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Why Do Cupcakes Sink in the Middle?

Why Do Cupcakes Sink in the Middle?

It is very disappointing to put a tray filled with cupcake batter into the oven only to watch them sink when you pull them out. There are quite a few reasons that cupcakes can sink during baking, unfortunately. To describe the baking process very simply, little pockets of air in the batter …

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Mango Royale Icebox Cake

Mango Royale Icebox Cake
I am a big fan of mangoes, so when a friend gifted me a box of ready-to-eat specimens, I couldn’t say no! I ate one immediately, but I also use mangoes in a variety of desserts. Fresh mango makes excellent fruit pie filling and wonderful sorbet, and it …

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What are Icebox Cakes?

What are Icebox Cakes?
Icebox cakes are an unusual style of cake that uses the refrigerator instead of the oven to bring all the elements of the cake together. The cakes are constructed by layering cookies with whipped cream, sweetened condensed milk, custard and other similar components, then refrigerated until the cookies soften into a cake-like consistency …

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Baking Bites for Craftsy: Easy Angel Food Cake

Homemade Angel Food Cake
Angel food cakes are always welcome in my kitchen. The light, airy cakes are delicious on their own and also incredibly versatile, and I use them to make a wide variety of trifles, fruity “shortcakes” and other goodies. Angel food cakes can be purchased inexpensivey in the bakery sections of most grocery stores …

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The Best Way to Save a Broken Cake

The Best Way to Fix a Broken Cake

Every baker has had a cake that got stuck in the pan or broke coming out of the pan. Cakes – or parts of cakes – can get stuck in a pan for a wide variety of reasons. You may have forgotten to grease the pan before pouring in your batter or …

Fossil Food Cupcake Mold

Fossil Food Cupcake Mold
Most cupcake wrappers are designed to give your cupcakes a cute, seasonal or otherwise dressed-up look. They’re meant to make the cakes easy to pick up and eat without getting your hands sticky. They’re not meant to be interactive, other than in the sense that you need to unwrap them as you eat …

Booze Cakes: Confections Spiked With Spirits, Wine, and Beer

Booze CakesEvery once in a while, you want to have a treat that is a little more grown up  – no matter how much you like a classic chocolate cupcake. You’ll find more grown up treats that you can eat in Booze Cakes: Confections Spiked With Spirits, Wine, and Beer, a cookbook …

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Berry Trifles with Vanilla Custard Sauce

Berry Trifles with Vanilla Custard Sauce

When you get a batch of really sweet berries, sometimes it seems like a shame not to use them to make a wonderful dessert when you know that a top quality berry will really make any dessert heavenly. Of course, it also often seems like a shame to add too many other …