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“I don’t think any day is worth living without thinking about what you’re going to eat next at all times.”—Nora Ephron
The late Nora Ephron was known both as a great cook, and for not eating dessert. But, later in her life, she would have lunch with friends and they, at her insistence, ordered multiple desserts, having small, reasonable bites of all of them. Isn’t that a lovely concept? Sharing…and eating!
Mmmmmm…cake! And chocolate cake at that. Isn’t it a delightful way to ring in 2019? Seriously, this is one of the best chocolate cakes I’ve eaten in a long, long time. This lovely cake was baked and decorated by a talented friend and she made it from scratch, too. Oh yes…did I mention she is “almost twelve-years-old”? Isn’t that wonderful? This young woman is a serious baker and should be an inspiration to us all. She reminds us to attempt the things we enjoy, but we perhaps find a bit daunting. To have courage to attempt those daunting things. To challenge ourselves. To look for the good in others. To find joy in simple things.
I think that’s what the New Year is all about. The potential of what may be. Or maybe, what will we make of the opportunities that come our way. And at this time of year, when many of us are thinking about diets, remember to enjoy the good things in life, too. Like cake. Happy New Year!
The Spicy Honey has an office BBQ and thought it would be a good idea for The Goddess to “whip up” dessert. He’s thoughtful that way. But, The Goddess doesn’t mind, because dessert is good, and this is particularly good. It’s rich, creamy and just delicious, so isn’t that just the perfect thing to have at a BBQ? 
I’m a chewy, fudgy brownie-type of woman. Cake brownies are well, just cake, really. Brownies should be dense and moist and rich. These brownies are all that, but they have the added bonus of coffee and bourbon. We’ll say these are “adult” brownies…I think they’re better the next day, but they’re damn fine, just out of the oven and cooled for maybe 15 minutes, too…damn fine! 
It’s stone fruit season…you know the fruits that have a single pit (seed) in the center of the fruit? All the various, and there are quite a number, of varieties of apricots, peaches, plums, and nectarines, are stone fruits. And this time of year, there’s nothing better than biting into a perfectly ripe peach or nectarine, except maybe biting into a nice piece of pie! 
It’s always good to have a nice dessert sauce in your repertoire. This is absolutely spectacular made with local berries, when they’re in season, like right now. And you must slice the berries, sprinkle them with a bit of sugar and that’s all you need. But, some years, the berries aren’t quite as sweet. 
Chocolate and cherry are a natural flavor combination. This is a lovely little recipe to have in your recipe repertoire. It goes together in a flash, it can be a loaf, a cake, bars…whatever you want and oh yes…and it’s delicious. 
This is a gluten-free cake and if I didn’t tell you that, I doubt if you would realize it. It is delicious, moist and just slightly dense, but in a good way. This is from the King Arthur Flour™ website, with just a couple of minor additions…citrus zest!!! 
Flan is one of those desserts that almost everyone loves. From a hostess’s standpoint, flan is a terrific dessert, as it really needs to be done in advance. It’s also a terrific dessert, because it’s simply delicious and deliciously simple. 
These are rich, buttery, crunchy, caramel-y and addictive. No one, and I mean no one, can eat just one of these. Bitcoin Bits are candy, but they are cookie-like, too. It doesn’t matter, because they are addictive, but in a very, very good way. 
Is there anyone who doesn’t love brownies? Really. Is there? But, now the big question…are you a fudgy-type or cake brownie-type of person? I’m afraid, I’m both. But, I definitely lean fudgy! And these are fudgy, but with a little kick of heat at the back…Nice! 