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Chocolate Coconut Cupcakes

These chocolate coconut cupcakes are a delicious application of the winner of my chocolate cake bake off. I couldn't not share this variation after this glowing review I received after I brought them ...

Best Copycat Levain Cookie Recipe

by erika 40 Comments

I tried my first Levain ("luh-ven") cookie back in 2013 when Kayle took me on a mini eating tour in New York and it's been a crucial stop on any New York trip ever since. For those unfamiliar, Levain ...

Best Zucchini Bread Bake Off

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The number of tasters for this bake off who told me they'd never had zucchini bread before was shocking. if you've never had it before, it's a sweet quickbread very similar to pumpkin bread or banana ...

Best Yellow Cake Bake Off

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Is there anyone who doesn't love this classic combo? In our quest to find the best yellow cake and chocolate frosting recipe, let me state my biases up front. My personal preference is for a light, ...

Best Peanut Butter Cookie Bake Off

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My earliest memory of peanut butter cookies isn't the taste so much as the satisfying sensation of squashing a glistening tan ball down under the tines of a fork in the criss cross pattern. Peanut ...

Best Blueberry Muffin Bake Off

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Confession: I've never loved blueberry muffins (mostly because to me, fresh blueberries > cooked blueberries). I embarked on this bake off mostly because it was highly requested, and I know ...

Best Scone Bake Off

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I grew up on the giant, sugar-crusted scones from Trader Joe's, and I never ceased to be amazed at how the toaster oven could transform those soft, leaden, plastic-wrapped lumps into light and crispy ...

BAKING BROADWAY: Hadestown Flourless Chocolate Aquafaba Meringue Cake

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Here's the second installment in the Baking Broadway series! Since Broadway is currently closed until early June, I'm partnering with Broadway Roulette to bring you Baking Broadway, a mini baking ...

Baking Broadway: Six the Musical Scones

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Since Broadway has temporarily closed in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, I'm teaming up with Broadway Roulette to bring a mini-series to bring Broadway to your kitchen: Broadway-themed ...

Easy Quarantine Bake Off Recipes

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Thanks to COVID quarantine life, I know access to grocery stores and certain ingredient may be limited these days. With this in mind, I curated the following list of easy recipes from my past bake ...

Best Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Bake Off

by erika 12 Comments

Chocolate chip cookies will always hold a special place in my heart--they were, after all, the topic of my first-ever bake off bake in 2017! I've also dabbled in vegan baking in the past and have ...