Category Archives: Desserts

Cheesecake with Blackberry-Rosemary-Balsamic Reduction

Posted on April 24, 2012 by P~

Today is my blogiversary as The Saucy Southerner, so what better way to celebrate than with cake? How about with Cheesecake? Topped with the most amazing blackberry, rosemary, balsamic reduction? I say, let’s all eat cake! 

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Hummingbird Cake

Posted on March 22, 2012 by P~

Hummingbird Cake, so sweet it’s said to attract the lovely little birds to feed on it. It is a Southern tradition…and really, I don’t find it horribly sweet at all.  It’s like banana bread…as cake…with pineapple and cinnamon and nutmeg. … Continue reading →

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Black and Blueberry Rosemary Pie with Sweetened Rosemary Pâte Brisée

Posted on March 19, 2012 by P~

Black and blueberry pie…with rosemary…enclosed in a sweetened rosemary pâte brisée lattice top…brushed with butter and sprinkled with sanding sugar.  Wait, what’s that I hear?  Oh, even the birds are singin’!  

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Decadent Dark Chocolate Torte (Flourless)

Posted on February 14, 2012 by P~

  Chocolate. Deep and dark…a combination of 85 and 60% cacao chocolates. Flourless. Rich. Sinful. Decadence on a plate. Topped with dark chocolate ganache.  And the pièce de résistance?  Little nuggets of dark chocolate with almond bits candies and dark … Continue reading →

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Bourbon Pecan Pie Cheesecake

Posted on November 18, 2011 by P~

I’ve been seeing so many different versions of cheesecakes for Thanksgiving, and this set me to thinkin’, “I wonder if anyone has done a pecan pie cheesecake?” I put on my tiara (yes, I’m the Google Queen) to do a … Continue reading →

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Bourbon Carrot Cake

Posted on November 6, 2011 by P~

In my mind, there is some intrinsic connection between Bourbon and Autumn and Carrot Cake. Perhaps it’s that bourbon equals football; football equals autumn and autumn equals the spiciness of carrot cake?  Add that all up and you either get … Continue reading →

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Chardonnay Orange Almond Tea Cakes – Blue Ribbon Award-Winning Recipe

Posted on October 7, 2011 by P~

This was the very biggest surprise I’ve ever gotten, all wrapped up with a Blue Ribbon and a very good lesson about not giving up.  This entry into the Blue Ribbon Country Fair, held at the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage … Continue reading →

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Apple Maple Bacon Coffee Cake – Award-Winning Recipe

Posted on September 26, 2011 by P~

Award winning?  Holy cow…I’m bustin’ buttons, y’all!  And to make that red ribbon even sweeter?  I adapted my great-great-grandmother’s coffee cake batter to use in it.  I’ve never entered a food competition before, so how in the WORLD did I … Continue reading →

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Peach Blueberry Tart

Posted on July 17, 2011 by P~

As I am writing this post, this tart is fresh out of the oven.  I’ll admit to taking some nibbles off the crust too…because it smells so darned good, it’s killin’ me. In my “Peachapalooza Day” posting of today, this … Continue reading →

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Strawberry Buttermilk Ice Cream

Posted on June 24, 2011 by P~

  I made a comment on The Saucy Southerner facebook page recently asking whether anyone was interested in ice cream.  It was prior to my post about Bourbon Cherry Ice Cream and I really wasn’t anticipating what happened next!  On … Continue reading →

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