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KENTUCKY BUTTER CAKE

KENTUCKY BUTTER CAKE

Rich and dense, Kentucky Butter Cake lives up to its name. Butter is the star ingredient in this moist buttery cake.  Then after baking, Kentucky Butter Cake is glazed with sweetness—from sugar, butter, and a hint of vanilla. This extra layer of flavor also gives…

OUR MOST POPULAR CHRISTMAS COOKIE RECIPES EVER!

OUR MOST POPULAR CHRISTMAS COOKIE RECIPES EVER!

If you are going to make Christmas cookies, why not make the best ones anyone ever tasted?  Since Andrew is one of the greatest Cookie Bakers of all time, it wasn’t easy to come up with this list.  So we went to the numbers and…

HAMPTON CLASSIC COOKIE RECIPES OF 2023

HAMPTON CLASSIC COOKIE RECIPES OF 2023

THESE 6 COOKIE RECIPES WERE THE HIT OF THIS YEAR’S HAMPTON’S CLASSIC Winning Cookie Recipes…From left to right…Blondies, Melodies, Pain de Genes, Classic Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Caramel Bars, and Princeton Gingersnaps, these sensational cookies were winners at this year’s Hampton Classic Horseshow held last week…

CHEZ PANISSE’S CARAMEL ALMOND TART

CHEZ PANISSE’S CARAMEL ALMOND TART

THIS PHENOMENAL CARAMEL ALMOND CONFECTION WAS ALMOST BOUNCED OFF THE MENU OF ALICE WATERS’ CHEZ PANISSE A baker named Lindsey Shere created this wonderful almond and caramel dessert. Andrew’s been offering it up all summer.  My favorite indicator of just how good it is was…

BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE RECIPE EVER!

BEST CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE RECIPE EVER!

August 4, 2023 is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day. To celebrate we bring back the Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe Ever! The first Chocolate Chip Cookie was actually made by accident in Whitman, Massachusetts in an inn called the Toll House. In 1938, Ruth Graves…

CINNAMON CRUMBLE BREAKFAST CAKE

CINNAMON CRUMBLE BREAKFAST CAKE

YOUR PANTRY HAS ALL YOU NEED TO MAKE THIS CINNAMON MASTERPIECE RIGHT THIS MINUTE. Andrew assures me that every baker worth his or her salt has all the ingredients to bake this Cinnamon Crumble Breakfast Cake on hand. “Like one big cinnamon roll”, as its…

Dorie Greenspan’s Mostly Rhubarb Tart with Strawberries

Dorie Greenspan’s Mostly Rhubarb Tart with Strawberries

The Doyenne of Baking adds Strawberries to this custardy confection but its flavor is Rhubarb-forward. Rhubarb, with its vibrant red stalks and uniquely tart flavor,  has been a staple in culinary traditions for centuries.  Botanically, Rhubarb is actually a vegetable.  But it’s used in desserts…

These Lemon-Almond Meringue Tarts made their Baker a Star

These Lemon-Almond Meringue Tarts made their Baker a Star

Their almond-flavored crust, lemon curd, and marshmallow meringue make a star turn every time you bake them. Matt Lewis was an adman who fell in love with baking. And he fell hard. With his partner Renato Poliafito, he turned their hobby into a bakery called…

Valentine’s Day Advice: Make Dessert First and make it this Chocolate Soufflé

Valentine’s Day Advice: Make Dessert First and make it this Chocolate Soufflé

This Chocolate Souffle is a glorious deep dive into dark chocolate With its almost molten center, an aroma of rich chocolate bursts from the dish the moment your spoon breaks its crisp top.  The whipped cream only adds to the sensuality of this dessert.  And…