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Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

This chocolate buttercream is rich, chocolatey, and not too sweet. Use a 1M cake decorating tip to make fun chocolate cupcakes or smoothly spread on a chocolate layer cake for a classy celebration.

Chocolate Cake

My go-to recipe for chocolate cupcakes, this recipe also makes a fine chocolate layer cake. Whatever shape or form, frost with this Chocolate Buttercream Frosting.

Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

For a fancy cupcake shop finish, use this buttercream to top these favorite Vanilla Cupcakes using a size 1M cake decorating tip.

Vanilla Cupcakes

A simple, rich vanilla cupcake. Top with a swirl of Vanilla Buttercream. To make it extra special in the springtime, garnish with fresh spring berries.

Hummus

I started making hummus after a trip to Greece in the year 2000. This recipe has undergone 20 years of tweaking.

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Tender White Bread

This recipe for white bread dough makes excellent dinner rolls and hamburger buns or can be formed into two loaves for tender white sandwich bread. The dough can be mixed and kneaded in less than 15 minutes, but you’ll need to be able to come back to the dough in 1 1/2 to 2 hours […]

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Creamy Mac & Cheese

We prefer creamy macaroni and cheese made on the stove top as opposed to baked macaroni and cheese where the noodles soak up much of the moisture in the sauce while in the oven. With this version, you give up the crunchy topping, but you gain a creamier, saucier consistency and it can be quickly […]

Chantilly Cream

Here’s a little something extra for topping your dessert that makes plain whipped cream seem, well, plain. Your pumpkin pie deserves this.

Whipped Cream

This is the basic recipe for whipped cream to serve with fresh strawberries, make ice cream into a sundae, or to simply top your pie or hot chocolate. We like to add vanilla to our whipped cream, but you can also leave it unflavored if you prefer.

Meyer Lemon Curd

While regular lemons make a fine lemon curd, there is something special about curd made with Meyer lemons, with a perfect balance of tart and sweet. Enjoy on biscuits or scones, on pancakes or sponge cake, or by the spoonful.

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