more…)

No Bake Cake Pops

categories: 500 Calories or Less, Desserts, Posts, Recipes

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Cake Pops have been the craze for quite a while. I love the simplicity of a bite-sized cake dipped in chocolate. What I don’t like is spending unnecessary hours in the kitchen making cake pops from scratch. Don’t get me wrong, one of my best friends, a master baker – we’ll call her Fiza – makes cake pops to die for. Fiza honestly makes the most deliciously delectable desserts. She puts her heart and soul into it and they always turn out great. She will be humble and tell you she’s not that good, but I promise you, once you taste Fiza’s baking you will never want store-bought again. (more…)

Chunky Chocolate Blueberry Pancakes

categories: 500 Calories or Less, Breakfast, Posts, Recipes

 

 

I was having a mad craving for pancakes this Saturday. Unfortunately, I didn’t realize until after I started mixing ingredients together that we were low on eggs, and our applesauce went bad because I forgot to stick it in the fridge after opening – Woooops! So what’s a girl to do? I did some quick research online and found that I could use oil and water.

Chunky Chocolate Blueberry Pancakes Recipe

Ingredients

2 cups Bisquick Mix
1 cup Milk
1/2 cup egg substitute (or 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, and water to desired consistency)
Chocolate Chips, to desired chunkiness (I used 1/4 – 1/2 cup)
Blueberries, to desired chunkiness  (I used 1/2 cup)
 

Directions

Mix dry ingredients together first, then add wet ingredients.
Add chocolate chips and blueberries.
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Cook each pancake until browned to your liking.
Serve with Maple Syrup. 
 

 

Servings: 2 Pancakes

Nutrition Information: Cals 266. Carbs 37g. Fat 12g. Sodium 440mg.

 

Chocolate Covered Candy Canes

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I love candy canes. Who doesn’t? That’s why I went ahead and bought a box of candy canes for myself. The season for candy canes is pretty much over. I think Christmas marks the end of that season. So I decided to use up the candy canes before it’s too late.

Chocolate Covered Candy Canes Recipe

 

Ingredients

1 box Candy Canes
3 Squares Baker’s Chocolate
¼ cups Chocolate Chips of your choice (Milk or dark work best)
 

Directions

Melt the chocolate in the microwave 30 seconds at a time, stirring between heatings.
Line a baking sheet with wax paper.
Dip each candy cane into the chocolate and carefully place the candy canes on the baking dish. Refrigerate for at least 1 hours until hardened. Enjoy!

Be careful unwrapping the candy canes – that’s where I broke a good number of them. They’re still delicious – just broken.

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Chocolate Bridal Shower Cake

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It must be wedding season – again – and I guess since my last rose cake experiment, I’ve been named cake baker for bridal showers/bachelorette parties. I absolutely don’t mind, in fact, I love the idea.

It took me a while to figure out what I wanted to do with this cake. The theme was a black and gold lingerie party which meant that I had to match the cake to the theme. After much research into cake decorating ideas, and some creativity on my part, I came up with the perfect idea.

Isn’t it great?! You can find anything and everything online – Google is your oyster. I decided to make a chocolate cake with dark chocolate frosting. The dark chocolate is the closest I could come to black without dealing with licorice-flavored anything. So I made a 3-4 tier chocolate cake with dark chocolate frosting filling as well as dark chocolate frosting on the outsides and a dark chocolate glaze to top it all off. It was a chocolate lover’s dream. I then got some gold-shimmer edible sprinkles. My original plan was to push the sprinkles up against the outsides of the cake. However when I decided on a glaze, that idea went out the window. I had to figure something out. I decided to just put a ton of gold sprinkles on top.

Okay it didn’t turn out exactly as I had imagined, but it was still delicious. Oh, and it was a bit lopsided from transport. I had someone drive me over so I could hold the cake and stop it from falling apart in the car – well, the photos are self-explanatory. It’s very Alice in Wonderland.

 

 

 

 

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