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    Holiday Desserts

    Holidays seem to bring out our best baking, and never more so than here. Updating Holiday Baking and Mother's Day Thoughts will give you plenty of idea.

    Time to pick your Holiday Dessert to try!

    • A round doilie covered tray holds large and mini Apricot Pistachio Biscotti.
      Apricot Pistachio Italian Biscotti Recipe
    • Chocolate Caramel Pecan Tart
      Chocolate Caramel Pecan Tart
    • Mincemeat Tartlets
      Mincemeat Tarts
    • This Riene de Saba cake features 2 layers of chocolate cake with a mousse like filling, topped with candied cranberries
      Reine de Saba Cake with Candied Cranberries
    • Mincemeat
      Time to Make Mincemeat
    • A box of Macadamia Rum Toffee with a small Christmas ornament The toffee is topped with chocolate and almonds
      A Baker's Dozen Holiday Food Gifts
    • Cranberry Linzer Tart
      Make Ahead Cranberry Linzer Tart
    • Chocolate Truffles for Holiday Food Gifts
      Easy Holiday Food Gifts
    • Peppermint Ravioli Cookies tied in a stick with green ribbon and gift boxes around.
      Peppermint Ravioli Cookies
    • A slice of Pumpkin Cheesecake Tart on a plate with Rum Caramel Sauce and the tart in the bakground
      Pumpkin Cheesecake Tart with Caramel Rum Sauce
    • Orange Cranberry Cake for Holiday Baking
      Updating Holiday Baking
    • Happy New Year with a Peach Melba Royale

    Hi, I'm Helen! Being a self-taught baker and owning a bakery for over 25 years, I found many ways to make baking more successful and less intimidating. Even busy people can bake as in many cases, recipes can be done over days. The goal is to make your baking life easier, more enjoyable, with great outcomes on a consistent basis.

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    Thanksgiving

    • Two chocolate truffles on a silver serving dish.
      Chocolate Chocolate Truffles
    • Zippy Cheddar Pecan Shortbreads
      Cheddar Pecan Shortbreads
    • Cranberry Orange Muffins in three sizes, mini, regular and Texas on a gray plate with a red napkin.
      A Cranberry Orange Muffin
    • Cooled Caramel in a bowl.
      Caramel - A Building Block of Pastry
    • Scone with Cranberry Strawberry Jam on a plate
      Scones with Cranberry Strawberry Jam
    • Garlic Oregano Cracker Bread
      Garlic Oregano Cracker Bread

    Popular Recipes

    • This Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cake features a pineapple slice with a cherry in the middle on top of a yellow cake sitting on a blue and white plate.
      Mini Pineapple Upside Down Cakes
    • A plate of Cuccidati, fig and nut filled Italian Cookies sprinkled with multi-colored nonpariels.
      Cuccidati - Italy's Finest Cookie
    • This picture shows a slice of the coffee cake on a white, lace edged plate on a marble counter.
      Apricot Crumb Coffee Cake
    • Langue de Chat cookies in a bowl.
      Langue de Chat
    • Angel food Cake
      Perfectly Easy Angel Food Cake
    • Large nut pieces for Chopping Nuts
      Chopping Nuts - A Quicker Way

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