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How to Make Brown Sugar

August 2, 2010

Now wait just a second. Why did no one tell me how dang easy it is to make my own brown sugar? I sorta blew my own mind this morning.  It turns out that granulated sugar and molasses when combined with a bowl and fork (or mixer, if you’re feelin’ fancy) produces the freshest and [...]

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Joy the Baker Answers Part Two

February 25, 2009

Part Two!?  Catch up on Part One here! If you had children and could only share one recipe with them, what would it be? If I could only share one recipe with my kids, I’d no doubt teach them how to make a Sweet Potato Pie.  Wait… I haven’t even taught you all how to [...]

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Easy Cinnamon Roll Muffins

September 12, 2008

Just the thought of cinnamon rolls-  warm, gooey, soft, sweet- makes me literally swoon.  I love them.  If I were a baking superhero (I’m working on it) my weakness would be cinnamon rolls. As much as I love the little devils (and I hate to say this) I hate to bake them.  The problem is [...]

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Six Rules to Bake By

June 18, 2008

Preheat. Why? Because it says so! If a recipe asks you to preheat the oven to a certain temperature. Well… you should. What the recipe is trying to tell you is that your cupcakes, or loaf of zucchini bread, or blackberry muffins need to combine with a certain temperature to do their thing. And we [...]

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How to Frost a Cake- in 10 pictures.

March 12, 2008

Frosting a two layer cake doesn’t have to be daunting.  You don’t have to be a math genius, or an abundantly creative person.  It’s just cake!  You’ll just need a plane cake, some frosting, a smile on your face, and a few basic kitchen supplies. Ok, the smile is optional, but it generally helps. Make the [...]

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