Aug 10 2009
Easy Dessert Recipes
I get so much pleasure from whipping up easy dessert recipes. My friends call me the Dessert Sweetie! Oftentimes, I make desserts for those I love but mostly I just do it all for little ol’ me!
I want to help you be able to find pleasure in creating delicious and easy dessert recipes, too! Since the pleasure and satisfaction of creating desserts is as important as the final delicious results, I would like to share with you a few thoughts that will most certainly lead you to satisfying the Dessert Sweetie in you.
- Easy Pecan Squares
- Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Holy Cow Chocolate Cake
- Vanilla Bean Cupcakes
- Candy Bar Pie
- Mocha Layered Torte
Dessert Sweetie Tip:
I just love to set the mood in my kitchen for a cozy heart felt cooking experience. How about a little music in the background and a sweet smelling candle to warm up the atmosphere around you? I do believe the way we feel when we are cooking effects the outcome of our recipes.
Getting Organized
The first step to doing anything in an easy manner is to be organized. What could be more frustrating than needing an egg separator in the middle of a recipe and not being able to find it? Or, maybe you simply need to add the next flavored extract, only to find that you are completely out of vanilla extract. Sounds silly doesn’t it, but it won’t be very funny when it actually happens to you! It can delay or even ruin your dessert plans.
It is so easy to remedy this simply by planning ahead and having your ingredients organized where you can easy find them and within arms reach.
Two Easy Dessert Rules
Looking for easy dessert recipes doesn’t mean having to settle for ho-hum tasting desserts. Not even close! I really want you to remember my two easy dessert rules:
1. Use the ingredients I recommend or the highest quality you can find.
2. Follow my recipes to the tee.
If a delicious dessert is your goal, then use the freshest and finest ingredients. Sometimes cutting corners just doesn’t pay.
I have heard friends say, I tried your recipe and it just wasn’t the same as yours. With a little further investigation, I find out they compromised on the ingredients and sometimes changed the recipe by adding substitutes or even deleting ingredients they didn’t have on hand. Yes, substitutions are possible many times, but not a good idea when you are making a new recipe for the first time or maybe new to cooking altogether.
Or, as I would then find out, they just didn’t follow the directions in the recipe. Until you are really familiar with a recipe or are a very experienced Dessert Sweetie, I recommend following the directions in the order they are given. For example, a recipe might say:
Mix dry ingredients first and set aside. You really need to do this, because, if you don’t mix them separately, the baking powder will not get evenly mixed with the flour and salt and therefore you will not get the desired results for your efforts. This is not hard stuff! Just slow down and take one step at a time and you will be pleased when your dessert recipes turn out oh-so-good!
If you are looking for easy dessert recipes, it may be because of one of the two reasons mentioned above. In this case, it is so simple to become a Dessert Sweetie, just follow my easy dessert rules and you most certainly won’t go wrong!