My Dragonfly Cafe

I know you’ve heard of  Maryland crab cakes, but you are aware of that other famous Maryland cake? Maryland’s State Dessert is the 8-10 layer Smith Island Cake. This 4 Layer Smith Island Cake is legendary! Loved by her family for years, Estelle’s “Chocolate Cake”,…

Super Bowl was upon us and because of the pandemic, there was no planned get together with family or friends. Sizing down needed to happen, which included the dessert. Chocolate is always a winner, but wanted something different than brownies. With two birthdays to prepare…

These Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies have an amped up flavor with a softer texture than most chocolate chip cookies. I revised Gigi’s Awesome Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe by browning the butter first and increasing the eggs to 3 from 2 plus an egg yolk.…

I’ve moved on from the pandemic’s sourdough bread craze and onto the flip side…chocolate, of course! Brookies are evidently a thing now. So, I incorporated my deep dish brownie recipe with one of my (halved) chocolate chip cookie recipes to create Chocolate Chip Brookies !…

I just had to; don’t ask me why. These Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies are just perfect! Peanut butter is swirled into my chocolate ice cream and I add peanut butter chips to my Deep Dish Peanut Butter Brownies. I even stir peanut butter into chocolate…

Who doesn’t like Cream Puffs? I’ve been wanting to create them for a while and was a bit intimidated by the process, not so much by the pastry, but the filling! But alas, it did not defeat me! There are a lot of Pinterest recipes…

January 27th is National Chocolate Cake Day!  I’d  celebrate chocolate any day, personally!  My recipe for Picnic Crazy Cake, which is dairy and egg-free, was stowed away in one of my folders of recipe clippings from magazines and newspapers. Vintage, in its own right, this…

Who needs a go-to chocolate cake recipe that you can depend on for great results? This Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake is a legacy all to itself! To top it off, it’s dairy-free, too! I don’t know about you, but I never have enough chocolate in the…

These Deep Dish Peanut Butter Brownies are one of the best brownies from scratch recipes I’ve ever made! This Hershey adapted recipe made just the right amount to enjoy on a family night to celebrate, well, anything you want like your birthday, a success at…

Chocolate Sour Cream Frosting is impressive in its taste and creaminess! This could be eaten by the spoonful as a dessert itself! That’s probably not a great idea, but on a cake, it’s perfect! I’ll admit, this is one type of icing I had never…