It’s been a delicious year, and today marks the final day of 2019. I shared 81 recipes this year, and many have become favorites—so I’m rounding up the top 10 Queenslee Appétit recipes of 2019!
First, a heartfelt thank you to everyone who chose my recipes for holiday meals, parties, potlucks, graduations, and celebrations. Hearing that readers used my recipes for special occasions—and even winning baking competitions with them—means the world to me.
I love when readers take the time to photograph their creations and send the images along. Seeing your versions brightens my day; reading a kind review makes my week. I also appreciate every email with questions, suggestions, or encouragement. Your feedback keeps me inspired to keep creating and sharing recipes, even when life gets challenging.
Thanks to loyal readers, subscribers, and the occasional visitor who tries a recipe and comes back—this has been the blog’s best year yet.
Some recipes have been steady favorites since 2017 and 2018—like the ever-popular Shrimp and Crab Mac and Cheese and the classic Banana Bread—while several recipes published in 2019 gained momentum throughout the year. Now, let’s crown the most popular Queenslee Appétit recipe of 2019:
Turtle Chocolate Layer Cake
- Turtle Chocolate Layer Cake — Four rich layers of moist chocolate cake filled with caramel pecan sauce, frosted with caramel buttercream and finished with ganache, chopped pecans, and extra caramel.
- White Chocolate Raspberry Poke Cake — A light white sheet cake infused with raspberry sauce and white chocolate ganache, topped with a fluffy white chocolate mousse.
- Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcakes — A Valentine’s classic transformed into cupcakes: moist chocolate cupcakes topped with ganache, strawberry buttercream, and a chocolate-covered strawberry.
- Carrot Cake Cupcakes — My favorite carrot cake recipe reimagined as cupcakes. Tender, spiced carrot cake crowned with silky cream cheese frosting.
- Caramel Popcorn Cupcakes — A fun and unique cupcake: dulce de leche cake made with fine caramel popcorn crumbs, filled with dulce de leche and topped with dulce de leche buttercream.
- Black Forest Cheesecake Bars — Lusciously chocolatey cheesecake bars finished with cherries and whipped cream, a delightful twist on the classic cake.
- Honey BBQ Chicken Wings — My go-to wing recipe: perfectly seasoned wings glazed with a sticky, finger-licking honey BBQ sauce.
- Bananas Foster Cheesecake — A banana-cinnamon cheesecake finished with warm bananas foster and cinnamon whipped cream—comfort in every bite.
- Mini Oreo Cheesecakes — A dream for Oreo lovers: mini cheesecakes loaded with crushed cookies from crust to topping.
- Best Ever Hot Chocolate — Simple ingredients and easy steps deliver a rich, comforting hot chocolate that’s hard to beat.
Which Queenslee Appétit recipe was your favorite in 2019? Tell me in the comments below. If there’s a recipe you’d like to see in 2020, send me an email with your suggestion and I’ll try to make it happen!
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