Jackson's Sweet Recipes

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The Search for a Savory Chocolate Chip Cookie

The Search for a Savory Chocolate Chip Cookie

The search for a savory chocolate chip cookie started back in the 90s. I know, I'm dating myself. When I was much younger, my friend and I accidentally learned how to make a cookie cake. She and I...

Cranberry Banana Nut Bread Recipe

Cranberry Banana Nut Bread Recipe

This is how to make Cranberry Banana Nut Bread and a little background if you are interested. If not, feel free to skip ahead to the recipe or photos. My mom comes over and asks for a recipe to make...

French Vanilla Sugar Cookies

Fabulous French Vanilla Sugar Cookies

French vanilla sugar cookies are scrumptious. And easy to make! Since I made french buttercream yesterday and had no use for it, I decided to make some cookies with it. After all, the ingredients...

Silky French Buttercream

A Beginners Guide to Silky French Buttercream

Silky French buttercream is like a Swiss meringue buttercream, except it uses egg yolks instead of the whites. Basically, you are creating Pâté à Bombe and adding butter. What could be more intense...

Swiss Meringue Buttercream

A Beginners Guide to Swiss Meringue Buttercream

Learning how to make Swiss meringue buttercream will change your life. Are you looking for a beautiful cake icing that isn't cloy like American buttercream? And isn't as bland, chemical laden and...

Angel Food Cake

Simple Angel Food Cake Recipe for Beginners

Now that you have learned the basics of meringue making, let's make what some people think is a difficult dessert: an angelic angel food cake. It really isn't difficult when you learn that most...

A Beginners Guide to Swiss Meringue

A Beginners Guide to Swiss Meringue

This post will walk you through how to make a Swiss Meringue. You may ask yourself why do I want to make Swiss version when it is more work than French meringue? There are two main reasons:...

french meringue

A Beginners Guide to French Meringue

In order to make many desserts, you'll need to learn how to whip egg whites and make french meringue. This is one instance where I highly recommend an electric beater. It doesn't have to be fancy,...

Razzmatazz Raspberry Buttercream Frosting

Razzmatazz Raspberry Buttercream Frosting

Razzmatazz raspberry buttercream frosting is a mouthful both figuratively and literally. And it is so incredibly fun to say aloud. Try it. I'll wait patiently. Didn't I tell you? It's just as...