Category: Cookies-Cake-Pastry

TIP OF THE DAY: Creative Icebox Cakes & Homemade Chocolate Wafers Recipes

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[1] The original ice box cake was made by Nabisco. Wafers and whipped cream were assembled and then frozen, to make cutting easy. After the taller cake became popular, the original version was named Refrigerator Roll (photo courtesy Nabisco). [2] The cake evolved into the classic Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafer Ice Box Cake, a tall…
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Classic & Creative Recipes For National Lemon Meringue Pie Day

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Updated August 2026 August 15th is National Lemon Meringue Pie Day, celebrating one of America’s favorite pies. It’s a lemon custard single crust pie topped with fluffy meringue, made from egg whites and sugar. Below: > America’s favorite pies. > The history of lemon meringue pie. > The recipe for Lemon Meringue Pie and variations.…
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FOOD FUN: Slab Pie Art

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Since the old-fashioned slab pie started trending a few years back, almost every fruit pie we’ve made has been a slab pie. Why? They’re sooooo easy! A slab pie is a shallow pie that’s baked in a jelly roll pan or a rimmed baking sheet. It has a much higher crust-to-filling ratio than a standard…
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