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Cherry Chocolate Vanilla Cupcakes

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These Cherry Chocolate Vanilla Cupcakes look impressive, but are incredibly easy to throw together. The vanilla cupcake is soft and moist, making it the perfect base for the sweet and tart fresh cherry buttercream. A dark chocolate ganache filling brings a bit of bitterness to the table, cutting through the sweetness. Some days, you just …

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Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chunk Muffins

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These Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chunk Muffins are the perfect way to use up those bananas that started ripening way too soon. Overripe and soft, they bring flavor and moisture to the table with these muffins. With a bit of crunchy peanut butter and dark chocolate added in, these Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chunk Muffins …

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Blackberry Rose Cake

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Hello Spring! This Blackberry Rose Cake is fresh and light and just about everything you could ask for in a spring bake. Two simple Victoria sponge cakes are flavored with rose water for a delicate floral hint. The cakes are then layered with a not-too-sweet vanilla mascarpone cream and fresh blackberries for a tart burst …

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Chocolate Stuffed Shortbread Bars

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It doesn’t get much better than a buttery, crumbly, melt-in-your-mouth shortbread. Tender and delicious, these Chocolate Stuffed Shortbread Bars are made with a combination of regular flour and almond flour. With a layer of chocolate in the middle, these bars are simplicity at its finest. This may not have been the prettiest bake to photograph, …

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Blueberry Pear Upside Down Cake

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This Blueberry Pear Upside Down Cake is simply delicious. Not too sweet, the cake is light and fluffy, gently spiced with ginger, cardamom, and cinnamon. Sweetened with caramel, blueberries, and slices of pear, this is one cake that you won’t feel too guilty about eating. This is the kind of cake you can throw together …

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Cranberry Orange Crostata

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The tart flavor of fresh cranberries pair perfectly with the fresh citrus of orange in this Italian inspired Cranberry Orange Crostata. A rustic jam tart, this crostata is bursting with fruit flavor for a bite that mixes flaky pastry with a delicious homemade jam. Christmas has come and gone and now each day is a …

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Caramel Apple Pie

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It doesn’t get much more classic than an apple pie, and what better way is there to bring an apple pie to the next level than to add some caramel to it? This Caramel Apple Pie is a classic. Lightly spiced and not too sweet, this pie is the perfect dessert to welcome in apple …

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Nutella S’mores Pie

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The classic summer treat has been reimagined in this Nutella S’mores Pie. With a graham cracker and almond crust, Nutella and bittersweet chocolate ganache, and sweet marshmallow creme, this pie is decadent and delicious–grown up enough for the adults and gooey and delicious enough for the kiddos. S’mores–a simple dessert that seems to be more …

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Nectarine Frangipane Tart

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It doesn’t get much more summer than stone fruit and this Nectarine and Frangipane Tart is no exception. With a crispy pastry base, this tart is full of almond and sweet nectarine flavor. I never knew what frangipane was until I watched the GBBO, which should come as no surprise as most of my preliminary …

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Roasted Peach & Rhubarb Pie

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Sweet peaches and tart rhubarb combine in this Roasted Peach & Rhubarb Pie for a slice that screams late spring/early summer. Roasting the fruit helps draw out the juices, allowing you to control the amount of juice that comes out while the pie is baking just a little bit better than usual, and it makes …

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