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Small cake recipes from scratch. These mini cakes are made in a 6 inch cake pan or sometimes an 8×8″ square pan and then stacked to make 2 layers. Small batch 6 inch cakes are perfect for celebrating date nights at home, anniversaries and even can serve as small wedding cakes!
First birthday cake for baby is actually maple syrup cupcakes. They’re naturally sweetened and the coconut whipped cream is so good! I’m re-sharing this recipe, and my sweet baby is now 2, not 1. All the tears. I said I…
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S’mores Baked Alaska minis! Hello and welcome to S’mores Week! (something I’ve been dying to say to you for a while). I somehow went ages without a s’more. Mainly because I don’t really enjoy camping. I know, I’m the worst,…
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Lemon blueberry cheesecake for two, baked in a bread loaf pan for a small serving size. Look, there’s a lot going on in this world. And I just want to talk about the berries. Mainly, the blueberries. They’re amazing this…
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Strawberry cake for two made with fresh strawberries and baked in ramekins. This post is sponsored by the National Frozen and Refrigerated Foods Association, also known as NFRA. See EasyHomeMeals.com for more recipes & tips. The most common thing you and I encounter…
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Wedding cake cupcakes for two, for your wedding anniversary! Not to be a buzzkill, but someone looked me right in the face and told me a wedding cake for two is a dumb idea. She clearly has not drank the ‘dessert for…
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Funfetti cakes from scratch, made just for two in ramekins are here! Finally! It’s like your own personal birthday cake in a cup…that you don’t have to share at all. Funfetti and I have not always gotten along, to be…
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Lemon cake for two made in ramekins. Fun fact: I only own 2 ramekins. So, while I’ve been on this self-imposed journey to miniaturize all the cakes into ramekins (see: chocolate cake for two), I’ve been washing a lot of…
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In the pursuit of cuteness, I made us a mini ombre cake. If you’re new to the word ‘ombre,’ you’ve been spared horrible hair dye jobs (lucky you!). Ombre is when a color fades from dark to light. In this…
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Brownie trifle for two with Irish Cream pudding, whipped cream and chocolate shavings. This recipe is lovingly sponsored by Kerrygold, makers of my favorite ingredients when baking! I did a thing. I made a small batch of brownies, a small pot…
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Mini cheesecakes with graham cracker crust made in a muffin pan. Small batch mini cheesecake recipe makes 4 mini cheesecake cupcakes. Before we get to the land of perfectly chocolate-glazed mini cheesecakes with heart strawberry cut-outs, we have to start…
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Mini chocolate cake for two; perfect for celebrating anniversaries, date night, or just because: chocolate. The last time I made this mini chocolate cake for two, we ate it in the car on the way to dinner. And if I…
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Chocolate tiramisu with chocolate peppermint mousse, homemade chocolate ladyfingers and peppermint bark. I wanted to call this ‘Chocolate Peppermint Tiramisu’ or ‘Peppermint Bark Tiramisu,’ but I ended up calling it ‘Christmas Tiramisu’ in my head, because a title like that…
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Easy Pumpkin cake made in ramekins for two. Two mini pumpkin cakes! Yes, with a how-to video, too! Have you seen my pumpkin ebook for 25 pumpkin recipe that aren’t pie and 1 that is? I think you would love…
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Slow cooker bread pudding made with fresh bread. Crockpot dessert recipe for the win! Bread pudding made in the crock pot. Admittedly, I don’t use my slow cooker for many things. I wish I did, though. I so desperately need…
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Gooey butter cake that tastes like a glaze donut? Yes, you heard me right. You can’t miss this recipe! Shhhhhhhhhh! Do not tell my editor I’m sharing this recipe here today, ok? Please? As you may know from my absence,…
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Cake mix waffles made with a chocolate cake mix. Just 1 1/4 cup dry chocolate cake mix makes 4 perfect chocolate waffles! Hey, it’s hot outside. Or is that just you? Don’t be silly, it’s me too. I’m hot, you’re…
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Chocolate bread pudding with caramel Rolos. The best 5-ingredient chocolate caramel bread pudding for two! We are gathered here today to talk about how it only takes 5 ingredients to have a fantastic dessert. And no one knows this better…
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Fresh peach cobbler made with fresh peaches, Southern Style! This fresh peach cobbler for two recipe is Texas-style with a thin pancake-like batter, you’ve got to try it! You’ll never go back to any other peach cobbler recipe! First, before…
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Homemade funfetti cake recipe for two. Small sprinkles cake for two. If ever there was a cake that I could eat all by myself, this is it. Homemade funfetti cake for two. I mean, sure, my chocolate fudge cake was eaten…
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Greek yogurt cheesecake for two, in mini jars! This lighter version of cheesecake is so easy to make, plus the fresh strawberry sauce sweetened with honey is scrumptious! I have to confess: when Greek yogurt first became a thing, I over-dosed…
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Small carrot cake with caramel cream cheese frosting is a one-layer cake for Spring and Easter! First things first, did you know: I have 5 different sizes of small carrot cake on this site? -this single layer carrot cake made in…
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This recipe comes to you from my second book, Comfort and Joy: Cooking for Two. While the cover features my famous (well, internet famous!) 15-minute puff pastry, it does in fact have 15 dessert for two recipes in the back….
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He cheated. She lied. It’s over. Like a knife through the heart. I’m here for you, friend. And I come bearing chocolate. Chocolate sour cream break-up cake, to be exact. This mini cake serves one newly single lady. Or, one…
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I didn’t make this cake for my Valentine. I made it for ME. I love white chocolate and rose, so I made myself a miniature cake. It’s not that my Valentine didn’t help me eat this mini cake for two…he…
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