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    • A close-up of a stack of salted macadamia rum toffee.
      Valentine’s Desserts Everyone Is Baking
    • A slice of Easier Danish Pastry sits on a silver server.
      Make Ahead Christmas Morning Bakes for a Stress-Free Holiday
    • Two chocolate truffles on a silver serving dish.
      Bake and Share Holiday Treats for Gifts
    • A slice of the Cranberry Linzer Tart sits on an antique cream and gold plate.
      Jaw-Dropping Holiday Desserts Guaranteed to Impress Your Guests
    • Yeasts
      Yeast as it Relates to Bread
    • Autographed Copies of Craving Cookies Available
    • Ingredient Substitution
      Top Ingredient Substitutions for Baking
    • The Beauty of Buttermilk
      The Beauty of Buttermilk in Baking
    • Six cocoas including natural and Dutched.
      Cocoa Fundamentals Natural vs. Dutched
    • Butter
      Better Butter for Baking
    • Fluid Ounce Conversion Charts
    • Flour Photo
      Flour As Used in Baking
    • Baking Soda and Baking Powder
      Baking Powder vs. Baking Soda, Where and When to Use Which
    • 6 cups phyllo for Greek Orange Yogurt Cake
      Ingredient Conversion Chart

    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

    • An individual Chocolate Caramel Tart on a white background with raspberries.
      No Bake Mini Chocolate Caramel Tarts
    • The truffle filled shell is topped with fresh raspberries just before serving.
      No Bake Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Tarts
    • Red and White glazed heart shaped Viennese Lemon Valentines Cookies on a white plate with blue edges.
      Viennese Lemon Valentines Cookies
    • Toasted coconut and macadamia nuts are the basis of these heart shaped shorbreads on a lattice plate over purple.
      Tropical Shortbread Cookies
    • Chocolate Truffle Raspberry Curd Tart
      Chocolate Truffle Raspberry Curd Tart

    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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