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While not every baking recipe starts with softened butter, the majority of cookie, cake and bar recipes do. Softened butter should be about room temperature, which will make it easy to cream together with butter and other ingredients to form a batter or dough. Room temperature can vary, but it is generally considered …

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Cakes Recipes

Vanilla Whipping Cream Pound Cake

May 29, 2018

Pound cakes are known for their dense, tight crumb and buttery flavor. While the original recipe called for a pound each of flour, sugar and eggs, there is more than one way to produce a cake with the distinctive texture. This Vanilla Whipping Cream Pound Cake is a fantastic cake for just about …

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Cookies - Bar Cookies and Brownies Recipes

Salted Butterscotch Coconut Blondies

May 25, 2018

Brownies and blondies are always crowd-pleasers, and while you might think of them as lunchbox snacks, I often bake them for more “grown-up” gatherings, as well. These Salted Butterscotch Coconut Blondies are loaded with flavor, with a great brown sugar and vanilla base and just enough salt to give them the perfect salty-sweet …

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Breads - Quick Breads Recipes

One-Bowl Strawberry Bread

May 24, 2018

Banana bread, or banana loaf cake, is probably the first quick bread that comes to mind when you think of making a loaf using lots of fruit. This One-Bowl Strawberry Bread is a quick bread that is inspired by banana bread – and I mean that it uses pureed strawberries in a …

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How-To's and Tips

How to Use Fresh Pineapple in an Upside Down Cake

May 22, 2018

A classic pineapple upside down cake is made with rings of canned pineapple and has maraschino cherries placed into the center of each ring. I typically leave out the cherries – unless cherries are an integral part of the cake flavor I’m making – and replace them with more pineapple (or something …

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Cakes Recipes

Pineapple Upside Down Banana Cake

May 21, 2018

Pineapple Upside Down Banana Cake

A traditional pineapple upside down cake has a layer of caramelized pineapple sitting atop a sponge cake or a vanilla cake. These relatively “plain” cakes are a great base to show off other flavors, including pineapple, but you don’t have to limit your upside down desserts to only one type of cake, …

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Crisps and Other Fruit Desserts Recipes

Apple & Blackberry Crumble

May 18, 2018May 20, 2018

You can’t go wrong with a fruit crumble when you want a simple and satisfying dessert. Fruit crumbles fall into the comfort food category to me, largely because they were a staple in my house when I was growing up. I’ll make small-batch crumbles for myself as a treat and bigger ones …

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Puddings, Custards and Mousses Recipes

Raspberry Creme Brulee

May 16, 2018May 20, 2018

Creme brulee is a dessert that we all love to indulge in from time to time. The delicate custard combined with a crisp, caramelized sugar crust is a match made in heaven. Often, creme brulees are served with a few berries and a sprig of fresh mint on the side. Berries go …

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How to Soften Butter for a Recipe

Vanilla Whipping Cream Pound Cake

Salted Butterscotch Coconut Blondies

One-Bowl Strawberry Bread

How to Use Fresh Pineapple in an Upside Down Cake

Pineapple Upside Down Banana Cake

Apple & Blackberry Crumble

Raspberry Creme Brulee

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