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Best Brownie Bake Off 2.0

by erika Published: Oct 22, 2024 24 Comments

Looking for the best brownie recipe? I tested 9 popular recipes in search of the most chocolate-y fudgy chewy and gooey-centered brownies! Back in 2018, I conducted my first brownie bake off with ...

Pumpkin Spice Mini Sheet Cake (Trader Joe’s copycat)

by erika Published: Oct 15, 2024 Modified: Nov 10, 2025 26 Comments

This copycat Trader Joe's pumpkin spice mini sheet cake recipe features a moist pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting. This is an easy one-bowl pumpkin cake recipe and can be baked in under 30 ...

Pumpkin Cottage Cheese Cheesecake

by erika Published: Oct 10, 2024 48 Comments

This pumpkin cheesecake is made with cottage cheese and Greek yogurt for an easy, protein-packed cheesecake with pumpkin spice! After trying my cottage cheese cheesecake, someone asked if I could ...

Best Pumpkin Muffin Bake Off

by erika Published: Sep 26, 2024 4 Comments

Searching for the best pumpkin muffin recipe? We tested 9 popular pumpkin spice muffin recipes in search of the best! Although I've already conducted a pumpkin bread bake off, pumpkin muffins ...

Olive Oil Cake with Pistachio Buttercream

by erika Published: Aug 27, 2024 120 Comments

This olive oil cake is flavorful with a lush and moist texture thanks to extra-virgin olive oil and almond extract. Paired with a pistachio buttercream and homemade jam, this is a perfect layer cake ...

Best Chocolate Muffin Bake Off

by erika Published: Aug 23, 2024 12 Comments

Searching for the best Olympic chocolate muffin recipe? We tested 9 popular double chocolate muffin recipes in search of the best! Ever since the Olympic chocolate muffins started blowing up on ...

Homemade Pistachio Paste (3 ingredients!)

by erika Published: Aug 22, 2024 12 Comments

Homemade pistachio paste is so easy to make at home. With just three ingredients, you'll have a beautiful pistachio spread to add to frostings, fruit tarts, cookies, ice cream, cheesecake and much ...

Best Recipes Using Cake Flour

by erika Published: Aug 13, 2024 Modified: Sep 3, 2024 4 Comments

If you bought a bag of cake flour for a recipe but aren't sure how to use up the rest of it, here's some inspiration! I've tested more than 600 recipes across 75+ bake offs--here are 14 of the best ...

Best Focaccia Bake Off

by erika Published: Jul 8, 2024 Modified: Jan 23, 2025 12 Comments

Looking for the best easy no-knead focaccia recipe? With just flour, water, olive oil, salt and yeast, focaccia is one of the easiest homemade breads to make. I tested 9 popular recipes in search of ...

Vegan Chocolate S’mores Pie

by erika Published: Jun 27, 2024 2 Comments

This delicious s'mores pie has an easy 2-ingredient, no-bake filling that's high in protein and low in fat thanks to silken tofu. With a homemade graham cracker crust and billowy marshmallow meringue, ...

Blood Orange Raspberry Tiramisu

by erika Published: Jun 22, 2024 Modified: Nov 7, 2024 13 Comments

This blood orange raspberry tiramisu recipe is so surprisingly bright and fruity--perfect for a no-bake summer dessert! Soaked in a mixture of blood orange juice and Grand Marnier, the ladyfingers are ...

Chocolate Raspberry Tart

by erika Published: Jun 15, 2024 11 Comments

This luscious chocolate raspberry tart uses an easy press-in shortbread crust (no chilling required!) with a quick egg yolk custard. Fresh raspberries topped with a melted chocolate shell on top make ...

Best Marble Cake Bake Off

by erika Published: May 28, 2024 15 Comments

Looking to make the best marble pound cake recipe? We tried 9 popular marble cake recipes in search of the best! Although I embarked on this bake off hoping to find the best marble layer cake, it ...

Homemade Strawberry Cake Recipe (with cream cheese frosting)

by erika Published: May 23, 2024 122 Comments

To me, this is the perfect strawberry cake recipe: ultra plush cake layers with a vibrant strawberry cream cheese frosting. Freeze-dried strawberries are the key to getting the perfect strawberry ...

What’s the difference between almond paste and marzipan?

by erika Published: May 16, 2024 2 Comments

What is almond paste vs. marzipan vs. frangipane? All have ground almonds and sugar at their core but with very different baking applications. After posting a video on how to make almond paste ...