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This Week's Mood: Apple Season Is Here

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bowl of cream cheese frosting

FoodHow To & Hacks

A Highly-Specific Guide to No-Split Cream Cheese Frosting

inside table, menu, and drinks at Hildur restaurant

I Tried The New Brooklyn Restaurant For Swedish Meatballs (And It’s Not IKEA)

To the left, a photo of squares of butter cake on a scalloped trim white plate. To the right, a photo of Annie holding up a cake square to the camera while holding the 9x13 baking pan.

No One—Seriously, No One—Can Seem to Agree on This Cake's Name

cardamom buns on plates with coffee

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A frosted pumpkin bundt cake on a yellow serving platter

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Two versions of one perfect cake cooling on wire racks.

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