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Simple Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Frosting

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Mixed by hand, these Simple Chocolate Cupcakes are just as easy to prepare as box-mix cupcakes. They’re rich, tender, and delicious, especially topped with Vanilla Frosting, which, like the cupcakes, is easy to make without an electric mixer.

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My daughter Eliza and I were recently talking about the kinds of treats her classmates bring to school for their birthdays. Clearly looking for an opening, she said, “If kids only knew how easy it was to make cupcakes, I bet they’d bake their own birthday treats.”…

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Grasshopper Cupcakes

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Inspired by the after dinner drink, these rich chocolate cupcakes topped with minty frosting come together as decadent and delicious Grasshopper Cupcakes.

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A few weeks ago, my husband ordered a Grasshopper after we’d finished up our meal at The Boxing Room in San Francisco. I’d never actually tried this after dinner drink that inspired Grasshopper Pie, one of my favorite childhood desserts, so I couldn’t help taking a few sips to see how I felt about it….

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Mint Chocolate Brownies

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Deep, dark chocolate and refreshing minty goodness come together in these dense and rich Mint Chocolate Brownies.

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Eliza fell in love with some ultra precious rainbow heart sugar cookies this week and decided she needed to make them. It’s totally my fault….

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

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These irresistible Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars include a thick layer of lightly sweetened nutty peanut butter filling sandwiched between dark chocolate shortbread and decadent chocolate ganache.

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When I set out to organize my refrigerator the other day, I found four open jars of peanut butter. Four! Since we can’t pack peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in my kids’ school any more, I needed a quick and easy way to reduce this ridiculous supply….

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Chocolate Chip Pancakes

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Light in texture and sweet and tangy in flavor — with added indulgence from gooey chocolate — these Chocolate Chip Pancakes are a simple, fast breakfast treat.

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I had every intention of making apple pancakes for breakfast. My parents had delivered bags full of Golden Delicious Apples from their tree, which are perfect for baking, and I’d been looking for ways to use them. Tessa and her friend Finn had other plans, though….

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Kahlua Chocolate Cupcakes with Espresso Buttercream Frosting

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Kahlua Chocolate Cupcakes deliver rich chocolate flavor with warm Kahlua undertones. A simple espresso buttercream adds sweetness with an edge.

Kahlua Chocolate Cupcakes | Flour ArrangementsThese little Kahlua Chocolate Cupcakes pack a big punch. Don’t let their petite cupcake cuteness fool you; they’re deep, dark, and decidedly indulgent with a shot of sweetness from the espresso buttercream frosting….

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Simple Black Forest Cake

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This rustic cake combines all the elements of a fancy Black Forest Cake — chocolate cake, cherries, whipped cream, and a healthy dose of kirsch — in the simplest form.

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If your vision of black forest cake happens to involve Maraschino cherries, this particular take on the genre is not for you. Fresh Bing cherries, full of bright sweetness, make this simple black forest cake a perfect summer dessert. With its easy preparation, no fuss presentation, and chocolate-fruit indulgence, this layer cake is a serious winner.

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