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Sometimes, it is hard to resist a seasonal baking pan and I was pulled in by the Wilton Silicone Heart Mold when I saw it in the baking aisle just before Valentine’s Day. This silicone pan has six heart-shaped cavities that are just about the size of a standard muffin cup. …

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Wilton Heart Whoopie Pie Pan

January 28, 2011

Cake-like, cream-filled whoopie pies are enjoying a huge surge of popularity right now as a retro treat at bakeries and restaurants. They’re easy to make at home, too, and while they’re usually just made free-form on a baking sheet (much like regular cookies), some cake pan manufacturers are now coming out with …

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Beyond Gourmet Unbleached Baking Cups, reviewed

January 27, 2011January 12, 2012

Unbleached baking cups
I have an extensive collection of baking cups and have a wide variety of sizes and colors that I choose from each time I bake. For holidays, it is usually easy to choose a themed cupcake wrapper, but for everyday baking, it can be nice to use something a little more understated, especially …

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NordicWare Filled Cupcakes Pan

January 21, 2011February 10, 2011

Cream filled cupcakes are not difficult to make. All you need to do is hollow out the core of a baked cupcake using a paring knife or a cupcake corer and pipe in your filling. If you would rather have the pan do the work for you, than …

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Cook’s Country Rates Muffin Tins

January 20, 2011

At Cook’s Country, there are several features that they they look for in muffin tins and two are non-negotiable. They want muffin tins that have a nonstick coating for easy releases and easy cleanup, and they prefer tins that have handles or extended edges that make them easy to grab with pot …

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What do the portion scoop sizes mean?

January 18, 2011

To get uniform cookie dough balls, you can either eyeball the dough and try to create mounds of equal size that will hopefully bake into cookies of equal size, or you can use a portion scoop to ensure that they are all measured out exactly the same. While it is possible to be …

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Boomerang Wok

January 14, 2011

When you watch cooking shows on TV or see chefs working in the kitchen, you will probably notice that they have a few more trick up their sleeves than the average home cook. While many skills can be developed through practice, like better knife skills, some just look so easy that it’s impossible …

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Wilton 6-Cavity Silicone Heart Mold

Wilton Heart Whoopie Pie Pan

Beyond Gourmet Unbleached Baking Cups, reviewed

NordicWare Filled Cupcakes Pan

Cook’s Country Rates Muffin Tins

What do the portion scoop sizes mean?

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