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Best Zucchini Bread Bake Off

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

by erika 25 Comments

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

by erika 15 Comments

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

by erika 1 Comment

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

by erika 11 Comments

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

by erika 6 Comments

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

by erika 3 Comments

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

by erika 5 Comments

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 Lemon Bar Recipe Bake Off

by erika 14 Comments

If you're a lemon dessert lover, chances are you've already tried your fair share of lemon bars. But have you found the very best lemon bar recipe?! Lemon bars are renowned for their bright, tangy ...

Best Snickerdoodle Bake Off

by Christina 6 Comments

Growing up, the first snickerdoodles I remember eating were made by my Auntie Wilma, who brought them on our annual camping trip. My recollection of them are pale and thick, a little cakey, lightly ...

Best Sweet Cornbread Bake Off

by erika 8 Comments

In some parts of the country, "sweet cornbread" is essentially blasphemy. But when you grow up on Trader Joe's boxed mix cornbread (ahem, me), you develop a palate for cornbread of the sweet and cakey ...