Six Years of Cakes and Pies
Cakes and Pies are something that I have gotten in to more recently as my confidence in the kitchen has grown.
1st year – My little sister (who’s now 18 and going off to college) was visiting one year around the 4th of July. We have had a tradition of baking together for as long as I can remember. We decided to make this Layered Cookie Cake recipe to bring to a family cookout. The original recipe was 5 layers, but I think 3 was the perfect amount.
2nd year – This Depths of Fall Pie is my all-time favorite pie recipe. I haven’t made many pies in the past 6 years, but this one gets made again and again. Hubby and I are hosting the family Thanksgiving this year and you can bet that I’ll be baking this guy up!
3rd year – Chocolate Overdose Cake is the perfect name for this cake that consists of a brownie layer, mousse layer, chocolate cake layer, all covered in ganache and topped with chocolate covered strawberries
4th year – I made this cake for a cousin’s birthday celebration. It’s got two layers of a deep dark chocolate cake (from Ina Garten) and a layer of my Oreo cupcakes baked in a cake pan. Then of course there’s Oreos in the filling and chocolate frosting all around it. No wonder this <a href="Triple Layer Oreo Cake was such a hit!
5th year – This is another pie I’m going to be making for Thanksgiving this year. The Pumpkin Cranberry Pecan Pie literally combines all of my favorite Thanksgiving flavors into one pie. It’s basically a pumpkin pie with a cranberry and pecan topping. SO good.
6th year – I made this Chocolate Goat Cheese Mousse Tart earlier this summer while Hubby’s mom was in town. Then I made it again, but with raspberries. I’m thinking it would also be great with blackberries now that they’re in season… As someone who rarely remakes recipes, the fact that I’ve made it twice this summer supports my thought that I’ll be making this for years to come.
Two Years Ago: Honey Peanut Butter Banana Cinnamon Blondies
Three Years Ago: Goat Cheese Cake with Peach and Blueberry Topping
Four Years Ago: Indian Spinach and Chickpeas
Five Years Ago: Eclairs – Daring Bakers
I am Jen the Beantown Baker. Engineer by day and baking maven by night. Hubby serves as my #1 fan and official taste tester. We got hitched back in 2006. Barefoot. In the sand. With the waves crashing behind us. It was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. 
I can’t decide which of those last 3 to try first…but I think I’m going with the Snickerdoodle Blondies. My husband and I are both nuts for snickerdoodles!
I adore anything pumpkin and the pumpkin spice brownies look wonderful!
I’ve tried the Almost Candy Bars but that’s it. I must try the others!
I have wanted to try all these! Especially the ice cream bars. Yum!
yum. yum. yum. and yum! love those ice cream bar thingys!
I am the cook in our family, my daughter the baker – I’ll have to show her this post – thanks for the recap!
I love “best of” posts. Every one of these goodies looks amazing!
oh my gosh, they all look amazing!
Ok, I’ll take one of each please! And could you please share your secret on cutting those perfect bars?! Mine always have crumbs coming off the edge, or part of it sticks to the knife and leaves a big hole in the bar!
Melissa – I always chill the brownies completely. Usually in the fridge. I find that helps. I also use a pastry cutter to cut them.
Thank you so much! I am even more impressed knowing that you can wait until these goodies are completely chilled before cutting into them. 🙂 I think that scraper needs to go on my Christmas list!