Vanilla bean paste will make all of your vanilla desserts even better! Learn what it is, how it's different from vanilla extract, why and where you should buy it, and how to use it. …
This vanilla cake recipe has been years in the making and was rated the best vanilla cake recipe by The Kitchn in taste tests against Magnolia Bakery, Stella Parks, Divas Can Cook, Recipe Tins …
This is my absolute favorite vanilla cupcake recipe! It yields light, fluffy, moist cupcakes that dome perfectly, and you can really taste the vanilla in every bite. While this recipe is …
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 …
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 …
My vanilla cookies are not your average sugar cookies. They are speckled with vanilla beans throughout and the flavor truly shines. They are pillowy and tender with a texture similar to snickerdoodles. In fact, …
Once I conquered homemade Lucky Charms (a task that was so arduous I will never repeat it), I needed another challenge. I set my sights on homemade jelly beans. While homemade jelly beans are time-consuming …
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. …
In searching for ways to use clotted cream (the amazing spread that's a cross between butter and whipped cream), I came across several recipes for clotted cream ice cream. Each claimed that clotted …
Mini cupcakes are perfectly-sized treats that are always a hit at parties! Here I share techniques to convert your favorite cupcake recipe to minis (it's so simple), plus I share a recipe for the …
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 …
Learn how to make salt water taffy like you find on seaside boardwalks in just one hour! Start with this funfetti version and then experiment with your own flavors using my recipe as a …
Every time I discover a way to make a popular commercial product at home, my mind is blown. Homemade corn syrup is not something I had ever considered making, but much like homemade grenadine, …
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 …
Spritz cookies are shortbread-like cookies made by pushing dough through a cookie press rather than rolling it out. They end up looking so impressive because of all of the fun shapes that you can …
