Homemade Hostess Cupcakes Recipe & 9 Cupcake Holidays

[1] Better than the originals—much, much better. Here’s the recipe (photo © Brown Eyed Baker). [2] Something more conventional: a cupcake with blackberry frosting and a fresh blackberry (photo © Gelson’s). [3] Too elegant to eat? Cupcake by Samantha Chiu (photo © So Super Awesome). [4] The first of numerous Hostess Brands snack cakes (photo…
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HALLOWEEN: Food Fun With Pancake Molds

Get ready for Halloween: For a bewitching breakfast, lunch or dinner on Halloween, go batty with pancake molds. A Williams-Sonoma exclusive, they’re easy to use. The set of three molds—these adorable bats plus a pumpkin and a haunted house—is $19.95. Pancakes—also known as flapjacks, griddlecakes and hotcakes—are an ancient food. While some type of griddle…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Make Regular Or Sugar-Free Sorbet

It’s easy to make sugar-free sorbet. Photo by Dusan Zidar | BSP. There’s a lot of good “No Sugar Added” ice cream out there, but it’s tough to find a sugar-free sorbet. If you’re on a sugar-free diet and miss sorbet, you can make it with unsweetened fruit juice or puréed fruit. Sugar or no…
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