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Chocolate and coffee have always been a match made in heaven, and that's the case with this recipe for cupped cakes. Before the invention of muffin tins, cakes were often cooked in small oven-safe coffee cups, hence the name went from being cupped cake to what it's called now, the cupcake. The original recipe calls for chicory coffee, but after searching high and low, I couldn't find any, so I Read more
Cookies, brownies, cupcakes, muffins, scones, cakes, pastries, and other sweet bread items are a real treat in my house. I don't avoid making or buying them, but when I have them in the kitchen, they're gone in a matter of hours. It's nice to indulge in those sweet treats every once in a while, but they're not something I eat every day. What about you? How Often Do You Eat Sweet Baked Read more
Peter Facinelli tells a funny story about a card he gave to Robert Pattinson, Stefan and Damon Salvatore get a 19th century makeover for The Vampire Diaries flashback episode, and the guys of Glee cover Bon Jovi and Usher in tonight's new episode! Read more
Do you ever dream about food? It happens to me on occasion, but I never really thought out the implications of the dream, I just thought I was hungry or possibly craving a food that my diet would not let me eat -- That is until now. I may be stepping on DearSugar's and YumSugar's territory here but ediets got the scoop on what your foodie dreams mean, so here is the run down: For starters, Read more
Leave it to YumSugar to put cupcakes on my brain once again. Did you know she bakes cupcakes and brings them in for the office to sample? Ah, I digress... However she did recently point out a rather interesting report from NPR and the Diet Detective himself, Charles Stewart Platkin, on cupcakes. Platkin believes that while cupcakes are incredibly delicious, we are not fully aware of their wrath - Read more
Memorial Day is right around the corner, and whatever your weekend plans entail, we can't think of a better way to celebrate than with a special sweet treat. Whether you prefer a classic patriotic theme or want to get inventive with cupcakes that look like they just came off the grill, stock up on some sugar, heat up the oven, and get baking! Read more
Grab that frosting from a galaxy far, far away (or just sweet stuff from your local galaxy store) ready, as this Friday, Star Wars celebrates its 35th anniversary. It's the perfect excuse to invite friends over for a cupcake-filled viewing party to commemorate one of the greatest space films ever made. No need to be a cupcake master — most of these items require little to no effort. Let the Read more
It's fun to host people for a barbecue, but it can also get quite pricey when everyone isn't chipping in. Consumer expert Andrea Woroch provides suggestions to cut your grocery bill when shopping for your Memorial Day meal: Prepare most of your meal. Woroch says, "The general rule for prepared foods is that they are more expensive, and it's cheaper to buy the ingredients to prepare yourself." Read more
Have you ever wondered how to make a signature dish at one of your favorite restaurants? Well, get excited because our new video series, Get the Dish, teaches you how it's done! When it comes to cupcakes, there's nothing like Magnolia's classic vanilla cupcake. It's the treat that started the cupcake craze — so we went inside their bakery in LA to learn the technique to making perfectly Read more
Warm weather is here, and with it, the inevitable cravings for ice cream and other frozen treats. Sure, a scoop of organic sorbet could do the trick, but sometimes nothing beats a bite of chilly nostalgia best enjoyed on sweltering days at the community pool. If the tinkling tunes of the ice cream truck don't grace your neighborhood nearly enough, we've rounded up 11 iconic frozen novelties that Read more
