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Strawberry Cheesecake Cupcake Extravaganza

March 19, 2018March 22, 2017 by Debi Simons

Strawberry muffins on cupcake stand My dear friend Cindy took a picture of the final product under less-than-optimum circumstances in the low light of the wedding reception. Thank you, Cindy! As usual I wasn’t prepared to take pictures and had left my camera in the car.

I made these for the daughter of a dear friend, and I have to say that they were very successful. Every single one of the 96 I made disappeared, and I got lots of compliments. Can’t recommend them highly enough. They’re not very hard and can be made in advance and frozen excluding the strawberries and glaze. The actual filling is a very basic plain cheesecake mixture; the toppings make them special. You can do even more with decorating them if you want to.

A Tiny Tart Recipe and Its Variations

December 22, 2022December 16, 2014 by Debi Simons

Putting tart dough in pan stretching tart dough 3 pans of cranberry tarts - cranberries in tart shell, addding filling to cranberries, and baked tarts

Over the years I’ve developed several recipes for mini tarts that use the same easy dough for the crust. They’re kind of labor-intensive, but in the end you have adorable, single-serving treats that are prettier and more interesting than most cookies but can still be picked up and eaten without a plate or fork.

I’m starting with the recipe that began it all, with lots of commentary. You can read all my insanely finicky directions and directives and then take your choice of the cranberry version or the variations that follow. Warning: Once you make these you will be obligated to keep doing it forever.