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Halloween cupcake with a spider on top

Spider Cupcakes (Halloween Dessert)

Flavored like black licorice and decorated with spiders made from licorice and gumdrops, my Halloween Cupcakes are perfect for the spooky holiday! Enlist kids of all ages to have fun while helping you to โ€ฆ

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caramel frosting stuffed cupcakes on a cake stand

Caramel Cupcakes

Moist yellow cupcakes stuffed and topped with caramel icing make for perfect caramel cupcakes! The cake is dense and caramel-flavored (it's made with sweetened condensed milk) and the icing is crunchy on the outside โ€ฆ

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Butterscotch dripping off a spoon into a jar

Butterscotch Sauce

It's so easy to make your own butterscotch sauce and it's better than anything you can buy at the store. Drizzle it on ice cream, use it as a dip for fruit, treat it โ€ฆ

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Pixy Stix

How to Make Pixie Sticks

If you love pixie sticks, you can now learn the secret to making them yourself! Homemade pixie sticks are just as good as the store-bought ones. You can make them in any fruit flavor you โ€ฆ

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Whiskey sauce being poured into a jar from a spoon

Whiskey Sauce

Do you know what makes caramel sauce even better? Whiskey! My whiskey sauce is super easy to make, smooth, creamy, and addictive. Whiskey sauce is most commonly โ€ฆ

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tight shot of a cupcake frosted with Italian meringue buttercream frosting with several others behind it

Italian Meringue Buttercream Frosting

If you want a frosting that's light, pipes like a dream, and isn't too sweet, Italian meringue buttercream is for you! It's rich, buttery, and airy - and a favorite among many bakers around โ€ฆ

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Marshmallow Frosting in a mixing bowl

Fluffiest Marshmallow Frosting

Marshmallow frosting (also called meringue frosting) is easy to make, super fluffy, and perfect for cakes and cupcakes! You can spread or pipe it and, best of all, you can toast this frosting just โ€ฆ

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Candied Hibiscus

Candied Hibiscus Flowers

Rather than throw away the hibiscus flowers that I had brewed into tea, I saved them and let them do double duty as candy - hooray for less food waste*. They are sweet and super โ€ฆ

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Cake decorated with lots of isomalt decorations

Isomalt Basics for Home Bakers – All About Isomalt

Bakers of all skill levels can create impressive-looking sugar art using isomalt, a sugar alcohol that can be colored and flavored. This post discusses what it is, where to buy it, and how to โ€ฆ

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White Chocolate

How to Make White Chocolate in Less Than 5 Minutes

You can make white chocolate from scratch - at home, in your microwave, with no special tools (not even a candy thermometer). While you may think that making candy is completely out of your โ€ฆ

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Chocolate Cups

How to Make a Chocolate Cup – It’s Shockingly Simple

Making chocolate cups is so easy that even a toddler can do it! Learn how to make these pretty treat cups with your favorite chocolate. It's a fun activity for both kids and adults! โ€ฆ

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The Definitive List of the Best Mix-Ins for Ice Cream

I remember the first time I walked into a marble slab ice cream shop and watched as they folded so many different mix-ins into ice cream for each individual order. I had analysis paralysis โ€ฆ

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Candied Cucumber – This is No Pickle

Cucumbers are clean, crisp, and refreshing. Why do we often sour them, turning them into pickles? Although candied cucumbers resemble bread and butter pickles, I assure you that they taste nothing alike. Candied โ€ฆ

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candied clementines

Candied Orange Slices

Candied orange slices are are super sticky, tart, and sweet enough to fill your sugar craving. They are wonderful for snacking or as a garnish for your favorite citrus desserts. How to Make โ€ฆ

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S'mores cupcake

S’mores Cupcakes with Marshmallow Frosting

These S'mores Cupcakes are favorites around here! They are rich chocolate cupcakes topped with toasted Marshmallow Frosting. Don't forget to add graham crackers, your favorite chocolate, mini marshmallows, and chocolate syrup for the perfect โ€ฆ

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