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Happy National Coffee Cake Day!

April 7, 2013
Sour Cream Coffee Cake Mini Bundt

It’s National Coffee Cake Day, and to celebrate this momentous occasion, I have baked my favorite sour cream coffee cake in mini Bundt pans and jumbo muffin cups. They’re inverted, as you see.

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Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes

April 5, 2013
Boston Cream Pie Cupcake

A few days ago I stumbled upon my new favorite website, Wayne’s This and That. Wayne, whom I’ve never met, has lots of interesting information (Todd’s enjoying his Addams Family Pinball section), but what drew me in were his cake mix comparisons. I could tell before reading the rest of the site that he was [...]

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Dorie Greenspan’s Cinnamon Swirl Bread Without Raisins

April 4, 2013
Cinnamon Swirl Bread

Here’s a way to test your self control: Bake a batch of cinnamon swirl bread, let it cool for a few minutes and turn it from the pan.  Now try — just try to restrain yourself from slicing into it. I really thought I could, but after baking a loaf using Dorie Greenspan’s recipe I [...]

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New Favorite Carrot Cupcake

April 3, 2013
Carrot Cupcakes

I thought I’d be testing carrot cupcakes all week, but thanks to Sue and The Silver Palate Cookbook, the search has ended.  Sorry in advance to Todd’s coworkers who have been enjoying the carrot cake tests, but I promise I will send in some of these.  They’re brownish in color rather than bright orange, sweet [...]

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Peanut Butter and Jelly Day Cupcakes

April 2, 2013
Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcake

Happy Peanut Butter and Jelly Day!

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Carrot Cupcakes (Rabbit’s)

April 1, 2013
Carrot Cupcakes

Well, here we go with another carrot cake cupcake. I’m hoping these comparisons might help some of you choose a recipe, but I think the truth is that I just really, really like making carrot cake.  It’s relaxing, and it’s nice not having to pull out the stand mixer or cream the butter.

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Search for the Best Carrot Cupcakes — Basic Carrot Cupcakes

March 31, 2013
Basic Carrot Cupcake

I’m still on the hunt for the perfect carrot cupcake; specifically, one that will make me stop looking. Who knows? That may be impossible, but I’m having fun in the process! My ideal carrot cupcake is sweet, but not cloying so; dense rather that light, because I like a good dense carrot cake; and stuffed [...]

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White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake

March 30, 2013
White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake

White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake was everywhere ten years ago, but the place I mostly remember eating it was at the bookstore coffee shop where it would either be stellar or stale depending on the time of day or from whom they ordered it. At some point I guess I had too many stale pieces because [...]

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