Coconut Pecan Frosting

This Coconut Pecan Frosting is such a delicious and flavorful frosting. It has a nutty taste paired with shredded coconut that is perfect for German Chocolate Cakes. It is one of my FAVORITE frosting recipes of all time!

German Chocolate Cake is my mom’s favorite type of cake. My grandma has been making that cake and using this frosting recipe for years.

This frosting will blow your mind with its rich and nutty flavor and wonderful texture! I have used this recipe for a variety of recipes on the blog, like these German Chocolate Cookies, but figured it was high time we gave this outstanding frosting its one post and let it shine in the spotlight ;)

If you have not tried this recipe yet, DEFINITELY give it a try! You will NOT regret it!




Author: Nikki
Recipe type: Dessert

Ingredients

•     1 cup evaporated milk
•     1 cup sugar
•     3 egg yolks
•     ½ cup butter
•     1⅓ cups shredded coconut
•     1 cup chopped pecans
•     1 teaspoon vanilla

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Red Velvet Oreo Truffle Brownies

These Red Velvet Oreo Truffle Brownies are fantastic! Fudgy red velvet brownies, delicious Oreo truffle and melted chocolate combine to make the three layers of this spectacular dessert. They are a hit with everyone who try them!

My original Oreo Truffle Recipe is one of my favorite recipes on the blog and one of the ones I am most proud of. They are delicious and combine EVERYTHING I love. Brownies. Oreo Truffles. And melted chocolate.

With Valentine’s around the corner I was brainstorming some festive recipes I could be doing and it dawned on me to make my favorite brownie recipe with a red-twist!


These were super fun and enjoyed by all who tried them! If you love chocolate then these are a MUST MAKE! They are seriously insane in the best way possible and will be one unforgettable treat.


These Red Velvet Oreo Truffle Brownies are fantastic! Fudgy red velvet brownies, delicious Oreo truffle and melted chocolate combine to make the three layers of this spectacular dessert. They are a hit with

Author: Nikki
Recipe type: Dessert


Ingredients

•     1 cup butter, softened
•     2 cups sugar
•     4 eggs
•     1 tsp. vanilla
•     ½ cup unsweetened cocoa
•     1⅓ cups flour
•     ½ tsp. salt
•     1 fluid ounce bottle of red food coloring

Oreo Truffle Layer

•     1 pkg. Double Stuffed Oreos
•     8 oz. cream cheese, softened

Chocolate layer

•     1½ cups milk chocolate chips
•     ½ cup semi-sweet milk chocolate chips
•     1 Tablespoon shortening

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KIT KAT Halloween Brownies

These KIT KAT Halloween Brownies are fudgy and loaded with KIT KAT Candy Bars. They are super cute and festive for the holiday and simple to make!

Today, I am teaming up with The Hershey Company to bring you these adorable Halloween-themed brownies. KIT KAT Bars are one of my favorite candies. I love how simplistic they are and yet they are completely delicious. The crisp wafer paired with the smooth and silky chocolate is a perfect combination of ingredients.



The KIT KAT Candy Bars were the perfect addition to my favorite brownie recipe that I have here on the blog. The Malted Buttercream frosting is a wonderful paring and adds a great and unique flavor to the rich brownies.




To complete the festive dessert, I topped it with additional chopped Kit Kat bar and some cute Halloween sprinkles. I used eye balls but you can use whatever kind you want.



These KIT KAT Halloween Brownies would make a phenomenal addition to your Halloween this year! These were a hit with my whole family! My kids loved how fun they looked and how even more exciting they were to eat!

These KIT KAT Halloween Brownies are fudgy and loaded with KIT KAT Candy Bars. They are super cute and festive for the holiday and simple to make!

Author: Nikki

Recipe type: Dessert

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1½ teaspoon vanilla
• ½ cup cocoa
• 1⅓ cups flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 6 regular (1.55 ounce) KIT KAT Bars, chopped

Malt Frosting

• ½ cup butter, softened
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• ¼ cup malted milk powder
• 4 Tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Orange Food Coloring

Toppings

• 2 regular (1.55 ounce) KIT KAT Bars, chopped
• Assorted Halloween sprinkles

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan and set aside.
3. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together. Add eggs and vanilla and mix until well combined. Add cocoa, flour and salt and stir until well mixed. Stir in chopped KIT KAT candy bars.
4. Pour into prepared baking pan and bake at for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
5. Let cool completely.

Once brownies are cool, make frosting:

1. In a large bowl, cream butter. Add powdered sugar, malted milk powder, milk, vanilla and orange food coloring. Beat until smooth and creamy. Add more milk or powdered sugar depending on the consistency you prefer.
2. Top with chopped KIT KAT Bars and assorted Halloween sprinkles.

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Enjoy!

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Lemon Crinkle Cookies

These Lemon Crinkle Cookies are perfect for a light, sweet and refreshing flavor. They are made from scratch and are so soft and delicious! This will become and instant new favorite!

It is officially springtime, for now anyways haha! Two weeks ago it was snowing and last week it hit in the high 70s if no the 80s. It was wonderful. School is wrapping up and summer break is right around the corner. My family is getting SO excited!

Warmer weather makes me crave lemon. To be honest, I used to hate lemon desserts. Partially because I never tried them because the chocolate ones always appealed to me more. Once I created these Best Ever Lemon Cookies and this Lemon Blueberry Pound Cake, I have been fully converted to the lemon side of desserts.

These Lemon Crinkle Cookies are spectacular! They are soft, sweet, light and refreshing all at the same time. Everyone went crazy over them! If you are looking for that perfect spring time treat…. or a treat for anytime really… give these a go! They are going to become a new favorite!

These Lemon Crinkle Cookies are perfect for a light, sweet and refreshing flavor. They are made from scratch and are so soft and delicious! This will become and instant new favorite!

Author: Nikki

Recipe type: Dessert

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
• 4 Tablespoon lemon zest
• 2¼ cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• yellow food coloring if desired
• ¾ cup powdered sugar, to roll dough in

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a large mixing bowl cream butter and sugar together.
3. Add eggs and beat until creamy.
4. Add lemon juice and lemon zest and beat again.
5. Add yellow food coloring if desired and mix in.
6. Add flour, baking powder, and salt and mix until blended. (Do not over mix.)
7. Refrigerate for ½ an hour.
8. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and then roll into powdered sugar.
9. Place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and bake at 350 degrees F for 8 to 10 minutes.

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Peanut Butter Fudge

This Peanut Butter Fudge is creamy and absolutely divine! It is topped with crunchy peanuts and is the perfect treat!
 

Life is absolutely crazy right now, in the best way! I love the holidays and the feelings and food that come with it. Neighborhood gifts are starting to make their way around here and I have been trying to narrow down what I am going to make for my sweet friends and neighbors.

Fudge is a MUST HAVE at my house around the holidays. It is probably one of my favorite types of treats this time of year and makes an excellent gift. I love the creaminess and all the many varieties.

My husband is a huge peanut butter fan so I thought it was high time I made my favorite fudge recipe into a peanut butter version.

This Peanut Butter Fudge was a HUGE hit!!! It has such a rich and creamy base and it topped with crunchy peanuts making the perfect bite-sized dessert. If you love peanut butter, then this fudge is a must try!

This Peanut Butter Fudge is creamy and absolutely divine! It is topped with crunchy peanuts and is the perfect treat!

Author: Nikki

Recipe type: Dessert

Ingredients

• ¾ cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• ⅔ cup evaporated milk
• 2 cups peanut butter chips
• 7 ounces marshmallow cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ½ cup peanuts

Instructions

1. Line a 9x13 pan with foil. Make sure to leave over-hanging edges with foil. Set aside.
2. In a large sauce pan, over medium heat, melt butter, sugar, brown sugar and evaporated milk together, stirring constantly and bringing it to a full rolling boil. Reduce heat to low and continue to boil and stir constantly for 2 minutes.
3. Remove sauce pan from heat and stir in peanut butter chips, marshmallow cream and vanilla until smooth.
4. Pour in the lined pan.
5. Sprinkle with peanuts.
6. Refridgerate for 1 hour.
7. Lift the edges of the foil to remove fudge from pan. Remove foil and cut into 1 inch squares.

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 Enjoy!

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