TIP OF THE DAY: Cheesecake Water Bath

If you like to bake cheesecake (and we love to!), you know that a water bath, or bain-marie, keeps the cheesecake top from cracking. If you’ve never used a bain-marie: All you have to do is set the springform pan into a roasting pan filled with warm water. As the cheesecake cooks, the moisture from…
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A Year Of Cupcake Holidays & More Cupcake Fun

[1] Our favorite from Junior’s: the retro “Hostess cupcake” with a creme center (photo by Katharine Pollak | © THE NIBBLE). Here’s a recipe to make your own. [2] The first of numerous Hostess Brands snack cakes (photo © Hostess Cakes). [3] Something more conventional: a cupcake with blackberry frosting and a fresh blackberry (photo…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Best Halloween Candy

Everyone will howl at the sight of this haunted gingerbread house. Photo courtesy MackenzieLtd.com. There are just 20 days until Halloween! Are you buying the same old supermarket candy? Or are you looking for something new and exciting? In the new and exciting category, we’ve got everything from a gingerbread haunted house to gourmet chocolates…
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FOOD HOLIDAY: National Cookie Month

It’s National Cookie Month. You can celebrate in different ways. First, you can try new cookie recipes. You don‘t have to eat them all: Make them as a birthday gift or a no-occasion thank-you for a neighbor, relative, teacher, hairdresser, healthcare provider (yes, they eat cookies, too) or other helper. Second, you can learn more…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Save Calories With Cakelets

We love cake but it doesn’t love us. With a whole cake in front of us, we can’t resist slicing another “little piece”…then another. That’s why we’ve looked for ways to serve smaller portions. Cakelet or mini-cake pans have saved the day. Instead of baking a standard cake, we make cakelets. In addition to looking…
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