This incredible no-bake Tiramisu is my take on the iconic Italian dessert that features a silky smooth mascarpone filling layered with espresso-soaked lady fingers. This is the BEST tiramisu with a traditional taste and melt in your mouth texture! One of my favorite parts about being a blogger is getting requests from YOU! I love that you all trust me to test out different desserts, carefully tweaking the ingredients until it’s perfect, and that’s exactly what I did in this tiramisu recipe.  Tiramisu is a popular Italian dessert that has layers of coffee-soaked ladyfingers combined with ..read more

This spicy passion fruit margarita is the perfect summer cocktail! Made with some fresh jalapeño and passion fruit puree, it’s the perfect balance of spicy and sweet. A mocktail version is also included in the recipe notes! Passion Fruit Margarita Passion fruit has such a sweet and refreshing flavor that’s just begging to be in a margarita. If you’ve never tried passion fruit, it’s a good flavor cross between the sweet creaminess of mango and the citrus notes in pineapple. Its outer shell has a very deep purple color but inside is a bright yellow filled with crunchy seeds. While the seeds are ..read more

No birthday is complete without a sprinkle filled FUNFETTI CAKE! This recipe is super moist and loaded with sprinkles and real vanilla extract. The entire cake is smothered in a simple vanilla buttercream and loaded up with even more sprinkles. It’s so hard to look at this cake and not smile! What flavor is Funfetti Cake? Funfetti cake is more than your average vanilla cake! Not only is it loaded with sprinkles, but its texture is much richer than regular cake. It’s buttery, moist, and extra sweet. Funfetti cake is also typically made with whole eggs rather than egg whites to give it that den ..read more

These Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies have a rich toffee flavor and the perfect balance of dark and milk chocolate. After chilling overnight, they bake into the most delicious texture, with wrinkly, chewy edges and a melt-in-your-mouth center. Top with a pinch of flaky sea salt for a professional finish! One of my favorite desserts to experiment with has to be chocolate chip cookies. There are so many unique ways to make them, from Nutella Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies to Salted Caramel Cookies or even making a Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake or Cookie Layer Cake for a celebration. But one of ..read more

Enjoy some summer magic for dessert with this Roasted Strawberry Cheesecake! Made with the natural sweetness of REAL roasted strawberries, this cheesecake is tangy and rich and skips artificial flavors and dye. Perfect for Summer strawberry season! Out of all the desserts I make, cheesecake always comes the most requested! I love taking a classic cheesecake and changing up the flavors to make treats like Chocolate Cheesecake, Sugar Cookie Cheesecake, or even refreshing Coconut Mango Cheesecake Bars. And because fresh strawberry season is on the way, I decided to make a cheesecake recipe that ..read more

Layered with homemade chocolate pudding in a sweet Oreo crust and topped with creamy peanut butter mousse, this homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie strikes the perfect balance of rich flavors and luxurious textures. Perfect for when you need a dessert that’s indulgent but not overly sweet! It’s no secret that I love a good peanut butter dessert. From peanut butter cookies, peanut butter chocolate cake, to homemade peanut butter cups, I can’t get enough! I even sneak it into energy balls and banana muffins for breakfast.  This chocolate peanut butter pie recipe is a bit more indulgent bu ..read more

Biscoff cookie butter meets classic chocolate chip cookies in this recipe for Chocolate Chip Cookie Butter Bars! This delicious dessert layers rich, spiced cookie butter between soft chocolate chip cookie dough for the best combination of spiced flavor with a smooth and soft texture! This recipe holds a special place because it’s one of the first recipes I posted on Butternut Bakery! What better way to celebrate it than revamping the recipe to take it to the next level. After tweaking the recipe a bit, I found the best combination of ingredients that has a much better balance of sweetly spiced ..read more

This is a foolproof Homemade Salted Caramel recipe uses only 5 ingredients! It’s so easy to make but creates a rich salted caramel sauce that’s thin when warm, and thick and gooey when cooled. It’s perfect for topping off brownies, cheesecakes, and cupcakes or for baking right into the batter. Why I love this salted caramel sauce recipe Who does not love salted caramel? I promise you it is even better made from scratch! Either if you want to make it just to drizzle over ice cream or to make a Salted Caramel Cheesecake, Salted Caramel Brownies or even a batch of Caramel Apple Muffins you can’t ..read more

These Guinness chocolate cupcakes are sneaky good, like best chocolate cupcakes ever good. They’re full of that deep chocolate flavor with a hint of Guinness…which only makes the chocolate taste even better. It also makes these cupcakes incredibly moist! Topped with silky smooth salted caramel buttercream, these chocolate cupcakes need to be at the top of your “to bake” list! What makes Guinness cupcakes so good? It’s one of those things that’s hard to explain and you just know when you try it. You might not think Guinness and chocolate go together…especially in cupcakes…but trust me, it’s AH ..read more

This Italian-inspired Olive Oil Cake has a delicate flavor and moist texture with the unique addition of quality olive oil. Top with a homemade mascarpone frosting for a decadent cake that’s easy to make in just one bowl! Olive oil cake is a delicious twist on traditional desserts, where olive oil takes center stage, bringing both moisture and a delicate flavor! Its fruity notes add a slightly savory touch to the flavor while creating a tender and moist texture like in this delicious Olive Oil Chocolate Cake.  This classic olive oil cake recipe gets topped with a homemade whipped mascarp ..read more