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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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Peanut Butter White Chocolate Babka

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Peanut Butter–salty, savory, delicious. White Chocolate–sweet and creamy. This Peanut Butter White Chocolate Babka combines the best of the two flavors–sweet, salty, a bit savory–the filling is swirled into a soft, enriched bread for one absolutely stunning bake. Yes, I know. Hello, it’s me. Babka addict. However, this time, it’s not combined with a pie …

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Butternut Squash and Cranberry Gingerbread Pie

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Perfect for Thanksgiving, or even Christmas, this Butternut Squash and Cranberry Gingerbread Pie has just about everything you could ask for. Sweet, tart, and brimming with the flavors of warming spices, this pie is beautifully layered–gingerbread crust, white chocolate ganache, cranberry jam, roasted butternut squash pastry cream, whipped topping–and is sure to become a new …

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Steak & Stout Hand Pies

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Savory and hearty, these Steak & Stout Hand Pies are the ultimate cold weather comfort food. Steak, carrots, potatoes, and peas are mixed together and cooked with a stout-based sauce before being folded in a flaky, tender pastry crust. What’s better than being able to warm your hands while warming your belly? Something spooky is …

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Cinnamon Hot Chocolate Babka Pie

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This Cinnamon Hot Chocolate Babka Pie is the ultimate comfort treat. It’s essentially a cinnamon roll-babka hybrid in a pie crust, brought together with a cinnamon chocolate mix that brings a kick of heat from cayenne pepper. Topped with cream cheese frosting, this pie is an impossible to resist combination of cinnamon and chocolate. It’s …

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Mango Tart

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This Mango Tart is classic and classy, the perfect way to celebrate the transition from summer to fall. With a buttery pastry crust, light and sweet vanilla cream, and fresh tropical mango, this tart is incredibly easy to eat–you might just find yourself going back for another bite once you’ve already polished off a slice. …

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Chocolate & Pistachio Babka Pie

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It doesn’t get much better than carbs on carbs with a load of chocolate in between the layers. Maybe that’s not the best way to sell this, so I’ll just give you these two words: Babka Pie. Chocolate & Pistachio Babka Pie to be more exact. With a flaky, buttery pie crust base that’s covered …

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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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Snickers Pie

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Snickers–nougat, peanuts, caramel, and chocolate. This candy bar translates into a pie that is good for kids and adults alike. It’s all the best bits of a Snickers held together with a tender and buttery chocolate crust. My ability to focus this week has been absolutely non-existent. I’ve been feeling like my attention should be …

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Strawberry Almond Brioche Tarts

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With vanilla, almond, and strawberries all topped on a buttery brioche base, these Strawberry Almond Brioche Tarts are simply to die for. They bring the flavors of spring to life with a subtle sweetness, and each bite of a warm tart provides the soft chew of the brioche and a smooth, creamy finish from the …

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