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    Easy Banana Cake

    Easy Banana Cake

    If you're looking for what to do with dark, mushy bananas, our initial thought is typically banana bread. I love a dense loaf of banana
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    Banana Cupcakes with Chai Buttercream

    Banana Cupcakes with Chai Buttercream

    These banana cupcakes are light & moist with a chai buttercream that has a wintery flavor. Together they are sublime!
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    Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake

    Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake

    When you take a poll of your besties regarding pumpkin pie, and they all say "ewww" then you realize you you need to come up with a dessert
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    Chocolate Ganache

    Chocolate Ganache

    Creamy, rich chocolate ganache can be used for any dessert recipe that needs a bit of chocolate glaze.
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    Snickers Buttercream

    Snickers Buttercream

    There's buttercream and then there's Snickers Buttercream! This buttercream gets an infusion of flavor from Apple Cider Salted Caramel Sauce
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    Caramel Apple Snickers Cake

    Caramel Apple Snickers Cake

    Don't you want a scary, oozy, drippy cake for Halloween? I think you do... You get all of that in this amazing layer cake! I'm not going
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    "Oh Baby" Shower Cake

    "Oh Baby" Shower Cake

    My friend, Tessa, is having a baby boy! All of her "aunties" got together and threw a baby shower, and this was the cake I made in the
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    Blood Orange Yogurt Cake

    Blood Orange Yogurt Cake

    I remember the first time that I ate a blood orange. I was in Italy with my dad and a few of my siblings. We were presented with
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    Fresh Plum Cake

    Fresh Plum Cake

    The last of the summer fruit is just about leaving us...the farmers markets and grocery stores are beginning to feature all the lovely apple
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    Sprinkle Vanilla Layer Cake

    Sprinkle Vanilla Layer Cake

    Everyone should have a sprinkle layer cake in their repertoire of cakes, especially for a first birthday (like the Fancy Pants Kitchen's
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    Chamomile Honey Layer Cake

    Chamomile Honey Layer Cake

    Hmmm...chamomile tea, honey, layer cake, flowers, figs...sounds like an opportunity to me! That's what I saw when I came across this lovely
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    Blackberry Zucchini Coffee Cake

    Blackberry Zucchini Coffee Cake

    I love zucchini bread and when I came across this recipe, I thought "I have to try it"! You've got zucchini in the batter. You've got
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    Carrot Cake

    Carrot Cake

    There is something very endearing about a carrot cake. It is familiar and reminiscent of years ago. It is traditional in many senses.
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    Simple Chocolate Fudge Cake

    Simple Chocolate Fudge Cake

    Sometimes there’s a recipe that jumps out at you. It could be the pretty photo attached to it (can you tell that I love photos?) or it
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    Cinnamon Pull-Apart Bread

    Cinnamon Pull-Apart Bread

    Happy Thanksgiving, my friends! I know that everyone is up to their eyeballs in preparations for the big feast, and there are a million and
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    Classic Buttercream Frosting

    Classic Buttercream Frosting

    A wonderfully light buttercream that's perfect for all of your cake decorating needs!
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    Classic Vanilla Layer Cake with Buttercream Frosting

    Classic Vanilla Layer Cake with Buttercream Frosting

    Happy Halloween! What a great holiday! While I never pay too much attention to the meaning behind it, I absolutely love
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    Salted Caramel Cheesecake Bites

    Salted Caramel Cheesecake Bites

    One of the joys of my life is salted caramel. It just makes me happy! So, imagine my delight when I found this recipe by
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    Banana Crumb Cake

    Banana Crumb Cake

    What do you get when you inject bananas into a coffee cake? Including a ribbon of delicious crumble running through it?
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    Vanilla Cupcakes

    Vanilla Cupcakes

    I have been admiring some of the gorgeous cupcake recipes I see on Instagram and decided it's time for me to attempt them.
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    Chocolate Leaves

    Chocolate Leaves

    These chocolate leaves add an elegant finish to any dessert!
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    Eggnog Tiramisu Trifle

    Eggnog Tiramisu Trifle

    The holidays are not quite over yet...we still have the fun of ringing int the New Year and a new decade! How fun is that??!!
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    Oreo Cookies & Cream Cake

    Oreo Cookies & Cream Cake

    I realize that January is the time for resolutions such as going to the gym more, forgoing the cocktail before dinner (what??)
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    Blackberry-Buttermilk Muffin Cakes

    Blackberry-Buttermilk Muffin Cakes

    While perusing the wonderful new cookbook by Joanne Chang called Pastry Love, I found this recipe that called for ingredients that I already
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