A kind of cheats version of rum and raisin using leftover Christmas pudding.

This recipe is a chocolate lovers dream, make it today for your friends or just for yourself.

“I have the best blackberry muffin recipe!” my friend Suzanne announced to me a few weeks ago as I was musing out loud that I was looking for a good muffin recipe. Suzanne and I have been friends since we were teenagers, but lost track with each other after college. It was only through the Sacramento Bee article that we found each other again – after 18 years – and discovered we live only 10 minutes apart! Last weekend, Suzanne, her two daughters Clara and Audrey, and I baked up a batch of these delicious muffins, which are rich, moist (of course, with a cup of sour cream and a stick of butter in the ingredients), and not too sweet, just the way I like them. Thank you Suzanne, Audrey, and Clara for a great afternoon and truly the “best blackberry muffins.”

Today there is no recipe, but check out this super sweet (pun definitely intended!) cake from the master baker Debbie Does Cakes. It’s Star War’s very own Yoda. Very realistic, it doesn’t even look like cake! And yes I think I just called Yoda realistic, whatevs. This 16″ tall cake uses a glowstick for the lightsaber which is a pretty simple yet innovative touch. The light from the glowstick is only temporary of course but then again so is the cake especially if it’s anywhere near me. Save me the Yoda ear, I hear that’s the best part.

A delightful chocolate crunch suggestion with crunchy biscuits and chunks of Dime Bar – gorgeous!