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How to Make Powdered Sugar for Shiny Glazes and Fluffy Frostings

Yes, you can make your own powdered sugar—all it takes is two simple ingredients.

Classic Blueberry Muffins

Chock-full of berries, our ultimate muffins have just the right amount of sweetness, plus a gentle tang and tender crumb thanks to sour cream.

Salted Caramel Apple Pie

Apples drizzled with caramel sauce and a sprinkle of fleur de sel combine to satisfy those salty-sweet cravings in this salted caramel apple pie recipe.

Old-Fashioned Flaky Pie Crust

This recipe produces super-tender, flaky crust that will give you bragging rights.

Clementine Pound Cake

A clementine’s sweet tartness and the rich flavor of chocolate make for a lovely pairing in this cake.

Honey Oat Cookies

Rolled oats and flaked coconut come together to make a soft, chewy cookie with lots of flavor.

Jam Muffins

A baked take on the doughnut-shop classic, these jelly-filled muffins make everyone giddy.

Cinnamon Sour Cream Coffee Cake

The addition of cardamom gives this classic coffee cake a flavorful and unexpected zing

Hummingbird Cake

Bananas, pineapples, pecans—this Hummingbird cake has a little something for everyone.

Drunk Blondies

Bourbon, toasted coconut, pecans, chocolate chips—these loaded blondies from Cheryl Day have pretty much everything.

Flaky, Buttery Biscuits

For this buttery biscuit recipe, you fold and stack the dough to create the flaky layers. 

The Secret to Better Layer Cakes Is Already in Your Cabinet

Looking for a sky-high stack of layers or your own custom-shaped cake? Reach for the same pan you use to roast your broccoli.

Sheet-Pan Lemon Poppy Seed Layer Cake

There’s something so playful about a lemon poppy seed cake—the lemon brings a zingy flavor, and the poppy seeds bring that delicate crunch.

Maple Butternut Sheet-Pan Cake

Why does zucchini get all the glory in baking? Bring on the butternut squash.

How to Soften Brown Sugar: A Head-to-Head Test

In the mood for cookies but faced with a hardened lump of gold? Here’s the best way to bring it back to life.

5 Baking Powder Substitutes for Fluffy Cakes and Flaky Biscuits

No, you can’t just swap in baking soda—here’s why.

For Better Loaves, Proof Your Dough in These Bannetons

Read why this pro baker likes using bannetons that are made of wood pulp rather than rattan.

Extra-Lemony Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

In this easy but extra-lemony lemon poppy seed muffins recipe, a trio of citrusy ingredients are combined: lemon zest, juice, and rich lemon curd.
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