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For family fun or to bring to a party, how about a bacon cake? While some people can put bacon fat into the batter and/or the frosting, we prefer a standard yellow cake, cream cheese frosting and a topping of candied bacon. A sheet or loaf cake format is easier than a layer cake—and puts…
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Peanut butter as a dessert topping. Photo courtesy Sugarland Bakery. Looking for a garnish for your dessert? Grab that jar of peanut butter. Add sweetener to taste (agave, honey, maple syrup, sugar or noncaloric sweetener). Consider a pinch of cinnamon. Then pipe the peanut butter from a pastry bag. You can use a plastic…
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Zucchini bread started to appear in the 1960s, as hippies looked for healthier foods. But the concept dates back to the Middle Ages, when European chefs began to develop sweet vegetable puddings. Carrot pudding was first; sweet potato pudding and pie followed in the Renaissance. The different types of squash offered still more options. Carrot…
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