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Perfect Yellow Cupcake with Fudge Icing

thesugarpixie May 28, 2015 Perfect Yellow Cupcake with Fudge Icing2020-11-14T10:02:14-05:00 Baking
One of my most favorite desserts in the whole world is a yellow cake with chocolate icing. On the surface it seems so simple, yet do you realize how many…
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Planet Neptune Cake

thesugarpixie December 19, 2014 Planet Neptune Cake2020-11-14T10:02:19-05:00 Desserts
As another birthday passes for our daughter, I realize this gem of a cake never made it out of my draft folder last year. I shared the one photo with…
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Easy Chocolate Ice Cream

thesugarpixie July 28, 2014 Easy Chocolate Ice Cream2020-11-14T10:02:28-05:00 Desserts
Summer = hot = ice cream season right? A few weeks ago, America's Test Kitchen posted a few easy ice cream recipes from their archives. This Easy Chocolate Ice Cream…
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Dirt Cake…now with Strawberries!

thesugarpixie May 18, 2014 Dirt Cake…now with Strawberries!2020-11-14T10:02:34-05:00 Desserts
We recently got together with some family, okay a LOT of family. Whenever events like this happen, I immediately think "Yes! I can make dirt!" Besides, who wants to scale…
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Coconut Macaroons

thesugarpixie March 18, 2014 Coconut Macaroons2020-11-14T10:02:35-05:00 Baking
Coconut macaroon recipe, where have you been all my life? Wow, this recipe was ridiculously easy - even though I consulted a few cookbooks and blogs before making these. When…
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Deep Dish Pumpkin Pie

thesugarpixie December 3, 2013 Deep Dish Pumpkin Pie2020-11-14T10:02:41-05:00 Baking
For the past few years I have had a Thanksgiving problem - Pumpkin Pie. I love pumpkin pie, but I don't have the typical 9" pie dish nearly every recipe…
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Chocolate Blackout Forest Cake

thesugarpixie April 7, 2010 Chocolate Blackout Forest Cake2020-11-14T10:03:02-05:00 Baking
This is the second part of my birthday cake post. I was hungry for a Black Forest cake, but more specifically chocolate and cherries. I thought about making this for…
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Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

thesugarpixie November 8, 2009 Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting2023-10-16T21:56:14-04:00 Desserts
It's fall at the grocery store, which means cans of pumpkin are plentiful. I look forward to this recipe every year, because I love all things baked with pumpkin. I…
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