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Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie by Wood and Spoon blog. This is a gooey pecan pie with a butter crisp crust, chocolate chips, and a splash of bourbon for flavor. This is the perfect alternative for traditional pecan pie. This pie is sweet and salty and a holiday dessert for bourbon lovers. Find the recipe and how to on thewoodandspoon.com .

Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie

Raspberry Lemon Thumbprint Cookies by Wood and Spoon blog. These are simple, sugar-coated thumbprint cookies flavored with lemon zest and filled with raspberry jelly. You can substitute your favorite jam into these cookies. So simple, perfect for fruit lovers, and a Christmas classic. Learn about this fun, kid-friendly Christmas cookie on thewoodandspoon.com

Raspberry Lemon Thumbprint Cookies

Maple Snickerdoodles by Wood and Spoon. These are soft and chewy sugar cookie snickerdoodles sweetened with maple syrup and flavored with cinnamon sugar. These simple fall cookies make a great dessert for christmas and thanksgiving holidays! Find the easy recipe on thewoodandspoon.com

Maple Snickerdoodles

Skillet Cookie for Two by Wood and Spoon blog. This is a chewy gooey skillet cookie baked in a small cast iron skillet. The perfect date night cookie! You can prepare this in less than 30 minutes from start to finish. Top this easy recipe with vanilla ice cream. Learn more on thewoodandspoon.com

Skillet Cookie for Two

Dessert, Anyone?

Our favorite cures for your sweet tooth

Brown Butter Bourbon Madeleines with Dark Chocolate Ganache and Pecans. These are buttery French cookies filled with booze, butter, and topped with decadent rich bourbon ganache. Each little treat is fluffy, like a cake meets cookie and it topped with yummy toppings. These make terrific fall treats for cocktail parties or gifts. These traditional bakes are sweet and elegant and a fun treat to learn how to make! Learn more on thewoodandspoon.com by Kate Wood!

Brown Butter Bourbon Madeleines with Dark Chocolate Ganache and Pecans

Blood Orange Cheesecake Recipe by The Wood and Spoon blog by Kate Wood. This recipe is for a citrus cheesecake flavored with ruby red blood oranges, The crust is a cinnamon brown sugar and graham cracker crust and the whole thing is topped with a sweet whipped cream topping. The cheesecake, made with cream cheese, is adapted from miette bakery, and has a beautiful pink orange hue due to the oranges! This recipe gives a lot of how-to's on making cheesecakes without crack, bubbles, soggy crust from leaking water bath, etc so check it out on thewoodandspoon.com

Blood Orange Cheesecake

Hummingbird Bundt Cake by Wood and Spoon blog. Learn how to make this yummy textured Southern bundt cake filled with banana, coconut, pecans, and crushed pineapple! This recipe is a Southern classic and is great for th spring and easter holidays. Learn how to make it on thewoodandspoon.com

Hummingbird Bundt Cake

Brownie Shortbread Bars by Wood and Spoon. These are two layer bars made of a buttery vanilla bean shortbread crust and a gooey crackly top brownie. The brownie is rich and fudge without being overly dark, and the crust is crisp and tender. These bars are perfect for the shortbread lovers or for brownie lovers who love a great deal of texture! Learn how simple they are to make on thewoodandspoon.com

Brownie Shortbread Bars

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Half Birthday Cake Tutorial and Recipe by Wood and Spoon blog. Learn how to transfer a simple single layer vanilla cake into a fun celebratory half birthday cake! The recipe for this simple vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream is a great way to celebrate everyday occasions like half birthdays. Find the recipe and how to on the woodandspoon.com

A Half Birthday Cake Tutorial

Doughnut Croquembouche Tutorial by Wood and Spoon Blog. Learn how to make the classic French celebration dessert for your upcoming parties and wedding! Just in time for Bastille day, this DIY will show you how to shortcut your way to a donut tower using store-bought treats, a styrofoam cone, and lots fo toothpicks. This is a fancy impressive dessert for parties, brunches, and everything in between. Find out the how-to on thewoodandspoon.com by Kate Wood

Doughnut Croquembouche

You Need to Know How to Make Ganache and Homemade Chocolate Truffles by The Wood and Spoon Blog by Kate Wood. This simple tutorial will teach you the ins and out of preparing ganache from bittersweet , milk, semisweet, dark, or white chocolate. From there, learn to make a few different types of truffles including coconut, orange, coffee, peppermint, hazelnut, Nutella, peanut butter, and sea salt. This recipe and how to will teach you how to make pourable glaze, whipped, thick and fudgy filling ganache, and more. Find the recipe and learn how to make homemade candy for Valentine's Day on thewoodandspoon.com

YOU NEED TO KNOW: How to Make Ganache (and Homemade Chocolate Truffles!)

How To Make Whipped Cream Tutorial by The Wood and Spoon Blog by Kate Wood. This is a step by step picture explanation of how to whip cream. Starting with heavy whipping cream and using a wire whisk, hand blender, or stand mixer, this tutorial will give you the recipe for soft, medium, and stiff peaks - even to the point of making your own butter! Learn how to make whipped topping on thewoodandspoon.com

YOU NEED TO KNOW: How to Make Whipped Cream

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Homemade Sprinkles by Wood and Spoon blog. Here's the how to on making sprinkles from scratch! Follow one of three ways to make hand-dyed jimmies, nonpareils, and flaked sugar confetti. Use these edible decorations to glitter cakes, cookies, cupcakes and more! Find the recipes and learn DIY from scratch here on thewoodandspoon.com

YOU NEED TO KNOW: How to Make Homemade Sprinkles

How to Stack a Layer Cake by Wood and Spoon blog. Learn the tips and how to for stacking pretty naked cakes and layer cakes from scratch homemade! Step by step tutorial with photos for learning can decorating for beginners. Learn about leveling cakes, crumb coats, filling a cake, piping borders, and more. On thewoodandspoon.com

YOU NEED TO KNOW: How to Stack a Layer Cake

How to Make Pate a Choux and Coconut Cream Pie Puffs by Wood and Spoon. This is a step by step photographic tutorial on how to prepare French puff pastry with eggs and flour to make cream puffs profiteroles eclairs etc. Coconut cream pie custard filling is stuffed in the bites and topped with white chocolate and toasted coconut. For more on how to make this bite sized delicate fancy dessert read the recipe on thewoodandspoon.com

YOU NEED TO KNOW: How to Make Pâte à Choux (And Coconut Cream Pie Puffs!)

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our favorite sweet bakes for Winter.

Classic Tiramisu by Wood and Spoon. This Italian dessert is made up of Kahlua and coffee soaked store bought lady fingers, a fluffy whipped cream and mascarpone filling, and cocoa powder. This dessert serves a crowd, is make ahead, and a romantic offering for fancy group dinners. Learn how to make i from scratch on thewoodandspoon.com

Classic Tiramisu

Chocolate Budino Recipe by The Wood and Spoon Blog by Kate Wood. This is a rich chocolate Italian pudding with three different flavor and topping variations. Chocolate crumble, hazelnut, and fresh berries! Make the creamy dessert ahead of time and store in the fridge until you're ready to top with whipped cream and nutty crumbly toppings. Find the recipe and how to for this custard based dessert on thewoodandspoon.com

Chocolate Budino// Guide to Chicago

Pink Velvet Cake by Wood and Spoon blog. This is a buttermilk flavored layer cake with a buttery frosting. This recipe is fluffy and festive with bright pink layers, perfect for holiday baking or birthday celebrations. Learn more about how to make this Valentine's Day heart cake dessert on thewoodandspoon.com by Kate Wood

Pink Velvet Cake

Raspberry Muffins by Wood and Spoon blog. These are fluffy, soft, maple syrup-sweetened muffins loaded with fresh raspberries or berries of your choice. The muffin uses butter for flavor, oil for moisture, and loads of complex and sweet syrup for sweetening. Add an extra layer of sugar for a crisp, caramelized top and enjoy these breakfast pastries all day long. Favorite morning sweets on thewoodandspoon.com

Raspberry Muffins

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Comforting desserts
perfect for fall

Brown Sugar Pumpkin Roll by Wood and Spoon blog. This is an old fashioned pumpkin roll filled with a brown sugar cream cheese buttercream. This roll makes a terrific holiday dessert and the perfect roulade for Thanksgiving as an alternative to pie. Learn all about the recipe on thewoodandspoon.com !

Brown Sugar Pumpkin Roll

Brown Butter Snickerdoodle Blondies by Wood and Spoon blog. These are chewy brown butter blondies spiced with cinnamon and sugar. These one-bowl treats come together in less than 30 minutes and stay moist for days. Learn how to prepare these cozy make ahead treats on thewoodandspoon.com .

Brown Butter Snickerdoodle Blondies

Molasses Angel Biscuits By Kate of Wood and Spoon blog. These are fluffy yeast biscuits, naturally sweetened with rich molasses. These biscuits are a cross between a Parker house roll and a biscuit. Learn how to make these delicious butter biscuits on thewoodandspoon.com!

Molasses Angel Biscuits

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