Mother's Day & DIY

What could be more lovely than Frilly Lemon Cookies at a Tea Party? I adore Lemon Meltaway Cookies and have been making them for Tea Parties for years. I usually follow the basic directions and form the cookie dough into logs, which are sliced and baked. Today, I thought I'd try rolling the dough out and using my flower shaped cookie cutters! I rolled the dough out using a light dusting of powdered sugar. No problem! After baking, a few cookies had small cracks on the surface but you…

My Mom's Best Ever Coconut Cake is a decadent poke cake topped with whipped cream and coconut. My family fights over the last slice every time I make it!

These adorable pink champagne cupcakes are light and fluffy with a rich cream cheese frosting. Perfect for any ocassion that requires touches of pink.

This pretty Kahlua Cake is infused with coffee liqueur & espresso, and adorned with soft, billowy mocha buttercream ruffles.

My mother often made this lemon pie back when we were growing up. You might say it's stood the test of time because today it's still my 75-year-old brother's favorite! The beaten egg whites give it a delicate texture and make this custard pie quite unique! It's a great way to finish off any meal. —Jeannie Fritson, Kearney, Nebraska

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If you're looking for an easy Mother's Day Cake, try this jazzed up box cake mix with fresh strawberry buttercream. Make strawberry roses to decorate the top!

This Cherry Almond Amaretto Ice Cream Cake is light, a little fruity, and full of almond and Amaretto flavor. It's the perfect summer dessert - and it's even yummier than you'd expect!

THE BEST MOTHER'S DAY DESSERTS -- Over 40 elegant Mother's Day desserts, from cupcakes to mousse to parfaits and more. You're sure to find a special treat in this collection for the special women in

This no-bake strawberry mousse cake recipe features a thick strawberry mousse filling nestled on a Golden Oreo crust. The cake is topped with fresh strawberry jam and homemade whipped cream.

Tender Orange Poppy Seed Cake layers with a delicious mascarpone frosting. The perfect combination of three unique and delicious flavours.

Christmas is not Christmas without candies, fudge and truffles. If I ever make truffles, I always do it during the holiday period. They are perfect for gifting and sharing. And the best part is that they consist f only a few ingredients and can be prepared very quickly. If you need a good gift idea, I think truffles are always a solution. I think I've mentioned before that intensely dark chocolate desserts aren't my favorite. Yup, that's why my truffles are white. I just love white…

Happy Mother's Day to some of the bravest women I know. From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...I've always viewed life as an experiment and cooking is certainly is part of it. Save for the people in my life, I am bored with theme and variation and will go out of my way to find and test something new. So, it should come as no surprise, that I decided to make a cake rather than the standard pie for Derby Day. I had a special cake in mind and decided to make it without a test run. After all…

It's almost Mother's Day Dear Reader and I've got a gorgeous cake for you! It's a light rose chiffon cake wrapped up in a layer of rose and strawberry whipped cream and a glittery layer of sprinkles. It is topped with a pink carnations. I called her Rose.