Italian Cream Bundt Cake

December 21, 2017 By palatablepastime in Cakes, Cheese, Dairy, Desserts, Eggs, Electric Mixer, Italian, Milk & Cream, Nuts, Oven Baked, Pecans, Southern, United States Tags: bundtbakers, Bundts, cakes, Christmas, coconut, Cream Cheese Frosting, dessert, gobble, holiday, Italian Cream Cake, pecans, Sweet Eats 9 Comments

This Italian Cream cake is a Southern buttermilk Bundt cake with coconut, pecans, and cream cheese frosting.

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Peppermint Confetti Cupcakes

December 15, 2017 By palatablepastime in Cakes, Desserts, Oven Baked Tags: baking, cake, Christmas, cupcakes, dessert, holiday, National Cupcake Day, peppermint, Peppermint Buttercream, Sweet Eats 2 Comments

Fun peppermint confetti cupcakes for the holiday season chock full of mint and sparkles are easily made from mix with a peppermint buttercream frosting from scratch.

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Bûche de Noël (Yule Log Cake)

December 11, 2017 By palatablepastime in Cakes, Chocolate, Desserts, Electric Mixer, Food Processor, French, Nuts, Oven Baked, Uncategorized Tags: #BakingBloggers, baking, buche de noel, buttercream, cake, cakes, chestnut filling, chestnuts, Christmas, desserts, Favorite Chocolate Recipes, filled cakes, holiday, meringues, mushrooms, roll cakes, sponge cake, Sweet Eats, yule cake, yule log 7 Comments

Holiday chocolate buche de noel (Yule Log cake) roll with chestnut buttercream filling and festive candy embellishments and Christmas decoration.

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Cranberry Date Bars

December 10, 2017 By palatablepastime in Bars, Cookies, dates, Desserts, Dried Fruits/Raisins, Fruits, Oats, Oranges, Oven Baked, United States Tags: Bar Cookies, Christmas, cookies, cranberry, dates, dessert, fruit, holiday, orange, sunday supper, Sweet Eats 8 Comments

Traditional layered date bars with a holiday twist of cranberry and orange, which brings a bright festive flavor to this bar cookie treat.

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Cranberry Christmas Balls

December 9, 2017 By palatablepastime in Cookies, Cranberries, Desserts, Drop, Eggs, French, Oven Baked Tags: #ChristmasCookies, Christmas, cookies, cranberries, cranberry, dessert, Francois Payard, fruit, holiday, Sweet Eats 1 Comment

These sugared cookie balls look like Mexican wedding cakes but have a texture similar to macarons with added festive fruit.

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Black Forest Brownies

December 8, 2017 By palatablepastime in Bars, Cherries, Chocolate, Cookies, Desserts, Fruits, German, Oven Baked, United States Tags: #ChristmasCookies, #National Brownie Day, Bar Cookies, brownies, cherries, cherry jam, chocolate, Christmas, cookies, desserts, easy, Favorite Chocolate Recipes, holiday, Sweet Eats 4 Comments

Simple fudgy Black Forest brownies with a hidden cherry surprise.

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Dutch Speculaas Cookies (Windmill Cookies)

December 4, 2017 By palatablepastime in Almonds, Cookies, Desserts, Dutch, Electric Mixer, European, Molded, Nuts, Oven Baked Tags: #ChristmasCookies, #InternationalCookies, almonds, baking, Christmas, cookies, Dutch, holiday, molded, speculaas, spice, St. Nicholas Day, Sweet Eats, windmill 14 Comments

Dutch speculaas cookies are traditional spiced windmill cookies with almonds served on St. Nicholas Day in the Netherlands and Belgium.

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Rabanada (Brazilian French Toast)

November 28, 2017 By palatablepastime in Brazilian, Bread, Buns or Rolls, Breakfast & Brunch, Dairy, Desserts, Eggs, Milk & Cream, South American, Stovetop Tags: #FrenchToastDay, Brazilian, breakfast, brunch, chocolate, Christmas, dessert, french toast, holiday, new year, Rabanada, south american, Sweet Eats 5 Comments

Brazilian style French toast with a chocolate-cinnamon sugar coating.

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Fruitcake Muffins

November 27, 2017 By palatablepastime in Alcoholic, Breads, Breakfast & Brunch, British, Cherries, Cranberries, Dried Fruits/Raisins, English, European, Fruits, Muffins, Nuts, Oranges, Oven Baked, Pecans, Pineapple, Quick Breads, rum, walnuts Tags: candied fruits, cherries, Christmas, festive, fruitcake, ginger, holiday, kopi luwak, muffinmonday, muffins, nuts, old english fruit mix, pecans, pineapple, quick breads, Sweet Eats 3 Comments

Fruitcake muffins are lightly spiced, packed full of candied fruit and nuts, perfect for an on-the-go holiday breakfast or tea-time treat.

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Christmas Party Punch

November 26, 2017 By palatablepastime in Beverages, Cocktails, Fruits, Hawaiian/Pacific Island, Juices, No Cook, Non-Alcoholic, United States Tags: celebration, cocktails, easy, fruit juice, Hawaiian Punch, holiday, party, punch, rum, Sweet Eats 5 Comments

Christmas Party Punch has a variety of fruit juices added to give it that fruit juicy red Hawaiian flavor for your holiday parties.
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