The Perfect Blueberry Crumb Cake

This blueberry crumb cake is light, moist, has a hint of cinnamon throughout with a cinnamon crumb topping and a thin powdered sugar glaze. My husband, who is a blueberry fanatic, tells me it is the absolute perfect blueberry crumb cake he has ever eaten. Not only is it delicious it is also a very pretty cake.

The Ultimate Strawberry Shortcake

This shortcake recipe has been a family tradition and well worth putting it on your baking bucket list. It really is the ultimate shortcake for strawberries.

This is a dense cake which tastes wonderful combined with the fruity taste of sweetened strawberries and light whipped cream.

A perfect refreshing summer dessert.It is so quick and easy to make. Hence it's name Busy Day Cake -  a very old recipe from my 1976 Better Homes & Garden cookbook.

You cannot take "shortcuts" when it comes to strawberry shortcake! No prepackaged shortcakes found in the strawberry isle. It just isn't the same experience.

Scrumptious Peach Pie

Life doesn't get much better than eating a slice of this scrumptious peach pie packed with fresh sweet peaches and encased in a flaky pie crust sprinkled with sugar. I always look forward to peach season and buying fresh Missouri Peaches at the farmer's market. The minute I get home from the market it is pie baking time!!  One for me and one for my oldest daughter. 

Peach Pie is pretty much a tie with my favorite Blackberry Pie. If someone put both of them in front of me well I would have to eat both of them - I could never choose one over the other.

Fun Football Team Color-Themed Gourmet Brownies

I made these fun football team color-themed gourmet brownies for yesterday's Iowa's arrch rival football game -  Iowa State vs. Iowa. Everyone loves this game and Iowans are fiercely devoted to one or the other. If you are not at the game then you are no doubt at a party. My daughter hosted the party this year so my contribution were these fun color-themed brownies. They were a huge hit with everyone!

Iowa State's colors are Red & White and the Iowa Hawkeye's are Black & Gold. The brownies are topped with ganache frosting, M&M's, mini chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, sprinkles,pearl candies and topped with a drizzle of candy melts.


I make these brownies all the time for showers, birthday parties and holidays. They are really striking and so much fun to make since you can be as creative as you want.

For a peek at my Christmas gourmet brownies and the frosting and brownie recipe see my post Every Day Should Be National Brownie Day - The Very Best Brownies

Authored by +Terri Henkels


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Irresistible Blackberry Pie

Sweet blackberries encased in a flaky golden pie crust. An irresistible recipe handed down from my mother who is a phenomenal pie baker. 

Every summer I spend a whole weekend searching the farm for blackberries and gathering as many as possible to make blackberry pies throughout the year. 

Cream Filled & Glazed Fresh Strawberry Tart

May is Strawberry month which is always exciting around our house. Strawberries are one of our favorite fruits. Not only are they delicious on their own but they make lovely desserts.

You will enjoy this almond flavored pastry filled with a sweet cream cheese filling and topped with glazed strawberries.

Sweetheart Mousse Cups & The Best Love Song

Pretty Valentine candy cups filled with a light Chocolate Mouse will put a spark in your Valentine dinner or parties.

Honey & Pear Bruschetta

This honey & pear bruschetta is a wonderful quick & delicious appetizer or dessert. It is full of sweetness with a slight sharp bite of cheese & topped with salty crumbled cashews. And to bite into them you have a warm but yet cold experience.

Cognac Glazed Fig Dessert

My husband grew up in Florida, yes you can call him a Cracker, and  he always raved about his Grandmother's Fig Preserves. So we thought why not plant a fig tree. We planted the tree and it started producing right away. Now what? The only thing I know about figs is that they are in  Newtons, but my husband insist they are sweet and make great preserves. Well, I was not in the mood to make a  jam so I came up with this very yummy dessert.

The Very Best Creamy Chocolate Fudge Sauce & French Vanilla Ice Cream

Who can resist a creamy chocolate fudge sauce on homemade vanilla ice cream? In celebration of ice cream month you really must try this recipe on some homemade or store bought vanilla ice cream. It really is to die for and worth every second you spend making it!

I am not kidding when I say this is the "very best" cream chocolate fudge sauce because it really is. I love this recipe which is written on a scrap of paper and is so old the ink is fading!

Raspberry Bourbon Glazed Dessert

I have been hankering for a really good dessert, one that screams Eat Me! One that tells my eyes you just can't look away. And last but not least something fresh and easy. Now that I have shown you this delicious dessert, don't you want one too?

5 Minute Angel Food Peach Delight

Sometimes when you are in a pinch for time you just need a quick dessert and today was one of those times. I didn't have the ingredients on hand for any receipe that would be easy and good. Not to be stopped, I decided to search my cupboards and refrigerator for ideas. What I did have was a store bought angel food cake, a can of peach pie filling and whip cream.

Faux Vanilla Almond Creme Fraiche over Brownies and Strawberries

My sister made the most chewy, gooey brownies which set off my sweet tooth. This time of year its Florida’s Strawberry season and the thought of brownies and strawberries topped with some crème fraiche just made me twitch. We had the brownies and strawberries, but no ingredients to make creme fraiche. So I put together what I had  in the frig and it was delicious.

Strawberry Shortcake Fondue

Strawberry shortcake fondue is really simple and easy - fresh strawberries and cubes of angel food cake on a short skewer to dip in the chocolate fondue.