Strawberry Lemon Shortcakes on Studio 5

By Nicely | March 28, 2018 |

Question: How do you like your shortcake? A sweet biscuit or a sponge cake?   The debate is in full swing at Studio 5. I have always had it on a nice sweet biscuit. And today, I am sharing a great twist on this ever so popular sunny dessert. Lemon. Yes. Lemon makes me think…

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Valentine Chocolate Cake- from Core 7 Fueled

By Nicely | February 1, 2018 |

Boy, have I got the perfect cake for you this Valentine’s Day. It’s super rich, and has a nice texture like fudge, plus it’s flourless…. and really pretty. Top it with fresh berries or flowers and it will be the centerpiece of your dinner or celebration.   Brian and I have always had dinner at…

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Kolaches

By Nicely | January 28, 2018 |

I love it when I get assignments to make things, some that I’ve never even tasted before. This recipe was amazing to put together, and I’m so glad I got the opportunity. I was able to rely on a great recipe that was my grandmother’s and use it as a base of sorts for this…

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Coconut and Lime Tres Leche Cake

By Nicely | May 4, 2017 |

A creamy coconut cake, with a hint of lime, caps off Day 4 of our Cinco de Mayo recipe week. It’s so good…. and calorie free says my husband (ha!ha!ha!) I started with a basic white cake…. I used a cake mix, and 1 oz. coconut extract. Baked until light and fluffy, golden brown. Remove…

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Coconut Key Lime no bake cheesecakes

By Nicely | May 2, 2017 |

Day 2: Recipes for Cinco de Mayo You had me a coconut and key lime. This no bake dessert is perfect for ANYTIME. Really. These no bake cheesecakes, not too sweet, not too tart. Just perfection in a small glass. I like to use these mini trifle bowls. But any small glass or jar you…

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(NEW) Lemon Coconut Raspberry Cupcakes

By Nicely | July 1, 2016 |

I’m known to #stressbake. It’s a thing, I promise. So these beauties were born. And they were eaten almost as fast as I made them. Lemon Coconut Raspberry Cupcakes 1 box white cake mix 1 1/2 cups lite coconut milk 3 eggs 1 tbsp. coconut extract 1/2 cup butter 3 cups powdered sugar 1/3 cup…

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*NEW* Chocolate Coconut no bake pie on Studio 5

By Nicely | March 8, 2016 |

Some of my favorite things to do is create new recipes. Well shopping is a close second…. and of course spending time with my family.  This time I felt inspired with chocolate and coconut, and for the dessert to be easy. And since it’s well, almost spring around here, why not a no bake dessert!…

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Chocolate Sugar Cookies

By Nicely | February 3, 2016 |

Yes, this cookies tastes as good as it looks. It’s a copycat version tweaked from a recipe I posted on here a while ago. I only had 2 additions, cocoa and chocolate butter cream. With Valentine’s around the corner I have a feeling we’ll be making these a ton! The recipe can be found here.…

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Red Velvet Piecaken!!!!

By Nicely | December 11, 2015 |

Combining all of my favorite thing into one dessert? Yes, please! A few weeks ago I was watching Kelly & Michael- totally love them, don’t you? Anyway, Kelly was talking about the most amazing dessert concept, Piecaken. You can watch it here. And then I had a light bulb moment. “I’ve done this before….. in…

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