Chocolate Raspberry Ganache Cake

Of all the many things I've baked and cooked, this surpasses all.  

This is THE.BEST.THING.I'VE.EVER.MADE.

I made it for my husband's birthday & he said he wants it every year for his birthday for the rest of our lives.

Not only did it taste amazing but it looked pretty good too, I think.  I almost cried at how it turned out.

I'm in love.

The brilliant person who thought this one up is my hero.  HERE is her original recipe.  I almost don't want to share it in hopes that I'm the only one who will ever make it and get credit for doing so.

Pioneer Woman's Cheesecake

I've always wanted to make a cheesecake but have never had a springform pan, which is a necessity.  My grandma gave me one & so I finally got to try it out.  I'd say it was a success!  It was super easy to make & I made a raspberry topping.  My brother said it was maybe the best cheesecake he'd ever had - yessssss!!!!!  I can't wait to try new variations of this Pioneer Woman recipe.

Try THIS ONE today!

I love making new recipes.

Blackberry & Raspberry Cobbler

My husband said this was the "best cobbler ever".  It's from the Pioneer Woman Cookbook, but she also has it on her site.  Find the very simple recipe here.

I used a cup of raspberries and a cup of blackberries to mix the flavor up a little.

I think I used too large of a baking dish.  Next time I would use something a little more deep and round so that it was more thick cobbler-ish with each bite.  

The slices that were more thick cobbler-y with a little less berries were very, very delicious.  

I am very happy with the results and will make this again soon.  The best part is you are likely to have all the ingredients for this just lying around your kitchen, except the berries.

I bought a can of Reddi-Whip to serve with it, but the bottle was broken and so we only got a few tablespoons of cream out of it.  What a tragedy.

I will definitely make this with peaches next month when we buy a bushel.  Now that is something to look forward to.

Highly recommended.