Browned Butter Cookies with Caramel Frosting

By Andrea | February 29, 2012 |

These browned butter cookies take a little time to make, since they require heating and cooling before they are even baked, but they are well worth the trouble.  My mom and I originally found this recipe in the December 2008 Betty Crocker Christmas Cookies publication.  They are super amazing, just make sure not to over-bake…

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Chai Latte Cupcakes

By Andrea | February 27, 2012 |

This chai latte cupcake recipe comes from the Spring 2008 Betty Crocker Super Moist Cakes publication.  This recipe, as with all the others in the publication, starts off with a box of cake mix.  The recipe calls for Chai Latte Tea mix.  If you can’t find any at the store, don’t panic – Betty Crocker…

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Chocolate Orange Cake

By Andrea | February 27, 2012 |

This recipe is from the Spring 2008 Betty Crocker Super Moist Cakes publication – which means it starts with a boxed cake mix and is super easy.  It’s also a great place to garnish with those candied citrus slices from the Martha Stewart’s Pies and Tarts book. Cake Ingredients: 1 box Betty Crocker Supermoist devil’s…

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Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake

By Andrea | February 25, 2012 |

This is my grandmother Ruby’s old-fashioned chocolate cake recipe.  My mom and little sister love this recipe.  In the past, I’ve been assigned to make this 3-layer cake for their birthdays.  When mom was growing up, she shared a birthday with my grampa – and it sometimes fell on Thanksgiving, so grama would make this…

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