Cheesecake Brownies - Recipe # 13

Another quick and easy recipe that satisfies those chocolate cravings, the kind that can make some of us delusional. You can easily whip up your own brownie recipe, or yes.... use the boxed version! The cheesecake part was so easy. Cream cheese, vanilla, sugar, egg yolk, and chocolate chips. I just dolloped the mix onto the brownies and swirled it in. These are so moist and fudgy, it's like having a chocolate party for your taste buds!

Screamin Vanilla! -Recipe # 12

These cupcakes are much like any other, it was easy to make, and I used all vanilla. I've used the vanilla wafer, and the vanilla almond bark chips to top them before. A vanilla marshmallow cream was drizzled for a slight glaze.  I think the all white makes it look deliciously elegant. On a side note, I use  muffin pans for larger cupcakes too.

Triple Tux Chocolate Cupcakes- Recipe # 11

These were very simple to assemble. You can't go wrong with boxed cake mixes, it saves much time, rather than baking from scratch. If I make a large number of these I'll use the boxed mixes, if its for my own party, I'd probably do it all from scratch. I put chocolate and vanilla icing in a pastry bag, it swirls on it own as it is squeezed onto the cake. I glazed it with a chocolate syrup, then topped it with a wafer roll. I was going to use a shaved chocolate roll.... but I improvised :).

Mascarpone Cheese & Chocolate Danishes - Recipe # 10

I found this light, elegant recipe while watching Giada De Laurentiis's cooking show.  It was one of her favorites while she was in culinary school. I would have to agree that it is super yummy. I did a quick cheat  and bought the pastry dough (her suggestion), so I didn't have to spend hours making my own. The filling was a mixture of vanilla, egg yolk, sugar, mascarpone & cream cheese, and mini chocolate chips. The pastry was light, flaky, and thinly layered. It complimented the cream cheese and chocolate inside. It was so tasty, and might I add, pretty to look at.