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.

Light & Flaky Strawberry Hand Pies

Sweet strawberry desserts are fun for everyone, especially when they come in a nostalgic, hand-held package, like these Light & Flaky Strawberry Hand Pies. Use your favorite pie crust recipe, and these hand-held pies will take little time and become a family favorite!…
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Seasonal Potluck: Blueberry Champagne Popsicles

Its Friday! In Seasonal Potluck land, that means HAPPY HOUR! Blueberry month, no work, booze…..it pretty much doesn’t get much better than this! Last summer I got some popsicle molds, […]…
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Seasonal Potluck: Strawberry Almond Cream Tart

This is my all time favorite strawberry dessert. Its really simple to make, looks fairly unassuming, but is hiding a delicious almond-y surprise inside! The first time I made it, […]…
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Bundt Cake Week Finale: Lemon Coconut

I saved my personal favorite for last. Everyone knows I’m a sucker for the tropical flavors of lemon and coconut. This cake became a real challenge since I planned poorly and […]…
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Bundt Cake Week: Buttermilk with Balsamic Strawberries

All this cake is making me hungry! Seriously. I’ve been trying to follow the “slow carb” diet with The Hubs this week, and have been REALLY good at not cheating. In […]…
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Bundt cake week: Key lime bundt cake

Oh yeah! Bundt cakes! Time to get my granny on! This idea spawned from the purchase of a new bundt pan combined with a bundt cake article in Southern Living […]…
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Coconut Shortbread

I’m a huge shortbread fan. Sometimes I think I’m the only person keeping the shortbread girl scout cookies in stock. Maybe its my Scottish heritage but I cannot get enough […]…
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