Holiday Recipes Archives - A Side of Sweet

Perfectly Moist Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

The BEST perfectly moist carrot cake recipe. It’s perfectly spiced, perfectly sweet and so delicious! So good, I made it for my wedding!

I don’t think I’ve mentioned this on the blog before, but baked my own wedding cake. Is that crazy? If it is, then I should also mention that made a full dessert table – full of my own dessert creations.

The crown jewel of the dessert table was a two-tiered wedding cake. The larger tier was this incredible carrot cake. It’s my favorite cake in the whole world – and my husband’s too!

Read on for the best carrot cake recipe decorated with beautiful candied carrot curls…

Valentine’s Candy Bark with White Chocolate

Gluten Free Vegetarian

Valentine’s Candy Bark with White Chocolate is equally festive and delicious. It’s easy to make and is a great Valentine’s party recipe.

I’ve had Valentine’s candy on the brain in a big way lately.

Picking out the perfect candy for this Valentine’s bark recipe, I felt like I was three years old again. Rows and rows of heart-shaped candy with more shades of pink than a crayon box. Heaven. It’s the most wonderful time of the year for my sweet tooth…. Read More »

Red, White, Blue Dessert for July 4th & Labor Day

America! Celebrate with this easy red, white, and blue dessert recipe – a vanilla bundt cake topped with buttercream frosting & fresh berries.

Easy 4th of July Dessert

I’m putting a patriotic twist on my favorite bundt cake recipe today by adding fresh berries! Summer means berries are in peak season, which is even more reason to put them on a cake.

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Raspberry Macarons Decorated with Edible Gold Paint

Gluten Free Vegetarian

The prettiest pink raspberry macarons with an easy raspberry buttercream filling recipe and decorated with edible gold paint to add that special touch!

These French macarons are proof that gold makes everything better, particularly edible gold paint. Ever since my first successful batch, I’ve been making macarons like crazy! These darling pale pink ones with raspberry filling were a hit at a recent Galentine’s day fête that I hosted. Adding hearts with edible gold paint only took a few extra minutes and added a really special touch.

Read on for the raspberry macaron recipe!

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Marbleized White Chocolate Covered Unicorn Oreos

Nut Free Egg Free Vegetarian

Marbleized white chocolate dipped unicorn Oreos are the perfect party favor. Includes a video tutorial on how to make chocolate covered Oreos using candy molds.

My unicorn toast got such a great response I had to give one of my favorite guilty pleasures, white chocolate-dipped Oreos, the unicorn food treatment. I didn’t think it was possible to top the unicorn toast, but I think I might have done it! In addition to dipped Oreos, I also made white chocolate covered Oreos using a chocolate mold!

Watch the video! The full recipe for chocolate covered Oreos is after the jump.

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Quick Apple Bread Recipe with Cinnamon Sugar

Dairy Free Nut Free Vegetarian

An amazing Quick Apple Bread Recipe topped with cinnamon sugar. Easy to make, sweet, delicious, and packed with real apple chunks.

This bread is so easy to make and the combination of the soft, chewy apples with a bit of crunch from the cinnamon sugar is absolutely heavenly. You’ll want to make this recipe over and over, especially when apples are in season!

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