Tag Archives: chocolate

Chocolate Opera Cake

As you may know, I work at a chocolate factory. That means I get to taste a lot of things made of chocolate. Some things are pretty delicious other things are amazing and a couple of things are beyond words….one of those things is this chocolate cake. Not too long ago we received an email at [...]
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Mint Infused Strawberry Ice Cream

Not too long ago I confessed of my obsession with ice cream. Since that confession has brought you and I closer together, I feel comfortable telling you (and confident that you won’t judge) that I made and ate ice cream last week when it felt like our entire country had been picked up and dropped [...]
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Grasshopper Bars

Grasshoppers and Sassafras. Sounds sort of funny taken out of context. But grasshoppers, the sweet chocolate and peppermint bars, are a Christmas tradition in my family. They’ve been a favorite probably because they’re sort of like having a rich Thin Mint brownie. I even took them to a work party and one of my friends [...]
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Flourless Chocolate Walnut Cookies

Second to my love of ice cream is my love of cookies. Typically I am a chocolate chip cookie kind of girl but recently I have found a few other cookies that make my mouth water. One of them is this Flourless Chocolate Walnut Cookie. These cookies were introduced to me by Shawn Askinosie, [...]
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Salted Caramel Ice Cream

I love ice cream. It’s not the same love I have for my shoes or even the love I have for sleep. And I don’t mean the teenage infatuated kind of love. No. It’s the guilty, sort of adulterous love. The love that not only tempts, but actually convinces me to stop for a quick [...]
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Mocha Cupcakes with Whipped Espresso Buttercream

Recently, at work we threw a little wedding shower at a local coffee shop for two co-workers who just happened to be getting married on the exact same day. One of them, Stephanie, is rarely seen without a coffee cup in her hand, so I thought I’d go ahead and feed her habit. In addition, [...]
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Pecan Squares

It’s pecan season. There is something about pecans that people just love, especially my family. Pecans are around for each holiday. Even if we request a chocolate pie or a cheesecake, a pecan pie always turns up right along side the other desserts. Growing up, I didn’t care much for pecans so when my [...]
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