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Chinese New Year Cupcakes – Nian Gao

Sure, Chinese New Year Cupcakes are not the traditional dessert to celebrate the Chinese New Year, but the cake that I turned into cupcakes, nian gao, is. It's a sticky, glutinous cake that is filled …

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Dulce de leche dripping off of a spoon

Dulce de Leche Three Ways

You can make dulce de leche (a sweet, addictive caramel-like sauce popular in Latin America) three different ways. Whether you prefer to use the stove, an electric pressure cooker, or a slow cooker, you …

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panna cotta on a plate served with macerated strawberries with a spoonful removed

Vanilla Panna Cotta

My vanilla panna cotta is so refreshing and requires almost no preparation to make! I make the recipe vegetarian and stable at room temperature by using agar agar powder, a gelatin …

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Miso Ice Cream

Ice cream that tastes like a cross between miso soup, soy sauce, and salted caramel can shock people. You'll find that most will not want a super-sized waffle cone of miso ice cream. Instead, miso …

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Carob Cupcake

Carob Cupcakes

In this post, contributor Jessica Touchette shares her fabulous carob cupcake recipe with us. I had the pleasure of trying the cupcakes and I immediately fell in love with their sweet, earthy flavor. …

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Mango Cupcakes – I Learned The Secret

These moist mango cupcakes topped with decadent, drippy dulce de leche are the mango cupcakes that I've been wanting to create, but until now, hadn't. Don't you want to lick the dulce de leche …

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Carrot Curls

Candied Carrot Curls

Why are carrot cakes and carrot cake cupcakes always topped with a piped carrot drawing? Apple cakes don't have apple drawings on them, nor do peach cakes have little piped peaches. Why …

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Slice of healthy carrot cake on a plate

Healthy Paleo Carrot Cake (Gluten-free and Dairy-free)

This carrot cake is just as good as any carrot cake you've had, but it's gluten-free, dairy-free, and paleo! It's made with almond flour, sweetened with maple syrup and dates, and frosted with whipped …

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Prickly Pear Lemon Bars

Prickly pear lemon bars are sweet and tangy and have a buttery crust that I could eat all by itself. They are a variation on my favorite lemon lime squares. While I wouldn't make the …

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Sugar plums in red mini cupcake liners on a red cupcake stand with a hand selecting one

Sugar Plums

Sugar plums are some of the most iconic Christmas desserts and yet most people have never had them. What is a sugar plum, and how do you make one? Here's what you need to …

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Neapolitan Cookies

Neapolitan Cookies

Like all Neopolitan desserts, these cookies are tri-colored. They are soft and chewy and taste like the tried-and-true combination of vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate. "Each of these Neapolitan cookies is like a snowflake," says …

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Bunny Inside Cupcakes

Adorable Easter Bunny Cupcakes

These adorable Easter Bunny Cupcakes have an Easter bunny surprise hidden inside of them! They look like basic vanilla cupcakes until you cut them open! The best part is that it's …

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Sugar Pie

Cream Pie – The Sugar Cream Pie That Tastes Like Crème Brûlée

Cream pie (sometimes called sugar cream pie) tastes like crème brûlée in pie format. It's rich and decadent and the filling requires just six ingredients - sugar, butter, half and half, vanilla, nutmeg, and cornstarch. …

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Cupcake Project

Contribute to Cupcake Project

Hi friends, I'm trying something totally new. After years of being the only voice on Cupcake Project, I'm ready to open this blog up to contributors. I have very specific ideas about …

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