cupcake
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Make a Killer Crumb Cake With Boxed Muffin Mix
Boxed muffin mixes are convenient for baking up a dozen hand-held quick breads, but that’s not all they can do. The pre-packaged mixture contains flour, sugar, flavourings, and a leavening agent, ingredients that are consistent with a number of other cake-like desserts. In fact, with a couple of simple adjustments, you can transform a basic…
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Forget Frosting and Give Your Cupcakes the Lamington Treatment
A mighty glob of buttercream frosting looks appealing on a cupcake, but my quick hack for eating such a cupcake is to remove the liner off the bottom, use the liner to pull off the frosting, then throw the liner and frosting into a burning trash can. This keeps your fingers clean. Or, if you…
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The 7 Deadly Sins of Baking
Who among us has not binge-watched The Great British Bake Off and thought, “I could do that, easy!” only to find yourself sitting on the floor of your kitchen five hours later, weeping and holding a black disc that’s supposed to be a bundt cake while your smoke detector blares in the background?
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Your Tacos Need Structural Support
Getting tacos to stand up has always been a challenge. Unless you plan ahead, there’s an understanding you’ll end up scooping stray ingredients into your mouth with your fingers — but in the beginning, the intention is to kick things off with an upright parcel of deliciousness. Instead of chasing your fillings across the plate, use…