This carrot cake is moist and full of flavor. The addition of Chinese Five Spice brings an earthy sweetness and aromatic quality, adding a little interest to the most delicious carrot cupcakes.
Category: Dessert
Coconut & Blood Orange Trifle
This is both comfortingly cozy and subtly tropical. In the cold months of January through March, when blood oranges are at their peak, a little bright and bloody summer sun is just what we need.
Pumpkin-Pecan Cheesecake
During the holidays we have a hard time deciding between pecan pie, pumpkin pie, and cheesecake for dessert. Well, problem solved! This super rich and luxurious pumpkin cheesecake is topped with a dark and decadent pecan pie-like topping that brings these epitomes of holiday desserts together.
No-Bake Cranberry Cheesecake
I don’t usually like no-bake cheesecakes but this works so well! The pectin in the cranberries helps to give this a wonderful texture, and they also give their sweet, sharp and crisp flavors for the ultimate holiday dessert.
Ghost Pepper Raspberry Sorbet
There is something about fresh chili peppers with berries. Fresh, ripe, red chilies are fruity and, for lack of a better word, exotic when you get beyond their heat. Depending on the variety of chili—and there are so many—you can get notes of citrus, red wine, dried fruit, smokiness, and so much more. Green ones… Continue reading Ghost Pepper Raspberry Sorbet