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November Bake Club Challenge
Bake something fun, share it with the world, and you could win a Forest Bundt Pan! Thank you to all of you who participated in last month’s Bake Club Challenge and sent in pictures of your Caramel Apple Pies! The winner of the October challenge is Annette Locke. Earlier in the month, when she submitted the photo of her pie, she included this message, which I think perfectly sums it ...
Pear Tart with Wine Poached Pears and Frangipane
Wine Poached Pear Tart with Frangipane {Almond Cream} This elegant Pear Tart filled with Frangipane (almond cream) and topped with Red and White Wine Poached Pears tastes just as impressive as it looks. And, while it might appear difficult to make, it's surprisingly simple. As most good things are. The tart is best eaten the day it's made, but each component - the pastry dough, frangipane, and ...
Dulce de Leche Baked French Toast with Chocolate Ganache
Dulce de Leche Baked French Toast with Streusel and Chocolate Ganache Sourdough bread baked in a rich Dulce de Leche batter, topped with buttery brown sugar and almond streusel, and served with a drizzle of chocolate ganache. Whether you serve it for breakfast, brunch, or dessert, this Dulce de Leche Baked French Toast is a deliciously luxurious way to spoil those you love the most. ...
Easy Apple Butter Recipe {Crockpot Recipe – No Peeling Required}
Homemade Apple Butter This easy Apple Butter recipe lets the slow cooker do all the work, requiring very little hands-on time, while producing a rich, thick, cinnamon and spice fruit spread suitable for canning. Contrary to what the name suggests, Apple Butter contains no actual butter. But it's so rich and creamy that the name fits. It's made by simply cooking apples over low heat ...
Cinnamon Bread
Homemade Cinnamon Bread with a Gooey Cinnamon Swirl This buttery cinnamon bread, with an extra gooey cinnamon swirl is like a giant cinnamon roll that you can slice, toast, & slather with butter. My husband and I recently spent some time in Southern California with some of our closest friends. One day we found ourselves standing in line at Dudley's Bakery, mouths drooling over ...
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread with White Chocolate Ganache
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Mini Loaves These rich pumpkin chocolate chip loaves are a cross between super moist quick bread and tender, pumpkin spiced, chocolate studded cake. Glazed with white chocolate ganache and baked into individual serving size mini loaves, these are one of my favorite things about Fall. *Recipe includes instructions for baking these Pumpkin Bread loaves in two ...
Product Review: Brod and Taylor Bread Proofer
Calling all bread bakers! {And potential yogurt makers!} The Brod & Taylor Bread Proofer folds up flat, making it easier to store, and works just as well as commercial proofers costing 10x as much. There are two things you should know about this product review right from the start: I bake bread at least once a week, every single week, and have been for over 20 years, because ...
October Bake Club Challenge
Bake Something Fun, share it with the world, and you could win a set of tart pans! Thank you to all of you who participated in last month's Bake Club Challenge and sent in pictures of your Funfetti Cakes and Cupcakes! This might have been the most fun challenge for me so far because so many of you decorated your cakes and cupcakes with tremendous creativity and whimsy. I mean, how is getting ...
Caramel Apple Pie with Brown Sugar Streusel
Caramel Apple Pie with Brown Sugar Streusel and Salted Caramel Sauce Tart apples are coated with a luxuriously rich salted caramel sauce then piled into a flaky fool-proof pie crust, topped with buttery, brown sugar streusel, and baked until bubbly, saucy, and golden before being smothered with even more salted caramel sauce. This caramel apple pie is a delicious combination of flavors and ...
Rich Salted Caramel Sauce {with vanilla and cream}
How to make the most delicious Salted Caramel Sauce How to make salted caramel sauce that's luxuriously rich, smooth and the perfect balance between sweet caramel, salt and vanilla. {This recipe was originally published in February of 2017. It was updated and re-published in September of 2019.} A good friend of mine told me recently that she keeps a jar of this salted caramel ...
Peach Cobbler {with brown sugar cookie topping}
Skillet Peach Cobbler with Brown Sugar Cookie Topping If I had to choose only one dessert to eat for the rest of my life, it might be this. I’m not even joking here people. Saucy ripe peaches in a brown sugar glaze baked in a cast iron skillet under a buttery, chewy sugar cookie topping. This is, without a doubt, my new FAVORITE thing to do with all those gorgeous summer ...
Perfect Summer Peach Pie with a Lattice Crust
Summer Peach Pie The secret to making a perfect summer Peach Pie is to concentrate the juice in the filling, add just enough sugar to bring out the delicious flavor of ripe summer peaches, and weave the top crust into a flaky, tender, lattice top that allows excess moisture to evaporate while baking. (This recipe was originally published in 2016. It was updated and republished in ...
September Bake Club Challenge
Bake Something Fun, share it with the world, and you could win an Autumn Leaves Bundt Pan. Thank you to all of you who participated in last month's Bake Club Challenge and sent in pictures of your lovely Peach Almond Thumbprint Cookies! So many of you are generous souls who brought your cookies to work to share with coworkers or passed them around to your neighbors. Everyone reported that ...
American Buttercream {with butter and heavy cream}
Classic, Simple American Buttercream This classic American Buttercream recipe only takes a few minutes to make and is silky smooth and flavorful thanks to butter, heavy cream, vanilla and a touch of almond extract. If you've been hanging around here for a while, you probably know that I'm fanatic about Italian Meringue Buttercream. No offense to American Buttercream, but Italian ...
Funfetti Cake or Cupcakes {All-Butter Recipe}
Easy Homemade Funfetti Cake or Cupcakes Don't let the sprinkles fool you. This moist and tender all-butter Funfetti Cake is more than just a pretty face with a party attitude. For all it's lighthearted whimsy, this is one of the most seriously delicious cakes I've ever eaten. Very slowly, put down the Funfetti Cake mix box and no one will get hurt. I have a couple of friends who ...
Apple Cinnamon Pancakes {Buttermilk and Brown Sugar Recipe}
Apple Cinnamon Pancakes with Applesauce and Buttermilk How to start your day with a breakfast that's as warm and comforting as a bear hug from your favorite person: Cook some apples with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and brown sugar until soft and sweet. Fold all those tender sugary apples into buttermilk pancake batter and pour it into a warm skilled coated with a generous amount ...