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maurinedashney

  • brown butter

    How To Brown Butter

    Brown butter, known as “beurre noisette” (that is, “hazelnut butter”) in French, is butter that has been whisked in a saucepan over medium heat until it browns and acquires a lightly nutty scent and…

    September 30, 2013
  • cake pops

    3 Ways to Salvage Sub-Par Cake and Cupcakes

    Not all cake recipes I try come out perfectly the first time I try them. In fact, it often takes me three or four times to get a recipe just right. I tend to…

    September 25, 2013
  • two tone frosting

    How To: Two-Tone Cupcake Frosting

    So…I had a recipe I tested this weekend not work out. The solution? Teach you a nice frosting technique instead! Ignore the sub-par cake part, okay? Ever wondered how people frost cupcakes so that…

    September 23, 2013
  • root beer float cupcakes

    Root Beer Float Cupcakes

    This week I went to a 50s themed “iron chef” get-together and thought, “Hmm…how can I make a 50s themed cake recipe for this?” And then I realized, “Whoa. I definitely just bought root…

    September 16, 2013
  • toasted coconut

    How To Toast Coconut Flakes

    Just a quick post on how to toast coconut flakes. I purposely made it so that you toast your coconut flakes at the same temperature that you use when baking cupcakes. Which is pretty…

    September 11, 2013
  • cinnamon coconut cupcakes

    Cinnamon Coconut Cake or Cupcakes

    I present…the second of two successful coconut cake recipes I tried out last week. This is a great way to transition a summer flavor into the fall season, non? Cinnamon Coconut Cake or Cupcakes…

    September 9, 2013