Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread

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Since it is starting to get cold (at least where I live), I wanted to make some festive desserts for Fall. I was perusing my baking books and stumbled upon a chocolate chip pumpkin bread recipe in a Sally’s Baking Addiction Book, and decided to try it out.

This pumpkin bread is SUPER moist, and the chocolate chips make it extra rich. I made this bread Gluten-Free, due to some allergies, and you would never know: the pumpkin and chocolate mask the GF flour taste. This recipe was easy and didn’t take too long – but it tasted amazing!

I also added some cinnamon cream cheese icing on top, just for fun, and I’m very glad I did! It added some extra texture. 😉 I used the Icing Recipe included with my favorite pumpkin cupcake recipe (it’s foolproof).

I am pleased to say that my dogs found the icing delicious!

 

 

Chick & Co.

Living the Sweet Life

Applesauce Rose Cake

I love the flavor and moisture applesauce brings to baked goods. When I made Applesauce Cookies, they were tasty and had a wonderfully soft texture. Inspired by this delicious snack, I made a layer cake that tastes apple-y and scrumptious with a terrific moist texture. 🙂

I recently got a rose piping tip, and wanted to try it out on my cake. I positively LOVE how the flowers turned out on my cake, and the rose tip was surprisingly easy to use! 😉 My family and I all loved This Cake Recipe – it is a new favorite! ❤ The cream cheese icing included in the cake recipe is delicious: not too sweet with a great creamy texture. I have already been asked to make it again! I had loads of fun making this cake, and look forward to making more flowery cakes in the future. 

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Chick & Co.

Living the Sweet Life

Floral Dark Chocolate Cherry Cake

Hey there! 😉

I love cake decorating, and sometimes I want to bake a simple cake so that I can spend more time on the decorating. I love this Chocolate Cake Recipe, I have used it many many times before… such as for my Chocolate Birthday Cake, Chocolate & Orange Cupcakes, and my Three-Tiered Chocolate Heart Cake. This recipe is foolproof, and super easy.

I used my favorite cream cheese icing recipe, that happens to be included with a Pumpkin Cupcake recipe that I have used several times, too. 😛 I simply omitted the cinnamon, and iced away! 😉

I used some cherry pie filling with a light syrup for some extra fruity flavor. I spread a layer of icing in the middle, a good amount of the cherries on top, then added the second tier.

I also got a turn table for cake decorating, which makes the whole process so much easier! The table came with two icing spreaders and three icing smoothers. They work wonderfully! 😀 I am very happy with how this cake turned out, and highly recommend trying the recipes above!

 

 

Chick & Co.

Living the Sweet Life

GF Brownies

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I love baking from scratch, but sometimes that’s just too much work. 😉 That’s when boxed mixes come in! I don’t make very many brownies, usually cakes. I was glancing through our box mix collection and saw a GF brownie mix that looked tasty, and decided to go for it. It was delicious! I added some white chocolate chips for some variation, and love how it added some extra flavor! 😛 I decided to ice the brownies, because I love icing! (Who doesn’t?) 😉 I found a recipe that intrigued me, and I’m so glad I tried it – it was AMAZING! The Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting had a wonderful light and fluffy texture, and the flavor was sooooo good! I highly recommend icing your brownies with this delicious frosting for some variation. ❤

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Chick & Co.

Living the Sweet Life