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| Prep Time: | 20 Minutes |
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This Vanilla Cream Frosting is delicious as is - you can even add food coloring to match your party theme. When you're in the mood for something a bit different I've included four variations that are delightfully different.
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
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This is a great adult frosting recipe our customer Katie Mallady shared with us. We love its flavorful spices and surprise subtle kick!
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
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My Mother used to always make these bars for Thanksgiving instead of the classic pumpkin pie. They were always my favorite. The cream cheese frosting is really what makes them awesome. Try this quick dessert recipe whenever you have company coming over…
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 60 Minutes |
Best Ever Banana Bread is adapted from Gold Medal All-Purpose Flour. Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting is adapted from McCormick – Pure Vanilla Extract. This banana bread is a perfect compliment to a cup of tea! Enjoy!
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| Prep Time: | 5 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 60 Minutes |
My Sister makes this for breakfast and it is almost addicting. It is super easy to prepare, but is extremely decadent tasting. You can make a cream cheese frosting to top it off if you really want to indulge. Your kids will definitely love it! (I think…
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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
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These yellow cupcakes are so simple & delicious with a twist of adding real vanilla bean seeds. I enjoy seeing these little black seeds throughout the cupcakes. As for the topping, you can use many frosting's, chocolate, buttermilk or strawberry. The one…
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| Prep Time: | 10 Minutes |
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Chocolate brownies are one of my favorite desserts ever. They are so simple, yet nothing tastes better with a cold glass of milk, or topped off with some vanilla ice cream. Try this quick recipe tonight and your family will beg you to make them every we…
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| Prep Time: | 30 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 30 Minutes |
Adapted from Julia Child's classic French recipe this is a beautiful chocolate sponge cake with a butter cream frosting that is sure to bring applause!
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| Prep Time: | 15 Minutes |
| Cook Time: | 25 Minutes |
An adult version of a kid's favorite! Featuring a milk chocolate and coconut rum ganache frosting with shredded coconut! The mango orange flavors in the cake produces a wonderful lingering tropical taste.
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| Prep Time: | 90 Minutes |
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I made these for my daughter\'s school Christmas concert last year and the kids loved them - I saw some adults sneaking a few, too ! (Note - You can halve the ingredients to make around 20 cupcakes, if you prefer. Ready made icing can usually be foun…
I love baking children's birthday cakes - yes, they can be stressful and time consuming but there is nothing better than seeing a child's face light up at the sight of the "perfect" cake. Here are a few photos of some I have done for my kids. None ar (read full article)
I just wanted to show you that, because I think it’s funny. And cute. Sitting at a restaurant last weekend, we had little Isla in her car seat next to us, quietly sleeping for the first ten minutes after we arrived. We then realized why she wa (read full article)
Traditional Boston Cream Pie: Homemade Yellow Cake with Homemade Custard in between the layers, with Homemade Chocolate Glaze on top. Harried Homemaker's Cheater Version: Yellow Cake Mix in a 9X13 pan, Cook 'N Serve Vanilla Pudding on top, dri (read full article)
Who Knew?Growing up in Canada in the 60s and 70s, I was familiar with the popular beet-colored cake served in the restaurants and bakeries of Eaton's department store chain. Promoted as an exclusive Eaton's recipe, all employees who knew the recipe w (read full article)
United Cakes of America By Warren Brown Stewart, Tabori, & Chang ISBN: 978-1-58479-839-2 $29.95 Warren Brown stopped being a lawyer and started baking cakes. He brought prodigious education and enthusiasm to the task at hand, so his version of ba (read full article)
What a fantastic weekend! My niece, V, was married on Saturday. The wedding was amazing and V looked absolutely stunning! I think I cried throughout the entire ceremony (thank goodness I brought a few packages of kleenex). It was a crazy busy (read full article)
Last week we lost a very dear member of our family, Ryan’s Grandma Dolores passed away. While she had been sick for a while, it doesn’t make it any easier dealing with the loss. We will all miss her smile. We will all miss her hugs. We w (read full article)
When we renovated our kitchen a few years ago. I had a local woman paint some tiles to go behind my stove. I asked her to recreate a picture of potted geraniums that I had. Truth be told I never liked the tiles the pots and leaves were well done bu (read full article)
We were late in our planning for Kids in the Kitchen this weekend. Usually, we know in advance what we’re going to make. However, Brittany was unsure the last time we spoke – she wanted to think about it. So when I picked her up yesterday (read full article)
The 2010 half way mark passed. Can you believe there are just four months until the New Year? I was determined to bake more since you all helped me to overcome my baking phobia in 2009, thanks. Even though it has been “killer hot” down here, hot (read full article)