Desserts Category

A robust selection of desserts and baked goods recipes from BetsyLife.com. Satisfy your sweet tooth with cookies, brownies, cakes and pastries that will excite and delight your family and friends. Hundreds of field tested recipes have become a staple for all gatherings.

White Russian Kahlua Cake

Epic cake alert! This White Russian kahlua Cake has arrived to make all your boozy cake dreams come true. A bundt cake comprised of a vanilla layer and a kahlua […]…
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Easy Goldfish Snack Mix

There’s just something about it getting dark early that makes me want to curl up on the couch and drown my sorrows in snack mix. Everyone tries to justify the […]…
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Peanut Brittle Cookies

These peanut brittle cookies are like the crunchy, crispy cousin of your standard soft batch peanut butter cookies. I’ve become mildly obsessed with them. So much so, in fact, that […]…
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Quinoa Breakfast Bites

Disclaimer: OXO provided me with a set of brownie tools and will donate $100 to Cookies for Kids’ Cancer for each blog post dedicated to this campaign in September. Go […]…
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Baked Raspberry Oatmeal

I had never tried baked oatmeal until I made this raspberry version. Once again, I was up to my old tricks of shopping avoidance, and trying to make something to […]…
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl Bundt Cake

Best birthday cake ever? Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl Bundt Cake, for sure! With 2 cake batters and 2 ganaches (hello, peanut butter ganache!), you’ll find yourself in sweet chocolate heaven. Pure chocolate and peanut butter indulgence!…
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Pretzel Bacon Cheddar Grilled Cheese

Pretzel bread=life changing. I’m not a big bread or sandwich eater in general but I cannot stop snacking on this to-die-for loaf of pretzel bread I made recently. The Hubs […]…
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Classic Blueberry Pie

Blueberry pie is my quintessential summer food. As a kid, I spent every summer of my life on a remote island in northern Minnesota. Blueberries grow wild there, and our […]…
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Piña Colada Cream Puffs

If you’re wondering what exactly a piña colada cream puff is, I will explain. It’s a coconut flavored pastry shell filled with light pineapple cream filling and topped with melted […]…
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Peaches and Cream Bundt Cake

My favorite Peaches and Cream recipe This peaches and cream bundt cake seemed like the perfect way to kick off my week. I’ve really been feeling the summer spirit lately […]…
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Fresh Cherry Newtons

Fig newtons, forget it! I took some fresh cherries and made them into cherry newtons. Excellent choice if I do say so myself. I adore fresh cherries but rarely cook […]…
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Creamy Lemon Curd Buttermilk Popsicles

Remember all those fresh fruit curds I made a while back? Freezing them for later use made me think of popsicles, so I decided to make these lemon curd buttermilk […]…
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Fresh Fruit Curd

Fresh fruit curd is a great option when you go a little crazy in the produce section or at the farmers market. Meyer lemon curd, pineapple curd, and fresh strawberry […]…
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Savory Sun-Dried Tomato Monkey Bread

I’m jumping on the monkey bread bandwagon a little bit late. I’ve seen the gooey, sweet deliciousness floating around pinterest for quite some time, but it never really seemed like […]…
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S’mores Bundt Cake

Marshmallows, chocolate and grahams combined into one delicious s’mores cake recipe Summer is right around the corner, which reminds me of s’mores, so I thought I’d turn everyone’s favorite summer […]…
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Pear Cake with Caramel Sauce

This moist pear is the perfect, seasonal holiday dessert. Pear cake sounds like a good thing, but when you add caramel sauce, it becomes a great thing! This pear cake […]…
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