Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Cake

Time again for another friend's birthday. Peanut butter cake was her request. I wanted to do do something different. I searched the internet and came across this amazing looking cake. If you are interested in the recipe it can be found here:

http://savorynotebook.blogspot.com/2005/08/chocolate-peanut-butter-crunch-cake.html

It was pretty simple to make yet time consuming. The taste however was AMAZING! My friends thought it looked like a Cheesecake Factory cheesecake. I would make this again for sure.

誕生日おめでとう Megumi-san

Coming Soon

Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Cake

BBQ Baby Back Ribs

I had to share these ribs that I made the other day with everyone. My friend gave me the instructions that had been given to her by her mother-in-law. I suggest you try these out you will not be disappointed!

Baby Back Ribs - cut into fours or threes (I got mine individually cut)
Sweet Baby Rays Honey BBQ Sauce
Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil (must be the heavy kind)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
Cut a big piece of foil and smoother the ribs with barbecue sauce using a brush
Place ribs so the arch is facing down
Pull the top and bottom of the foil and fold down then fold each side to the center
Place on a lined baking sheet

Bake @ 350 degrees F for 45 minutes
then
Decrease the oven to 250 degrees F & continue to cook for another 3 hours

Enjoy!

Cheesecake Factory Cheesecake

A friend of mine celebrates her birthday in the month of December. Her birthday cake request was for a cheesecake. Instead of baking a cheesecake, I thought it would be a great idea to get a variety of different slices of Cheesecake Factory cheesecake.

Godiva Chocolate & Dulce de Leche

Tuxedo Mousse (my fav) & Tiramisu

Mika-san お誕生日おめでとう

Holiday Baskets 2009

After much debate, I finally decided what would make up my Holiday Baskets this year.

Soft Ginger Snap Cookies
Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookies
Peanut Butter Cup Cookies
Snickerdoodle Blondies

18 dozen cookies later the finished product came out wonderful! Each year I look forward to making these Holiday baskets, giving a little bit of home away from home.

May all of my blog readers have a Happy Holidays and a very prosperous New Year!

Stay tuned... Christmas Baking is coming soon!

A Wonderful Gift

How cute is this cake server? A friend of mine who lives in Tokyo got this wonderful gift for me. I think it is the cutest thing! The funny thing is I didn't have one. I am now a proud owner of a very stylish cake server.

Kyokoサン本当にありがとう