I’ve recently gotten into a love affair with making fudge. Mainly because you don’t have to turn on the oven and it’s incredibly easy to make. I also love it because it’s so versatile; you can flavor it a thousand different ways, without any effort at all. All of these reasons makes this the best holiday treat to make and give out as gifts to all of your family and friends. Keep this in mind when you’re in need of some last minute holiday gifts. I can promise you that if you package this up and you gift it to someone, it’ll be the best gift they’ll receive. Let’s talk more about this particular fudge, yes? It’s a fun flavor that is guaranteed to remind you of your childhood. I can bake a fancy dessert all day long, but I will never stop craving funfetti cake from a box. I don’t know what it is, it’s just amazing. I crave it every year for my birthday. This Funfetti Fudge is basically that boxed cake mix in fudge form (without the boxed mix). This month for my collaboration with GO BOLD WITH BUTTER, I decided to take my love of funfetti cake and turn it into a bite-sized dessert that everyone will love. It’s a great treat to keep stocked in your fridge at all times. It might be dangerous, but it’s a good dangerous.
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I know we just got through Labor Day and that technically marks the final days of summer, but if you’re in Southern California it feels like summer is just getting started with this heatwave of never-ending proportions. Can it just cool down already, please? At the same time though, I’m already seeing Halloween decorations and pumpkin recipes everywhere I turn and I’m like, “Labor Day was literally three days ago, can we get a little breather before we start thinking spooky time?” I’m a fickle individual, what can I say? If you’re in other parts of the country and you’re experiencing the opposite effects of what I just described, and you just want to hang on to those last fleeting moments of the sunny season, then this dessert is for you. It’s like if the classic strawberry shortcake went on a much needed tropical vacation to the Bahamas and decided to get a makeover; one that Rupert Holmes himself would approve of. If you get that really bad, really cheesy reference, then we can still be friends. It’s classic piña colada cocktail meets quintessential strawberry shortcake (minus the strawberry) with pineapple and coconut and rum instead and I don’t think any of us will mind too much. Grown ups deserve to have fun with dessert as well and I think that if we can just hang on to summer a little bit longer before we dive straight into pumpkin spice mania, then we’re doing our small part for society.
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Chocolate, peanut butter and banana are a three way match made in heaven. It’s like they were destined to be together forever in perfect harmony, and it’s definitely a flavor combination I can live with forever and ever without any complaints. My question to you is simple; how do you take a classic banana cream pie — a beloved pie that will always be held with much esteem by many people — and make it even better? If your answer to my question is to reinvent said banana pie with the addition of chocolate and peanut butter, then you’re 100 percent correct. You win at this thing called life. Chocolate crust with a layer of dark chocolate ganache filled with vanilla pudding and fresh banana slices, then topped with a fluffy peanut butter whipped cream and sprinkled with chopped honey roasted peanuts and chocolate shavings…no, you’re not imagining this, it’s actually a reality. You don’t have to pinch yourself because you’re already awake. It’s a dream come true and a must on your summer to-make list. It’s rich pie that will knock you out. Make it this week and share with your family and friends. They’ll be forever in your debt and that’s an advantage you can keep up your sleeve until the most opportune moment. 
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Today is my middle sister’s birthday, and if there is one thing my sister loves (more than me obviously) it would have to be bananas. Well, fruit in general, but bananas are up there in the top two category. Second to cantaloupe, but I still haven’t figured out a cantaloupe cake and something tells me…maybe I don’t want to? So until then, banana cake it is. I don’t think anyone will complain too much about it, let’s be real. It’s all going to work out though, as one of my sister’s favorite desserts happens to be banana pudding because it has all the things she loves, bananas, whipped cream, and vanilla pudding. She could give or take the wafers, if I’m being honest, but it wouldn’t be a banana pudding without them so I’m keeping them in. Sorry, Nick. This Banana Pudding Cake is classic southern dessert meets birthday layered cake. It’s over the top, it’s completely out of this world, but it’s most definitely necessary. Don’t let anyone tell you differently. Whether it just so happens to be your birthday today as well, or you’re wanting to celebrate summer, or want to party along with us in order to celebrate my sister’s birthday, this cake needs to make an appearance in your kitchen as soon as humanly possible. Don’t let summer pass you by without having made this cake, you promise? If this doesn’t convince you, then maybe last year’s 
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As I’ve gotten older I’ve realized that making decisions can be very difficult. Like what should I make for dinner, what movie should we watch, and what to do on our day off? Trying to come up with a definitive answer takes too much time, and time isn’t always something we have enough of, am I right? So when it comes to deciding between vanilla, chocolate, or strawberry, I’m usually at a loss. How can you pick one over the other? That’s like a parent choosing their favorite child. It can’t be done (well it shouldn’t be done). This is why I’m a big fan of Neapolitan flavored anything because you can have all three flavors without sacrificing one over the other. We already make difficult decisions on a regular basis, having to choose between chocolate, vanilla, or strawberry shouldn’t be one of them. These Neapolitan Pudding Parfaits are reminiscent of that classic ice cream flavor but in pudding form. Homemade chocolate, vanilla and strawberry pudding are layered into small dishes and topped with whipped cream and finished off with chocolate shavings. It’s a dessert to end all desserts this summer, and if you’re thinking that these parfaits would be a great thing to make and eat this weekend, while you’re lounging around, then you thought right and I think it’s a wonderful idea. 
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