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    Home » Dessert Recipes » Everyday Desserts

    Desserts, Dinners, and Appetizers Created for Tablespoon dot com

    Published: Aug 6, '17 · Modified: Feb 14, '23 · By: Beth · This post may contain affiliate links.

    If you are looking for a delicious dessert, dinner, or appetizer recipe, you've come to the right place. Below, you will find pictures and links to all the yummy recipes that I created for General Mills' Tablespoon dot com recipe site. Click the links to be taken to the recipe. 

    peach cobbler cake

    If you love cake and peach cobbler, you are going to go nuts over this dessert mashup. This naked Peach Cobbler Cake combines a lightly spiced cinnamon cake with layers of cream cheese fluff, caramelized peaches, and crunchy brown sugar cake crumbles.

    This cake is the ultimate summer dessert. It's loaded with peaches, has caramel dripping down the sides, doesn't require any fussy decoration (even though I love that sort of thing,) and is just amazingly good.

    This summer make some unforgettable brownie desserts. These Brownie S'mores Cheesecake and Brownie Ice Cream Pops are decadently good.

    This summer make some unforgettable brownie desserts. This amazingly decadent Brownie S'mores Cheesecake is as tasty as it looks and these Brownie Ice Cream Pops are better than anything you'll find on an ice cream truck.

    grill cupcakes

    Turn a classic American tradition into a festive dessert item! These Grill Cupcakes Topped with Pizzas, Potatoes, Corn, and More are the way to go. Serve these at your family cookout or a fun outdoor party!

    Chocolate brownie topped with light and fluffy strawberry cheesecake mousse and a refreshing strawberry gelee.

    Indulge in this decadent yet refreshing dessert that has layers of ooey gooey brownie cheesecake
    topped with a fresh strawberry gelée. Get the recipe to make this Chocolate Strawberry Mousse Cake over on the Tablespoon blog.

    This Christmas, make a BIG impression by serving these Giant Peanut Blossom Cookie Cakes and some Giant Raspberry Thumbprint Cookie Cakes. They'll make a fun addition to your cookie exchange party.

    How much fun would it be to surprise your friends at your Christmas cookie exchange by bringing along some of these giant cookie cakes to serve for dessert?

    The Giant Peanut Blossom Cookie Cakes are moist and tender and bursting with peanut butter flavor. I even included bits of fresh peanuts and a brown sugar topping to give the cakes a little crunch.

    Each cake is topped with a giant chocolate kiss that was nestled in the center of the cake while it was still warm so the chocolate melts slightly. I even made a peanut butter glaze to drizzle on top of each slice.

    The Giant Raspberry Thumbprint Cookie Cakes have hints of almond extract and are topped with raspberry jam and a sweet glaze.

    Giant Pink Donut Cakes and Giant Eclair Cakes

    You can turn your dessert into breakfast or your breakfast into dessert when you serve these Pink Donut Cake or a Chocolate Eclair Cake. These cakes are super-sized versions of smaller breakfast sweets that would be fun to serve any time of day.

    Caramel Glazed Cinnamon Apples blended with cream cheese fluff rolled up in a yellow cake and drizzle with caramel sauce.

    Caramel Glazed Cinnamon Apples gently folded into cream cheese fluff are rolled up in yellow cake and topped with caramel sauce to create this Caramel Apple Cake Roll. This festive fall dessert combines the flavors of three classic desserts into one sweet treat.

    Enjoy one of these tart and sweet desserts. Make a lemon cake roll or a batch of Triple Lemon Cookie Cups.

    Enjoy the sweetness of cheesecake mousse paired with tart fresh lemon in these two desserts. This pretty Lemon Cake Roll and these sweet little Triple Lemon Cookie Cups make perfect springtime desserts.

    Lemon Meringue Pie Cannoli

    If you love lemon and are looking for a super simple recipe to make, you've got to check out this Lemon Meringue Cannoli Recipe. Use store-bought pie crust to make the pastry tubes then fill them with a yummy 3-ingredient filling.

    Cake Ball Buckeyes

    Here’s a fun twist on a classic holiday candy. Instead of dipping peanut butter fudge in chocolate, use peanut butter cake balls instead. These Cake Ball Buckeyes will be a fun addition to any edible gift this Christmas.

    Rainbow Swirl Cheesecake Bars

    Brighten up your day by serving these Rainbow Swirl Cheesecake Bars. These blondie-style bars have colorful pink, orange, yellow, blue, green, and purple swirls underneath and over the top of a creamy cheesecake layer.

    raspberry cheesecake-stuffed brownie hearts

    Make your significant other fall in love with you all over again by making them these Raspberry Cheesecake Stuffed Brownie Hearts.  Each heart-shaped brownie has a smaller raspberry cheesecake brownie stuffed inside.

    parmesan crusted sweetheart bread

    Surprise your loved ones when they slice a piece of this Parmesan Crusted Heart Reveal Bread. This quick bread recipe is deliciously easy to make.

    Cream Horn Carrots for Easter

    A new twist on my original Crescent Roll Carrots, these Cream Horn Carrots are stuffed with a simple sweet filling and are perfect for Easter brunch or breakfast.

    Sugar Skulls

    I originally created these Day of the Dead Sugar Skulls (Dia de los Muertos Calavera de Azucar) for Tablespoon dot com, but more recently shared a recipe and video tutorial here on Hungry Happenings. You can see decorating ideas and tips and tricks on my Sugar Skull Video post.

    Stack up star-shaped cookies to create these patriotic Firecracker Cookies. Each 3D cookie stack is filled with popping candy so once you take a bite you'll feel the cookies burst inside your mouth.

    rainbow pinata cake filled with candy

    This Rainbow Piñata Cake is a beautifully colored dessert for any occasion! Make this cake for a birthday, St. Patricks Day, or just as a fun treat for a friend.

    snow globe cake with snowmen inside a glass bubble
    Valentine's Day warm fuzzy cake with candy inside
    sweetheart marshmallow meringue pie

    Valentine's Day is the perfect holiday to make sweets for your loved ones. Whether you want to really go all out and create a Warm Fuzzy Piñata Cake, or take it easy and make a Sweetheart Marshmallow Meringue Pie, your sweeties are gonna love these desserts.

    Who could resist little cookies sitting on top of your mug filled with hot chocolate or coffee? No one!! That’s why these Mini Gingerbread Cookie Houses are perfect for people of all ages.

    Christmas tree shaped cheesecakes are stuffed inside chocolate cupcakes.

    Cut into one of these festively decorated cupcakes to reveal a mini cheesecake shaped like a Christmas tree hiding inside. These Cheesecake Stuffed Christmas Tree Cupcakes will put any Scrooge into the Christmas spirit.

    Globe Cake or Earth Cake filled with candy rocks

    Celebrate Earth Day with this amazing Earth Cake filled with Candy Rocks! Not only is this 3-D globe-shaped cake impressive on the outside, but when you cut into it, there are candy rocks hiding inside. 

    Pumpkin Cake filled with candy

    This Halloween, serve your party guests a cake filled with candy. Not only is there candy coming out of the top of this Pumpkin Pail Cake but when you cut open the cake you'll find more candy hiding inside.

    Jabba The Hut Cake

    In a kitchen, far, far way, you can create this 3-D sculpted Star Wars cake. This Jabba the Hutt Cake will give you the heebie-jeebies just like Leia when she was held captive by this ugly, giant slug.

    This cake is fun to serve for a Star Wars party. It's challenging to make but it looks so impressive that your party guests will be in awe.

    Giant Fortune Cookie Cake

    If you could put your own fortune inside a Fortune Cookie Cake, what would it say? Personalize this large homemade fortune cookie with your favorite saying for a beautiful tasty treat!

    apple tree cake

    Add new dimensions to your dessert and make this Apple Tree Cake! This apple-filled pound cake comes to life with a White Chocolate Popcorn Apple Tree on top.

    Rainbow Cheesecake Easter Eggs

    Brighten up your Easter dessert table by serving these lusciously creamy Rainbow Cheesecake Easter Eggs. With every bite of these sweet treats, you'll see layers of purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, and pink.

    Chocolate marshmallow whoopie pies in mason jars.

    All the flavors you love in a chocolate whoopie pie can be served up in a cute little jar. These Mini Marshmallow Cream Cakes in Mason Jars make a wonderful dessert for any special occasion. They'd even make great bake sale items.

    Add a punch of color to your dessert table by serving a bright Pink Velvet Cake Roll or a plate full of Pink Velvet Cheesecake Bars. Both of these pink desserts will sweeten up your Valentine's Day, brighten up a baby shower, or liven up a pot luck.

    If pink is your color, you are going to fall in love with all these pink desserts including a Pink Velvet Cake Roll and Pink Velvet Cheesecake Swirl Bars. These pink desserts will sweeten up your Valentine's Day, brighten up a baby shower, or liven up a potluck.

    Not only is the pink velvet cake roll bright and colorful, but the filling is chock full of chocolate rainbow chips and the glaze is topped with pink sprinkles. The Pink Velvet Cheesecake Swirl Bars have a blondie base that is swirled with cheesecake filling. They look as sweet as they taste.

    Apple Crisp Ice Cream Pie and Pear Tart

    Enjoy two easy-to-make fall desserts loaded with your favorite fruit, Apple Crispy Ice Cream Pie with an oatmeal cookie crust topped with vanilla ice cream, caramelized apples & cookie crumbles, and a French Pear Tart on a sugar cookie crust with pastry cream and sautéed pears.

    No-bake cheesecake pie topped with caramelize apples.

    My sister called this recipe for No-Bake Apple Cheesecake Pie, Heaven on a pita chip. Its apple pie spiced no-bake cheesecake filling is truly ethereal, floating above a cinnamon pita chip crust. Fresh tart Granny Smith apples are caramelized with brown sugar and cinnamon and sprinkled on top. Heaven, indeed.

    Ice Cream Hot Dogs and Pound Cake French Fries

    Create a fun twist of an American classic by making these Chocolate Ice Cream Hot Dogs and Pound Cake Fries! This fun dessert would make a great treat for a summer picnic or a fun trick for April Fool's Day.

     

    Load up a peanut butter oatmeal cookie bar with your favorite sweet and salty treats. These Monster Cookie Bars are filled with peanuts, candies, chocolate, and more.

    If you love cookies that are loaded up with dynamic flavors these Monster Cookie Bars are for you.

    These peanut butter oatmeal cookies are packed full of chocolate and butterscotch chips, M&Ms™, Reese’s Pieces™, peanuts, and cashews, and are topped with peanut butter-chocolate ganache and even more candies and nuts.

    Monster Cookie Bars

    red, yellow, and blue polka dot birthday cake covered in fondant

    I don’t work with fondant very often, well, O.K. hardly ever. This is only the second cake I’ve ever made covered in fondant, so believe me when I tell you it’s easier than you would think.

    I do work with modeling chocolate all the time and the two are very similar. Plus, over the years I watched a lot of cake decorating competitions on Food Network and when I had to cover my first cake I viewed several videos on the subject and the cake turned out great.

    If you know a few simple techniques, covering a cake in fondant will go smoothly. I share my knowledge, tips and tricks, and the tutorial to make these fondant covered cake at Tablespoon.com. So head over and check it out.

    Rainbow Cupcakes with fondant cupcake wrappers and shamrocks on top.

    If you like decorating with fondant, why not make these cute Rainbow Fondant Cupcake Cups? They are perfect for a birthday party or a St. Patrick's Day celebration. 

     

    lemon-bundt-cake

    Bundt Cakes have been popular for decades because they are super easy to make, look really pretty, and taste great. You can create bundt cakes in dozens of different flavors including red velvet and lemon.

    The lemon bundt cake is a classic and probably the bundt cake seen at more potlucks than any other. When I was asked to create a lemon bundt cake for Tablespoon.com, I wanted to make sure it had an intense lemon flavor so I started with a lemon cake mix, added lemon juice and lemon zest.

    To really give it a boost, I even drizzled on a lemon glaze and sprinkled on more lemon zest.

    A slice of this cake won't make you pucker, but it comes close.

    Lemon bundt Cake Recipe

    Red Velvet Pound Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

    If you aren't a fan of citrus you might prefer this Red Velvet Pound Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting instead.

    I've never been a big fan of red velvet cake because most have a rather dull flavor in my opinion. The cakes I've tasted have also been rather dry. To intensify the flavor I added chocolate pudding to the recipe and to make it super moist, I included sour cream. Both additions really helped amplify this dessert to something special.

    Then I topped it off with a pretty drizzle of cream cheese frosting. It's a classic pairing because it really works.

    Red Velvet Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

     
     
    Homemade Brownie Ice Cream Sandwiches
     
    Want to make your own ice cream sandwiches? Try making these Homemade Brownie Ice Cream Sandwiches! These delicious treats are perfect for any summer occasion!

    If you sandwich some creamy vanilla ice cream between two fudgy brownies, I promise your kids will not run after the ice cream truck tonight. I had never had a brownie ice cream sandwich before making these, and believe me, once you taste one you'll never want a store-bought sandwich again.

    Homemade Brownie Ice Cream Sandwiches

     

    I enjoy creating everyday desserts just as much as I love designing cute treats especially when they taste incredibly amazing like these three sweets.

    Every month I develop new recipes that I share over at Tablespoon.com. Be sure to check them out.

    No-Bake Dulce de Leche Cheesecake with a graham cracker and Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal crust.

    Caramel is one of my absolute favorite flavors and using Dulce de Leche which is caramelized sweetened condensed milk is one of the easiest ways to get amazing caramel flavor into a dessert. You can buy cans of this amazing treat in the grocery store near the sweetened condensed milk or in the International food aisle.

    I used it to make this creamy no-bake caramel cheesecake on a Cinnamon Toast Crunch™ and graham cracker crust. This impressive-looking dessert can be put together in 20 minutes!

    See the No-Bake Dulce de Leche Cheesecake recipe, here.

    Melting Snowman Cake with candy hiding inside

    Melting Snowman Cake

     

    If you cut into this Melting Snowman Surprise Cake, you’ll find something hiding inside. Well, it’s not actual snow, but it is snowball candies, gumballs to be exact.

    Lemon Swirl Cheesecake Bars

    My husband could eat a lemon dessert every day so he loves it when I use the tart citrus fruit in a new recipe.

    He loved these Lemon Swirl Cheesecake Bars so much but he had to fight me for them being I loved them almost as much as he did.

    Find the recipe for these Lemon Swirl Cheesecake Bars, here.

    Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Wontons

    If you love eating cookie dough, you are going to flip when you taste these crispy fried wontons with gooey chocolate chip cookie dough stuffed inside.

    The exterior is crunchy like the edge of a cookie, but the filling is only par-baked so you get that sensation of eating raw cookie dough but it's warm and gooey.

    See the recipe for these Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Wontons here.

    Easy Naked Cakes - Chocolate Cake with Lavender Frosting and Pink Velvet Cake with Pink Champagne Frosting

    I love the look of this chocolate cake with lavender frosting. Not only is this cake colored lavender but it is flavored with lavender lemon simple syrup, as well.

    You can see the recipe for this Easy Naked Chocolate Cake filled with Lavender Frosting at Tablespoon.com.

    Or, take a look at the recipe to create a Pink Velvet Cake filled with Pink Champagne Buttercream.

    The bright pink cake is layered with buttercream frosting that is full of bubbly pink champagne.

    Dreidel Cookies, Corn Cob Cookies, and Christmas Light Cookies

    Christmas Light Cookies

    Dreidel Cookies Filled with Candy

    Whether you are celebrating Christmas or Hanukkah you can make and decorate fun cookies to share with family and friends.

    Colorful layers of lettuce, olives, tomatoes, peppers, beans, cheese, tortilla chips, beef and sour cream served in a trifle bowl.

    This Mexican Layer Salad with colorful layers of lettuce, olives, tomatoes, peppers, beans, cheese, tortilla chips, beef and sour cream served in a trifle bowl is easy to make and looks really festive.

    It's quick and easy to make too.

    The thing I like best about this is that there will only be one bowl to clean up after dinner. That's a big bonus when I'm hosting a family dinner.

    If you like that idea too, you can find the recipe for this Mexican Layer Salad, here.

    Crispy Churo Bowls filled with Mexican Hot Chocolate Mousse, Cheesecake Mousse, and Dulce de Leche Mousse.

    For dessert, I'll be making these crispy Churo Bowls. Each bowl is made by baking a tortilla boat which has been coated in cinnamon sugar. Each crunchy bowl can be filled with one of three fillings.

    The dulce de leche mousse is a super simple 3-ingredient treat that goes perfectly with the cinnamon sugar-coated tortilla. It's rich and creamy and has a lovely caramel flavor.

    The Mexican Hot Chocolate Mousse has a delicate chocolate flavor with a hint of cinnamon and the cheesecake mousse is silky and smooth and so easy to make.

    You can find the filling recipes and the churro bowl tutorial, here.

    gingerbread ornament cookies

    Christmas Ornament Gingerbread Cookies

    I used Betty Crocker Gingerbread Cookie Mix and their tubes of Cookie Icing to make and decorate these cookies. You’d never know they were not made from scratch.

    They have the most wonderful gingerbread flavor.

    Honey Mustard Chicken Tortellini Pasta Salad

    Honey Mustard Chicken Tortellini Pasta Salad

    This is my absolute favorite meal to serve in the spring and summer.

    The blend of cheese-filled pasta with tart Granny Smith apples, crunchy peppers, and celery, and savory grilled chicken in this Honey Mustard Tortellini Pasta Salad is so flavorful that you'll make this recipe over and over again.

    If you love the look of a gingerbread house, but don't have days to decorate, then make a Gingerbread House Cake instead. It's simple using a gingerbread house cake pan and cake mix.

    Gingerbread House Cake

    If you love the look of a gingerbread house, but don't have days to decorate, then make a Gingerbread House Cake instead. It's simple using a gingerbread house cake pan and cake mix.

    naturally-colored rainbow layer cake

    Use fruit and vegetable purees to decorate this beautiful Naturally Colored Rainbow Cake. Each colorful layer of white cake is stacked with frosting in between into a towering dessert that will really impress.

    Pink and blue cotton candy topped sugar cookies.

    Cotton Candy Cookies

    These sweet, brightly colored, pink, and blue cookies are not only flavored with cotton candy but are also topped with it too! Make Pink and Blue Cotton Candy Cookies to go perfectly with your kid's unicorn-themed party.
     
    Each sugar cookie is colored pink or blue and flavored with cotton candy oil then topped with a tuft of matching cotton candy.

    Have you ever tried your hand at making pancake art? Until recently I had not, but that all changed when I was asked to create some Pretty in Pink Pancake Art for Tablespoon.com

    Pretty in Pink Pancakes

    Have you ever tried your hand at making pancake art? Until recently I had not, but that all changed when I was asked to create some Pretty in Pink Pancake Art for Tablespoon.com

    I really had fun creating my pancake art and found it much easier than expected. That was because I did a lot of research and found several pancake artists who use what I'd call the cold method, which is piping the colored pancake batter onto a cold skillet, then heating it up to cook the pancakes.

    I figured that would be much easier than trying to draw quickly as the pancakes cooked on a hot skillet. If I made a mistake, I was able to wipe it up and start over.

    Strawberry Surprise Cake

    If you love strawberries you have to make this Strawberry Surprise Cake! This cute cake is filled with delicious flavors and has a sweet surprise on the inside that will wow everyone!

    Cake with strawberries inside

    Tablespoon asked me to create this Strawberry shaped cake filled with fresh strawberries. I love the look of the cake but there is one big issue with the strawberries inside. You need to make and decorate this cake on the day it will be served.

    I did not hull the strawberries (remove the stem and leaves) because once that happens the strawberries begin to seep juice. A pinata cake needs structure to hold up due to the fact that it is hollow. A soggy cake would not hold up well.

    The reason the chocolate-dipped strawberries are in a bowl and not in the cake is that the moisture inside the cake would make the chocolate very sticky and not as appealing. If you are going to serve this cake right after you decorate it, then, by all means, put any kind of strawberries you like, slices would even work.

     Strawberry Surprise Cake

    Banana Stuffed Brownie Cupcakes and Strawberry Rhubarb Brownie Cheesecake

    Fruit pairs so nicely with chocolate and these Banana Stuffed Brownie Cupcakes and Strawberry Rhubarb Brownie Cheesecake are fun twists on classic desserts.

    Bananas taste great dipped in chocolate, so I figured they'd be pretty tasty stuffed inside a cupcake, and I was right. These cupcakes are especially good hot out of the oven.

    The soft, warm, banana melts in your mouth as you take a bite of the gooey brownie. It adds a nice creamy texture and wonderful flavor to the intense chocolate dessert.

    Also, enjoy bits of rhubarb baked into a brownie topped with a creamy no-bake cheesecake filling and homemade strawberry rhubarb sauce.

    Magic Eight Ball Cakes

    Magic Eight Ball Cakes

    Did you ever close your eyes, shake a Magic 8 Ball, and hope for the right answer when asking life's important questions, like, "does Billy really like me" or "will I get into Mrs. Smith's homeroom?" I sure did.

    You may not be able to shake these little Eight Ball shaped-cakes but they are definitely magical.

    conversation heart cookies with notches cut out so they sit on coffee mugs

    Curling up on a cold winter day with some hot chocolate and a cute cookie hanging off the side of the mug sounds like a wonderful way to celebrate Valentine’s Day.

    Get the recipe to make these Conversation Heart Mug Hugger Cookies over at Tablespoon dot com.

    homemade marshmallow chicks for Easter

    Homemade Marshmallow Easter Chicks

    If you have never made or even tasted a homemade marshmallow, you really must. I'm a huge fan of Peeps and even enjoy eating the conical marshmallows out of a bag, but those really don't compare to a fresh batch of the billowy soft candy made in your own kitchen.

    Plus, when you make your own marshmallows you can color and flavor them as you like and even cut them into fun shapes to make cute treats like these baby chicks.

    Candy-filled football cake.

    You’ll score big if you serve this 3-D Game Day Football Cake on game day. This delicious chocolate cake is baked in a Wilton Football Cake Pan and it looks so realistic that your party guests will not believe their eyes when you cut it open to reveal candy footballs hiding inside. 

    Football Pizza - a stuffed crust pizza shaped like a football

    Use the same Wilton Football pan to make this fun Stuffed-Pizza Football for your game-day party. 

    This football-shaped pizza will be a huge hit with your Super Bowl party guests. 

    football bread bowl filled with taco dip

    Give your guests something to cheer about even if their team is losing with this Football Bread Bowl filled with Taco Dip. It's a perfect container for your dip and when it's empty, cut it up and keep on enjoying. 

    Beer Mug Cheese Stuffed Football Pretzels | HungryHappenings.com

    Can you believe the footballs sitting on the edge of these beer mugs are actually cheese-stuffed pretzels made from Pillsbury Pizza dough?

    When the folks at Tablespoon dot com asked me to create this unusual Super Bowl snack, I had my doubts that it could be done. I was shocked when I made just one pretzel, boiled it, and baked it and it looked perfect. I wish I would have had the same luck when I made an entire batch at one time. Oozing cheese filled my baking sheet and I had to go back to my kitchen for some recipe tweaks.

    I finally figured it out and was pretty excited to take these pictures. Want to know how I got the cheese stuffed inside, why they are so naturally dark brown, or how they are sitting so nicely on the beer mugs?

     Beer Mug Cheese Stuffed Football Pretzels

    These Mini Sandwich Cakes put a twist on the traditional Smörgåstårta recipe! You can personalize them with your favorite flavors whatever way you would like!

    Have you ever had a Smörgåstårta, a sandwich that is decorated to look like a cake? I hadn't until General Mills asked me to create some of them for Tablespoon.com. A quick internet search was all it took to understand just how popular these sandwich cakes are throughout the world.

    Many of the Smörgåstårta recipes call for several different complicated fillings to be layered in between bread, then each sandwich is frosted with a cream cheese mixture. I kept my little cakes simple using store-bought chicken or ham salad and Pillsbury Grands Biscuits. I then frosted them with a combination of cream cheese and sour cream then decorated them with vegetables, eggs, nuts, and herbs.

    Mini Sandwich Cakes (Smörgåstårta)

     

    Zombie Easter Bunny Cake | HungryHappenings.com

    I have to admit that when the gang at Tablespoon.com asked me to create a zombie bunny cake, I was beyond surprised. Turning a chocolate Easter bunny into a zombie had never crossed my mind, even though I'm a huge Halloween nut. I even had a house full of zombies for our party two years ago and now zombies have become even more popular than ever.

    I suppose I was the perfect person to create this cake. It was actually fun to make. It was unlike any other cake I'd ever made. I tried to be a tad gory without making it too gross.

    When the cake was shared on Tablespoon's Facebook page, I was tentative. I didn't know how people would react. Some have been offended, but more than not, people have been enthusiastic about it. They think it's cool and many plans to make it for Easter.

    Zombie Bunny Cake

    Buffalo Chicken Skillet Dip with Puffs of French Bread around the dip.

    I have to admit that buffalo chicken dip is not a beautiful-looking dish but it's such a popular appetizer to serve at parties that I tried to dress it up a bit. The puffs of bread around the outer perimeter of the dip add a nice touch aesthetically plus they add a wonderful balance of flavor to the spicy dip.

    I love that this dip is baked and served in an oven-safe skillet, so there isn't a lot of mess to clean up. That's always a good thing at the end of the night when your party guests have all gone home.

    Skillet Buffalo Chicken Dip

    Meat and potatoes crostada loaded with cheese makes a hearty party appetizer.

    If you aren't a fan of spicy food then this Meat & Potatoes Crostata may be more to your liking. It is loaded with sausage, bacon, cheese, and mashed potatoes and surrounded by a flaky pie crust.

    Making a crostata is so simple yet the rustic-looking savory tart is quite eye-appealing.

    Serve slices of this appetizer with a big dollop of sour cream and maybe even sprinkle on some diced tomatoes. This recipe is hearty enough to be served as a meal along with a side salad, is pretty enough to be served at any party, but is simple enough to make that it's a perfect snack to serve while watching the game with your friends.

    Meat & Potatoes Crostata

    Enjoy these two quick and easy Fall Pumpkin Desserts: Chocolate Pumpkin Swirl Tart and No-Bake Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes.

    The delicious dessert combines chocolate ganache with white chocolate pumpkin ganache on a crispy tart crust.

    The swirl of chocolate and pumpkin makes this dessert elegant enough to serve at a fancy dinner party but it's so easy to make that you can whip one up for a weeknight meal.

    Chocolate Pumpkin Swirl Tart

    If you want something that's not quite as fancy as the Chocolate Pumpkin Swirl Tart, try making a batch of these No-Bake Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes. They take about 20 minutes to put together then you pop them in the freezer for a while.

    You can serve them frozen or chilled. I like them either way.

    Each individually sized dessert has a lusciously creamy blend of cream cheese and pumpkin spiced with a hint of cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. They make great desserts to bring to a potluck.

    No-Bake Mini Pumpkin Cheesecakes

    Raspberry Swirl Brownies filled with fresh raspberries and tiny bits of zucchini make a great summertime snack.

    Use up some of your homegrown zucchini to make these decadent Raspberry Swirl Brownies. These treats are speckled with bits of zucchini, but no one will ever know these sweet treats have vegetables inside.

    brownies decorated to look like gold and silver records

    O.K. these vinyl records are actually brownies topped with frosting and fondant, but hey, I can officially say I made a record.

    If you’d like to make your own records, head on over to Tablespoon dot com to see the recipe and tutorial to create these Platinum and Gold Brownie Records.

    The countdown to the New Year begins at 11:59:50 p.m. on December 31st and this year you can celebrate this special occasion by cracking open some Ball Drop Piñata Cookies. 

    When I was asked to create cookies that resemble the ball in Times Square, I panicked a bit. Have you seen how intricate that ball has become over the years? Its current design is an icosahedral geodesic sphere made with over 2,000 triangle-shaped panels. It lights up and changes colors as it descends during the countdown. It's an engineering marvel.

    And, I was challenged to turn the ball into candy-filled cookies. I think they turned out pretty cool! Don't you?

    Roly Poly Santa Cake

    Add a touch of whimsy to your Christmas meal by serving a Roly Poly Santa Cake for dessert. This cute cake is perfect for any Christmas party!

    Add a cool decoration to the top of a chocolate cheesecake for Halloween. If you can draw a jack-o-lantern, you can make this Painted Pumpkin Cheesecake.

    For Halloween, why not dress up your cheesecake? Not only is this chocolate cheesecake delicious, but it looks festive too. See how to make a hand Painted Pumpkin Cheesecake using colored cheesecake batter. 

    black cat cheesecake for Halloween

    If you like pumpkin cheesecake, you are going to love this Black Cat Cheesecake that I made for Halloween.
     
    This cheesecake is so delicious on its own but when decorated using a pumpkin carving template as a guide, it looks great too. 

    Shamrock bread bowl filled with white bean chili served for St. Patrick's Day dinner.

    Create a festive meal for St. Patrick's Day by sculpting a bread bowl out of Pillsbury French Bread dough then fill it with your favorite stew or soup. My Shamrock Bread Bowl is filled with White Bean Chili and is topped with some cilantro.

    In just over an hour this shamrock-shaped bread bowl can be sculpted, baked, filled, and ready for the dinner table.

    It is really a fun meal to serve to your family on St. Patrick's Day and is quite simple to make.

    cooler cake with edible glass beer bottles

    This red Cooler Cake looks almost like the real deal! With isomalt ice cubes and shiny modeling chocolate beer bottles, this is the perfect dessert for any tailgating party.

    With its simple rectangle shape, it’s easily transportable and it’s the perfect size to feed up to 16 hungry fans.

    red solo cup cakes

    You may not be able to drink from these Red Solo Cup Cakes, but they are sure to be consumed just as quickly as any liquid inside a plastic cup at your next party.

    To create these fun party desserts, I baked chocolate cupcakes, stacked them, added chocolate ganache (which makes any cake taste heavenly,) and wrapped them in red modeling chocolate.

    Break off a piece of mozzarella cheese filled pizza crust and scoop up some cream spinach alfredo dip and enjoy bits of chicken, bacon, and sun-dried tomatoes in every bite.

    Break off a piece of mozzarella cheese-filled pizza crust and scoop up some creamy spinach Alfredo dip and enjoy bits of chicken, bacon, and sun-dried tomatoes in every bite.  This Skillet Spinach Pizza Dip looks really impressive but is really easy to make.

    Add a rainbow of colors to your Valentine's Day Desserts. These multi-colored Rainbow Cheesecake Hearts taste as great as they look.

    S'mores Cheesecake Sticks -Top a graham cracker speckled sugar cookie with marshmallow cheesecake mousse and chocolate ganache then cut them into pretty long sticks for a festive summertime treat.

    This summer take your s’mores indoors and enjoy sticks of rich and creamy marshmallow fluff cheesecake layered in between a graham cracker sugar cookie crust and chocolate ganache.

    These S’mores Cheesecake Sticks are nice enough to serve at a party but easy enough to make for an afternoon snack.

    ice cream sandwich cheeseburgers

    Turn your delicious dinner into a fun dessert with this Chilly Cheeseburger Ice Cream Sandwiches. You can make them ahead, freeze them and serve them at your Memorial Day picnic, summer pool party, or backyard bar-b-que.

    Ooey Gooey Desserts. Better Than Sex Crescent Ring and Cinnamon Roll Waffle Sandwich with Gooey Marshmallow Center

    "Ooooh," is the only way to react when you are served one of these Ooey Gooey Desserts. So, go ahead, and dig into one of these decadently delightful treats with passion and enthusiasm.

    Get the recipe to make an incredible Better Than Sex Party Dessert Ring made with Crescent roll pinwheels stuffed with peanut butter cheesecake filling, chocolate chips, peanut butter cups, toffee bits, and marshmallows and drizzled with hot fudge and caramel sauce.

    Or, go over to Tablespoon to see how to make Ooey Gooey Cinnamon Roll Waffle Sandwiches. There's even a video!

    Cherry Pie Nachos on Cinnamon Crunch Pie Crust

    Crispy wedges of cinnamon sugar-coated pie crust are topped with creamy cheesecake fluff, cherry pie filling, and bits of white chocolate.

    These Cherry Pie Nachos are easy and quick enough to make that you can serve them after a weeknight meal or bring them with you to a holiday potluck.

    These crispy wedges of cinnamon sugar sprinkled pie crust are topped with a lusciously creamy cheesecake fluff, cherry pie filling, and shredded white chocolate. You can make your own homemade cherry pie filling with the summer bounty of fresh cherries or you can simply open a can. Either way, the flavor is fresh and bright.

    Cute little Orange Creamsicle™ Candy Pops have creamy vanilla candy centers covered in an orange flavored candy coating. All the flavors you love are in a tiny treat that's perfect for summer.

    If you love the flavor of a Creamsicle™ these tiny treats are for you. These Orange Creamsicle™ Candy Pops each have a sweet vanilla candy center coated in a creamy orange-flavored shell.

    Rainbow Menorah Cookie

    Light up your Hanukkah dinner table with a rainbow menorah-topped cookie. During this Festival of Lights, break from tradition and display this Rainbow Menorah Cookie and show how colorful you are. Hanukkah is a time of celebration and needs a dessert that is equally as beautiful.

    Football Pizza Cake

    Football season has kicked off and it’s time to create some festive food to serve while you are rooting for your favorite team. Cut into this Football Pizza Cake to reveal layers of pizza crust topped with zesty sauce, gooey mozzarella cheese, and loads of pepperoni.

    Reveal your pregnancy to your loved ones by sharing a We R Prego Reveal Cake. Cut into the cake to reveal the surprise.

    If you are announcing your pregnancy to family and friends, this surprise inside We R Prego cake is a fun way to share the news with your family. Of course, you can use this fun idea to celebrate other occasions too. Just change out the letters that you stuff inside the cake. I've shared instructions for making a Raspberry Lemon “I ❤ You” Valentine’s Day Reveal Cake, “Marry Me?” Reveal Cake and an Eagle Scout cake here on Hungry Happenings.

    Rainbow Trix Cereal Bars

    Here's a bright and colorful treat that your kids will love. These Rainbow Trix Cereal Bars topped with white chocolate ganache and rainbow chips are super easy to make and will feed a crowd.

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    Candy Corn Pops with honey scented vanilla candy centers look and taste like the iconic Halloween confection.

    There is no candy more synonymous with Halloween than candy corn, so these lollipops are the perfect treat to make this Halloween season.

    When creating this confection, I wanted to make them look and taste similar to the original, so I took a cue from a bag of candy corn and added honey to the candy centers. I couldn’t stop eating it and had to make another batch so that I could make enough pops for my pictures.

    You can check out the recipe and tutorial for these Candy Corn Pops over at Tablespoon.com.

    mini watermelon and pineapple cakes with whipped cream and a raspberry

    Mini Watermelon Cakes

    If you're looking for a healthier alternative to a birthday dessert, make some of these

    Stack layers of watermelon and pineapple together with a light tropical fruit whip in between each to create festive little birthday desserts that won't ruin your diet.

    Rainbow petit fours.

    Rainbow Petit Fours

    These tiny cakes would really brighten up any table at tea time. They are colorful inside and out with a rainbow of sugary glaze running down the sides of the cakes and bright red raspberry jam and orange apricot jam in between layers of almond pound cake.

    airplane shaped sandwiches

    As a kid, I loved to play with my food. I remember cutting my lunchmeat into shapes and decorating my plate. I never thought to use a cookie-cutter back then. I’m sure I would have asked my mom to buy me more cutters if I’d discovered they could be used to make something simple like these airplane pizzas.

    Each airplane-shaped crust is topped with sauce and an airplane-shaped slice of cheese and decorated with pizza toppings. The step-by-step instructions to make these pizza airplanes are over at Tablespoon.com. 

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