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Eggnog Ice Cream
Eggnog Ice Cream

What’s better than being able to drink eggnog? Eating it in ice cream, that’s what! Creamy, rich and addicting eggnog ice cream that will satisfy any eggnog lover. Or perhaps convert someone on the fence. Enjoy a bowlful while sitting by the fire admiring the twinkling christmas lights.

So, are you an eggnog lover or hater? I am a big time eggnog lover. I don’t know how much I drank as a kid, but probably a lot more than I’d care to admit. As an adult, I have a little more restraint. Or at least I’d like to think I do. My kids have inherited my love of eggnog, much to their father’s dismay. (If you couldn’t tell, he falls into the eggnog hater category.) I always buy a few half gallons for the kids (and myself, who am I kidding?) to enjoy in the evenings during December. Growing up, it was always tradition to drink eggnog while trimming the tree Christmas eve. (Don’t ask why we waited all month…

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Christmas, Dessert, Ice Creams and Sorbets, Holiday, WinterLydiahome
Coconut Mango Layer Cake
Coconut Mango Layer Cake

Coconut and mango collaborate to form the perfect cake. Moist coconut packed cake layers are filled with fresh mango purée, coconut crumb and mango ice cream. Mango whipped cream is slathered on top for the finishing touches. The ideal flavor combination to celebrate any time of the year.

Earlier this year, I had some cake motivation, and I wrote a small list of a couple of cakes that I really wanted to make this year. Of course they were all the intense little Milkbar method cakes. My favorite, if you haven’t noticed. They allow you to pack a lot of punch into a small cake. So, I sat down and brainstormed flavors and layers. The first cake to be crossed off the list was…

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