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Preserving the Tops of Frosted Cakes

Do you hate it when you have a lovely frosted cake and you don't know how to cover it without the frosting sticking to the foil or other covering? The little plastic "tripods" that come with your pizza are ideal.

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Baking Bread, Loaf of baked white bread.

Baking Bread

This is a guide about baking bread. Baking fresh bread at home is wonderful, whether you use a bread machine or not.

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Extra Eggs in Brownies

I have been making Toll-House cookies for years, it's always my standby for chocolate chip cookies, and almost always make a double batch to have cookie dough in the fridge. The other day I was in the middle of making a batch, and realized too late that I'd doubled the amount of eggs...

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A beautifully decorated cake.

Frugal Cake Decorating Ideas

This is a guide about frugal cake decorating ideas. A beautifully decorated cake is the centerpiece for celebrations such as birthdays, weddings, anniversaries and many more.

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Use Lemon Juice in Recipes

I want to try the following recipe, but want to know if anyone can tell me what the lemon juice is there for? Does it matter? Should it be fresh or bottled? Any help will be appreciated!

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Baking Pumpkin Pie

Why do my pumpkin pies have a skin like top after I baked them?

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Frozen Bananas Watery

I pulled my bananas out of the freezer and let them sit out overnight. The next day they were watery; can I still use them for banana cake?

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Choosing Dried Fruit for Cookie Filling

What dried fruit goes with dried cherries for a filled cookie?

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Bread is Dark from Edge into the Loaf

When I make a sweet bread loaf (no yeast), the outer edge and into the loaf is dark, though not burned. I use a convection oven and make several loaves at the same time. Any ideas?

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Shipping Cookies to Afghanistan

I would like to ship home baked cookies to Afghanistan from Pennsylvania, USA. Are there certain cookies that ship better than others? What is a good packing method so the cookies arrive without becoming broken?

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Baking with Self Rising Flour

Do you put baking soda in self rising flour?

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Using Silicone Bakeware

I just bought a blue, flexible, fluted bowl with a funnel in the middle, as used for angel food cake. I bought it at a thrift store and thought it was a Jello mold, but someone told me it is for baking cakes. Can anyone advise me how to use this?

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Professional Looking Frosting

After you have frosted your cake, use a hair dryer to go over the icing just until it begins to melt. Your cake will have a shiny, professional look.

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Getting Organized to Bake

This is a guide about getting organized to bake. From measuring cups and spoons to the variety of ingredients you will be using, there is a lot to keep track of when you are baking. Getting organized before you bake anything will help the process go much more smoothly.

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Making Meringues on Pampered Chef Stoneware

Has anyone tried to cook meringues on Pampered Chef Stoneware? Was it successful?

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Cookie Cutter Top Pie Crust

Instead of merely cut a venting hole or two in the top crust of your pie, try cookie cutters. For example, I have a cat cookie cutter. I used it on the top crust and placed the cats all around the edge of the pie and then filled in to the top.

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Halloween Ghost Brownies

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Save Money By Baking Your Own Bread

Save Money By Baking Your Own BreadOne way to save quite a bit on food is to learn your way around baking yeast. You can find a whole pound of it for about $2.50 at little shops or places that sell in bulk and you use it a tablespoon at a time - it lasts for months in the refrigerator.