October 28, 2009

Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread

October 28, 2009/ Lisa Carpenter

This isn't a recipe I've been making for years, but it's one I definitely plan on making for years to come. I found the recipe at My Baking Addiction (she adapted it from allrecipes.com) and immediately had to try it myself. The bread filled the house with a mouthwatering aroma as it baked and ended up tasting even better than it smelled. This recipe makes three loaves -- enough for sharing with friends, family, coworkers. I plan to bake up a few batches for the annual holiday cookie swap with my extended family!

October 17, 2009

Easy Chocolate Cake

October 17, 2009/ Lisa Carpenter

Jim loves anything with chocolate in it. And he loves this chocolate cake so much that it's the only cake he's requested — and received — as his birthday cake for the past 20+ years or so. The recipe comes from Hershey's; the topping comes from Jim's addiction to Cool Whip. (*I have to adjust for high altitude, so I've included both, just in case.)

October 02, 2009

Split Levels

October 02, 2009/ Lisa Carpenter

This is another recipe I got from a woman I worked with in the mortgage industry — and not the same woman who shared her wonderful Heath Bar Coffee Cake recipe. (Those mortgage ladies know how to bake!) I love these bars cold, straight from the fridge.

October 01, 2009

Heath Bar Coffee Cake

October 01, 2009/ Lisa Carpenter

I first made this coffee cake nearly 30 years ago, after wrangling the recipe out of one of my coworkers. It was back in the day when I worked in the mortgage industry ... before the real estate crash ... the crash of the '80s. (Now I feel old!) It's been a staple of workplace potlucks and family gatherings ever since.