Except for the order, the top 5 posts in 2016 here at I Sing In The Kitchen are the same as they were in 2015! I guess it goes to show that everyone loves a great dessert.

Here we go.

Coming in at Number 1, up from it’s number 3 place in the top 5 in 2015, are the divine Lemonies pictured above. A fusion of lemon bars and brownies, they’re packed with lemon flavor and sport a tangy glaze that hardens a bit as it sets. Delicious

Dropping to number 2 from last year’s number 1 spot is the showstopper of a cake in the photo above. Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Overload Cake was also number 2 in 2014, the year I first made it. Who is not going to love “a super chocolatety cake covered in a not too sweet, silky smooth peanut butter icing and topped with a rich chocolate ganache…. and on top.. a good dose of chopped peanut butter cups.” Yum.

Number 3 this year is last year’s number 2. Crunchers, which have made the top 5 list the past 4 years, are well deserving of all the popularity.

Here’s how I described them: “Crunchers are dessert bars which combine a buttery graham caramel layered between crackers and topped with a chocolate-peanut butter-butterscotch coating.

Incredibly sinful and totally recommended. At once sweet and salty, Crunchers are a butterscotch version of homemade Twix Candy Bars.”

Caramel Cake, number 5 in 2015, has moved up to last year’s 4th most popular post. Starting with a boxed mix this very light textured vanilla cake gets “cloaked in an incredibly rich and sweet caramel icing that hardens up into a delectable shell.” Super terrific.

And last but not least is yet another veteran of the ISITK Top Five.

Number 5 for 2016 is Crunchers Revisited. It’s a careful remaking of Crunchers to try and trouble shoot some of the problems brought to my attention in the comments section. They really are an exceptional dessert.

I think I might do a post this week about some of my favorite recipes that I made in the last year. And some might not even contain sugar. Boo! :)

Onto the music.

How about another kind of Dessert to go along with that top 5 list?

“Player”, from LA-based band Dessert, is weird and wonderful. There is enough electro-pop for dancing but plenty of interesting listening if you are sitting still.

Check out Dessert on the band’s Website which is oddly mesmerizing. You can buy the music here.

Cheers!