Daily Indulgence: April 2011 Recipe Calendar

Photo: Peden & Munk; Styling: Amy Wilson

Satisfy your cravings with decadent recipes including chocolate desserts, impressive cakes and pies, and rich main dishes.

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Beeramisu

Photo: Aya Brackett; Styling: Robyn Valarik

It may be April Fools' Day, but this dessert is no joke! After all, it's hard to beat a treat that boasts Kahlua, cake, and a brewsky.

Beeramisu Recipe

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Buffalo Chicken Twice-Baked Potatoes

Greetings! You’re cordially invited to twice-baked potato's spring party. We heard Buffalo chicken will also be attending. (No complaints here.)

Buffalo Chicken Twice-Baked Potatoes Recipe

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Breakfast Coffee Cake

Randy Mayor

Coffee cake has been charged with serial snacking. Evidence shows it's yummy for breakfast, not off-limits for the midday munchies, and satisfies your evening sweet tooth. It's plea? Guilty!

Breakfast Coffee Cake Recipe

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Cappuccino-Walnut Toffee

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas; Styling: Buffy Hargett

Coming down the stretch are walnuts, followed by espresso, and chocolate isn't far behind. We bet you'll race to try this tasty toffee.

Cappuccino-Walnut Toffee Recipe

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Peanut Butter-Chocolate-Oatmeal Cereal Bars

Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Lydia DeGaris Pursell

Rarely are we left speechless when discussing food. But this time, it's best we save our breath so you can get to making the incredible bars ASAP.

Peanut Butter-Chocolate-Oatmeal Cereal Bars Recipe

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Yellow Sheet Cake with Chocolate Frosting

Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner

Sure, help yourself to a slice of cake. Ohh, look at that, you already went for it. That’s ok, there's plenty to go around. (You ate a flower, too, didn't you?)

Yellow Sheet Cake with Chocolate Frosting Recipe

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Caramel Popcorn

Photo: Karry Hosford

It's Caramel Popcorn Day! A day like this only comes but once a year, so be sure to take advantage and make mounds of candy-coated sweetness before it's too late.

Caramel Popcorn Recipe

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French Toast Soufflé

Becky Luigart-Stayner

Dress up your basic white bread for a full weekend of breakfast bliss. That is, if it's not all devoured tomorrow morning.

French Toast Soufflé Recipe

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Chocolate Panini

Photo: Kan Kanbayashi

Forrest Gump's buddy Bubba had shrimp covered, so we’ve taken on chocolate...chocolate cookies, chocolate cake, and now, chocolate sandwiches.

Chocolate Panini Recipe

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Biscuits with Sausage Gravy

Made-from-scratch biscuits smothered in sausage gravy. We'd tell you to wake up, but you're not dreaming! This breakfast can be a reality today.

Biscuits with Sausage Gravy Recipe

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Ice Cream Bonbons

Photo: Miki Duisterhof; Styling: Susan Vajaranant

Yes, that's right, we do sit around and eat bonbons all day. When you make these little frozen desserts, you will too!

Ice Cream Bonbons Recipe

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Marbled-Chocolate Banana Bread

Photography: Randy Mayor; Styling: Jan Gautro

Grandma may get her wooden spoon after us if you tell her that our banana bread recipe could trump hers. This is one secret that's ok to keep.

Marbled-Chocolate Banana Bread Recipe

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Swag Bars

Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Leigh Ann Ross

Just like celebrity swag bags, these bars are full of fabulous treats. Well, we’re talking chocolate and peanut butter instead of diamonds and cars, but you get the idea.

Swag Bars Recipe

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Classic Strawberry Shortcake

Only one phrase came to mind when we found this classic springtime recipe. "If it ain’t broke, don't fix it." So, we left it just how it was: perfect.

Classic Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

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Double Chocolate Bundt Cake

Oxmoor House

It's a sugar storm out here, folks. Chocolate cake not only is seeing floods of milk chocolate raining down, but also drizzles of icing.

Double Chocolate Bundt Cake Recipe

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Cava Sangria

Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Missie Neville Crawford

Whether you're serving a small group or a large party on the patio, be sure to have plenty of our sparkling sangria on hand this weekend. Cheers!

Cava Sangria Recipe

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Pam-Cakes With Buttered Honey Syrup

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas; Styling: Caroline Murphy

Pancakes were having a perfectly pleasant morning until Buttered Honey Syrup came in and shook things up a bit. Of course, we didn’t mind the sweet, buttery invasion!

Pam-Cakes With Buttered Honey Syrup Recipe

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Delta Velvet Pudding Dessert

Photo: Tina Cornett; Styling: Cari South

We asked the GPS to take us to the nearest one-stop sweet shop. With pudding, whipped creaminess, pecans, and a buttery crust, we’ve arrived at our destination!

Delta Velvet Pudding Dessert Recipe

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Passover Pecan Bars

Becky Luigart-Stayner; Melanie J. Clarke

Planning to serve these pecan bars after Passover dinner? Be sure to keep them under lock and key beforehand (if you want to have any dessert whatsoever).

Passover Pecan Bars Recipe

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Carrot Cake

Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Leigh Ann Ross

Because of your votes, Carrot Cake wins the People's Choice Award. She'd like to thank cream cheese frosting, coconut, and carrots for making it all possible.

Carrot Cake Recipe

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Easter Cookies

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas; Styling: Lisa Powell Bailey

Although your baskets aren't out yet, it looks like the ol' Easter Bunny came a little early to drop off your gift.

Easter Cookies Recipe

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Orange Hot Cross Buns

Photo: Annabelle Breakey; Styling: Karen Shinto

We're getting the dough ball rolling and sending this make-ahead Easter recipe your way. Trust us, these orange rolls taste as good as they look.

Orange Hot Cross Buns Recipe

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Crispy Easter Nests

Crispy chocolate nests filled with coconut and Jordan almonds have been spotted. If this is the type of bird-watching you’re into, sign us up!

Crispy Easter Nests Recipe

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Bunny Face Cupcakes

Photo: Mark Thomas; Styling: Karen Tack

Happy Easter! If the kids haven't had enough sugar today, give them cupcakes to decorate, and then promptly send them to your in-laws'.

Bunny Face Cupcakes Recipe

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Frozen Coffee-Fudge Pie

Photo: Randy Mayor; Styling: Fonda Shaia

You could say this pie is a C-lister (with chocolate, cookies, and coffee all in one recipe), but it's a dessert celebrity of A-list status in our books.

Frozen Coffee-Fudge Pie Recipe

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Giant Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Photo: Randy Mayor; Stylist: Cindy Barr

Our chocolate chip cookies are very secure in their appearance. Call them chunky all you want...they'll take it as a compliment.

Giant Chocolate Chunk Cookies Recipe

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Salted Caramel Strawberries

Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Leigh Anne Montgomery

Satisfy multiple cravings with a caramel-covered strawberry topped with mixed nuts. Just one? You know you want another!

Salted Caramel Strawberries Recipe

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Hummingbird Cake

Photo: Hector Sanchez; Styling: Karin Olsen

Kudos to this cake! According to our documents, it's the most requested recipe in the history of Southern Living magazine.

Hummingbird Cake Recipe

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Queen's Puff

Photo: Annabelle Breakey; Styling: Dan Becker

With a nod to William and Kate’s royal wedding, we’re mixing British favorites for a one-dish breakfast you'll surely say "I do" to.

Queen's Puff Recipe

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Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas