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Mocha Frosting

May 20, 2020 by Sweet Ordeal Leave a Comment

Mocha Frosting Recipe –

Wrap your taste buds around the smooth delicious flavors of coffee and chocolate in this Mocha Frosting recipe. This twist on a classic buttercream recipe is perfect for cupcakes, cookies, cakes, or brownies. See how easy it is to make a fun dual-colored frosting using cocoa and chocolate shavings.

This light and fluffy buttercream can be made ahead of time, plus it’s great for decorating. With only one bowl and a few ingredients, you can whip up a batch in no time, and look how…

Chocolate Vanilla Cupcakes

May 18, 2020 by Sweet Ordeal 1 Comment

Chocolate Vanilla Cupcakes Recipe

Classic chocolate together with timeless vanilla in a perfect cupcake. The white cake is moist with a bottom chocolate layer infused with cocoa and mini chips. The rich decadent frosting on these cupcakes is, of course, chocolate and vanilla. Read on, though, for some other fun frosting ideas to pair with these Chocolate Vanilla Cupcakes.

When you can’t decide between chocolate or vanilla, have both. That’s what happened here; a white cake mix was split in two and the bottom half …

Chocolate Raspberry Trifle

February 16, 2020 by Sweet Ordeal Leave a Comment

Chocolate Raspberry Trifle Recipe

Imagine your taste buds experiencing the smooth creaminess of chocolate pudding, cream cheese mixed with Cool Whip, and the always tasty Oreo Cookie. Now imagine the POP of raspberry mixed in. It’s a party in your mouth with special guest Chocolate Raspberry Trifle.

This delicious Chocolate Raspberry Trifle has everything you need in a dessert. It comes in one container (called a trifle dish), the taste is amazing, and it looks even more amazing. When I serve trifles at my local rescue mission, the dinner guests don’t even …

Chocolate Lovers Banana Cake

July 17, 2019 by Sweet Ordeal 2 Comments

Chocolate Lovers Banana Cake Recipe

I love baking for my local rescue mission, and I have learned that the best way (for me, anyway) to transport a cake is if I make it in a 13 x 9 pan. So, I took a page from my Chocolate Banana Pudding Cake and revised it for my travelling pan. My Chocolate Lovers Banana Cake is similar with the chocolaty goodness of chocolate pudding and frosting complimenting the banana cake. This cake is cool, refreshing and very satisfying.

Let’s bake a cake.

This is a really nice moist cake. Start with a boxed butter recipe yellow cake mix, but we’re going to …

Salted Nut Bars

February 16, 2019 by Sweet Ordeal 2 Comments

Salted Nut Bars recipe

Get your crunch on with these Salted Nut Bars. There is a delicious cake bottom, marshmallows in the middle, and then topped with peanuts and chocolate. A little bit of everything for one great dessert.

Making Salted Nut Bars

Salted Nut Bars are a layered dessert, so let’s start from the bottom. In a 13 x 9 dish, press the cake mixture into the pan and bake for about 11 minutes. In the meantime, mix the peanuts together with the Rice Krispies and start melting the chocolate chip mixture on the stove. Take the cake out of the oven …

Chunky Peanut Butter Brownie Bars

September 12, 2018 by Sweet Ordeal Leave a Comment

Chunky Peanut Butter Brownie Bars Recipe

Now that’s a long name, Chunky Peanut Butter Brownie Bars, but there is so much flavor in these little bars that it really needs a name to do it justice. From the bottom up there is a layer of brownie, then peanut butter baking chips, then a delectable peanut butter spread that is light and fluffy. Top all that with some nuts, marshmallows, and colorful M&M pieces. It’s a party in your mouth.

Making Chunky Peanut Butter Brownie Bars

Use any flavor brownie mix that works in a 9 x 13 baking dish. Now the dish, if you’ve read my blog, you know I don’t like to do dishes. Line the dish with foil and save yourself some time cleaning. Less cleaning…

Chocolate Banana Pudding Cake

September 4, 2018 by Sweet Ordeal 4 Comments

Chocolate Banana Pudding Cake Recipe

Hello again. Here is a recipe for a moist Chocolate Banana Pudding Cake that you’re sure to enjoy. The chocolate is such a compliment to the bananas, and this pudding frosting is definitely my new favorite. One of the best things about this cake was how easy it was to put together; the cake was a mix, the chocolate frosting came in a container, and the bananas, well, they’re just cool.

I love looking into my pantry and seeing what might go good together. Today I found a few of my favorites: chocolate, bananas, pudding…and did I mention chocolate? I also had a banana cake mix, that I don’t usually have, so the idea started to form for my Chocolate Banana Pudding Cake. The cake turned…

Macaroon Brownie Topping

July 18, 2018 by Sweet Ordeal Leave a Comment

Macaroon Brownie Topping Recipe

There’s nothing like changing up your ordinary brownie recipe with a fresh new Macaroon Brownie Topping. It’s so simple to make with easy-to-find ingredients, plus it gives your brownies that WOW factor. The delicious brownie flavor is still there, but added to it is a flavorful coconut and chocolate-chip topping that also dresses it up.

The Brownie

I prefer baking from scratch when I have the time. I guess it just feels more personal to me, but for whatever reason, it makes me happy to say, “I made this for you from scratch.” If you have the time, try my Chewy Gooey Walnut Brownies with the Macaroon Brownie Topping, it’s what I used in the pictures….