desserts
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You Can Use Coffee to Turn Brownie Mix Into ‘Pudding’
There’s a lot of hype for chewy brownies, fudgy, and even the cakey type, but what about wet brownies, huh? (Still working on the name.) It’s more like chocolate pudding meets devil’s food cake, and I guarantee if there isn’t a cult following for this simple, decadent brownie pudding, there will be soon. Other than…
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Give Your Cookies a Helpful Oat Bottom
Recently, I found myself in possession of a pathetic amount of groats. Not enough to make a snack, but enough to feel wasteful if it met the trash can. Although this small conundrum was frustrating at first, I ended up with a “when life gives you lemons’’ discovery. It turns out you can make better…
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15 Ways You Should Be Eating Whipped Cream (but Aren’t, Sadly)
With the exception of the whipped cream bikini, I love every whipped cream application there is. Pile it on pies, dollop it into drinks, eat it with a spoon — all methods of getting whipped cream into your mouth are valid, but some are more interesting than others. Whether you like it sweet, plain, or…
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The Trick to Fixing a Broken Buttercream Frosting
It might look like fluff, but buttercream frostings are delicate emulsions. When chilly temperatures interfere with this fine balance, buttercream can break. The “break” could refer to the state of the emulsion or to your heart, because the look of broken buttercream is, oh, so sad (and gross). Luckily, fixing a broken buttercream can be…