rainbowsandcupcakes

Sugarcrafter is a great blog that features the baking and cooking exploits of Tracy, who just happens to be an amazing cook and baker and a pretty dang good photographer and blogger.

For some reason, in the house my family and I just moved out of, at the back of the baking cupboard there was a bag of chocolate covered sunflower seeds. I have no idea who bought them or why since they seem like a pretty specific baking item and not common like chocolate chips or almonds. Then a few weeks later we’re unpacking in the new house and this old bag of chocolate sunflower seeds made the journey with us across the Maritimes. I have no idea how old they are, but at least, thanks to this recipe for honey-cookies with chocolate-covered sunflower seeds, I have an idea about what I can do with them.

This is a nutella crunch brownie, with chocolate rice cereal in the topping. These look deliciously fudgy!

These tiramisu cheesecake bars are definitely my favourite recipe on sugarcrafter. I really love tiramisu but have never gone through the trouble to make it myself, largely because it does seem like a lot of trouble, but these look so amazing that I would be able to make them, as long as this reward was in store for me at the end.

Homemade pop tarts! How have I never heard of these before. Pop tarts are great, but the processed flavour gets old fast, but these look like flaky, tasty bites of goodness.

These are chocolate chip jam bars and they look like they would be great for a potluck, especially since they look so easy to make and doesn’t require anything that you wouldn’t already have in your cupboards.

Also, if you happen to be allergic to nuts, like Tracy is, then her blog is a great resource for safe baking recipes. Even if you’re not allergic to nuts, it’s always great to know where to find some recipes if you ever find yourself with a nut-allergic guest or if you know someone with nut allergies is going to be at a potluck. This is a no-bake sunbutter cream pie.

These are caramel apple muffins and they sound perfect for the fall weather I can feel approaching all-too quickly.

These are pink lemonade bars. I also think I would be willing to try to make these to get this deliciousness at the end of my efforts. I have an unnatural love for lemonade and for as long as I can remember pink lemonade was the only thing my grandparents drank (besides tea with breakfast, and of course a tipple of brandy on Christmas eve), so it brings back all sorts of childhood memories.

These are oreo tuxedo truffles for a bachelor party and more than a good suit, I love oreo-themed desserts.

And last but not least, a pudding cake. A hot fudge pudding cake. There are no words to describe the genius.