Christmas Cupcakes From Scratch Or Decorate Store-Bought

December 15th is National Cupcake Day (there are 8 more cupcake holidays). When a holiday like this falls right before Christmas, there’s only one way to go: Christmas eat cupcakes. Below: > Yummy Christmas cupcake ideas. > The history of cupcakes. Elsewhere on The Nibble: > The history of cake. > The different types of…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make A Wreath Cake

You may not feel up to making a Bûche de Noël (Yule Log Cake), but you can certainly make a wreath cake. While there is trend to pull-apart cupcake wreath cakes, we decided to try a traditional one. This recipe was adapted by Audra, The Baker Chick from one on AllRecipes.com. It’s the third photo,…
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RECIPE: Peppermint White Hot Chocolate & Chocolate Peppermint Brownies

Christmas season is a bonanza for peppermint lovers, from candy canes to peppermint bark to chocolate-peppermint everything. Now, have a cup of peppermint white hot chocolate with a dark chocolate peppermint brownie. Both recipes are from McCormick. While together they create a chocolate-peppermint symphony, they can be split up and paired with non-peppermint, non-chocolate beverages…
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