Gingerbread houses are fun to decorate, especially if you have a couple of kids or grandkids handy to help make some of the big design decisions, such as “should this gumdrop be red or green?” They’re primarily used for display purposes, so it’s often easiest to buy a kit for a gingerbread house and …
Mother’s Cookies brand bought by Kelloggs
Hearing about the closing of the Mother’s Cake & Cookie Co. in California just a few weeks ago was devastating to fans of their excellent and unique cookies. News that their beloved Circus Animal Cookies wouldn’t be on shelves for much longer actually caused something of a rush on them …
Tim Tams in the US!
Tim Tams are known as “Australia’s Favorite Cookie,” and for good reason. These little cookies are nothing short of amazing. The building blocks are simple: a chocolate mousse filling is sandwiched between two chocolate wafer cookies and the whole thing is dunked in a thin layer of chocolate. It’s a …
Apple Pie Coffee Cake with Cheddar Cheese
Whenever I bake or serve an apple pie and my grandmother is around, she always tries to convince me to put cheese on top of it. Cheese – especially cheddar cheese – and apples are a great combination general, so even though it might sound like an odd pairing as …
Silicone vs metal for shaped pans
It seems that there are many more options for shaped bakeware when you look at all the silicone pans that are available. Silicone definitely has its advantages, and the same thing can be said about metal pans, so when you have the choice between a shaped silicone pan and …
Holiday Cupcake Wrappers from Martha Stewart
I am always on the lookout for fun, seasonal cupcake wrappers. They give a little variety from plain white papers, and adding a bit of color never hurt, either. The vast majority of seasonal cupcake wrappers are cartoonish, with bright green, purple and blue backgrounds studded with lively Santa heads, or something …
Baking Bites Holiday Cupcake Contest!
It’s been far too long since I’ve had a contest here on Baking Bites, and after the great time I had hosting a holiday contest last year, I know I couldn’t let the season pass without running another. So today, I’m kicking off the Baking Bites Holiday Cupcake Contest!
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Candy Cane Christmas Cupcakes
Everyone does cookies for Christmas. There are lots and lots of variations you can choose from – from sugar cookies to chocolate sandwich cookies to frosting-kissed butter cookies – and one batch of cookies is almost always enough to serve a big crowd. The downside to …