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    • Apple Fritters with Speculass Spice
      Apple Fritters with Speculaas Spice
    • Fig Stuffed Anise Sweet Bread
      Fig Stuffed Anise Sweet Bread
    • Chocolate Glazed Bakewell Tart
    • Classic Birthday Cake Perfections
      Classic Birthday Cake Perfection
    • Almond Paste
      How to Make Almond Paste - Or Not!
    • Whole cake for One Batter Two Classic Cakes
      One Batter – Two Classic Cakes
    • Lemon bar for Updated Lemon Bars
      Updated Lemon Bars
    • Double Chocolate Mousse Cake
      Double Chocolate Mousse Cake
    • Cranberry Fresh Pineapple Relish
      Cranberry Fresh Pineapple Relish
    • The Pina Colada Cake for A Tale of One Cake Layer
      Pina Colada Cake
    • Comparing two layers of cake for A Tale of One Cake Layer
      A Tale of One Cake Layer (Yellow Velvet Cake)
    • Finished crepes
      All Purpose French Crêpes
    • Mini Wedding Cake
      Individual Wedding Cakes
    • Double Banana Cream Pie with plates and cups and saucers.
      Double Banana Caramel Cream Pie
    • Finished Photo of Viennese Apricot Torte
      Viennese Apricot Torte
    • Milk Chocolate Creme Brûlée
      Milk Chocolate Creme Brûlée
    • Amaretti Cookie photo
      Amaretti Cookies
    • L'Opéra Petit Four
      L'Opéra Petit Fours
    • Individual Meringue
      Meringue Shells
    • Carrot Cake Cheesecake slice
      Carrot Cake Cheesecake
    • Finished photo
      Flourless Chocolate Raspberry Cookies
    • Finished Photo
      Lemon Meringue Pie
    • Chocolate cake base covered with caramel and hazelnuts topped with amaretto ganache.
      Amaretto Truffle Torte
    • Finished photo
      Murbteig Pastry
    • A caramel topped scoop of ice cream with roasted apples around it.
      Apple Pie ala Mode with Salted Caramel
    • Chocolate Cranberry Curd Tart
      Chocolate Cranberry Curd Tart

    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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    Spring Baking

    • Slices of the Strawberry Cake sit on a marble plate with fresh strawberries.
      Strawberry Cake - A Little Slice of Heaven
    • Irish Apple Cake dusted with powdered sugar on a white and green tray
      Irish Apple Cake
    • Blueberry poke cake is a 9x13" cake that has holes poked in it and filled with a blueberry compote. It is finished with whipped cream and blueberry filling
      Blueberry Lemon Poke Cake
    • An Individual Italian Tiramisu sits on a cream colored plate and dark beige and silver trim with a cup of tea and a plater of tiramisu in the background,
      Individual Italian Tiramisu
    • A whole coffee cake muffin sits on a wite plate with a colored mug on the plate and more muffins in the background.
      Coffee Cake Muffins (Bakery-Style & Moist)
    • Chocolate Strawberry Mousse Torte on a golden plate.
      Chocolate Strawberry Mousse Torte

    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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