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Fuji Sour Mocktail

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The Fuji family is in serious packing mode.  On Saturday morning our moving truck will arrive and we’ll be saying goodbye to the house we have loved so much for the past 5 years.  It makes my head hurt to think about how much still needs to be done!  I recently whipped up a new […]

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Apple Cupcakes with Marshmallow Cinnamon Frosting

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Apple Cupcakes with Marshmallow Cinnamon Frosting Recipe from Lora of Cake Duchess Makes 12 cupcakes For the Apple Cupcakes: 1 ½ cups shredded peeled apples 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup cake flour ½ cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon […]

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Pavlova With Nutella Mousse

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Pavlova With Nutella Mousse Makes 6 large servings or 12 small servings For meringue: 1 cup superfine granulated sugar 1 tablespoon cornstarch 3 large egg whites at room temperature for 30 minutes pinch of salt 3 tablespoons cold water 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar For Nutella mousse: 1 jar of Nutella (13.25 ounces/375 grams) 8 […]

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Schaum Brötle–"little foam cookies"

Update 12/8/09: I’m excited to be a featured blogger on Oprah.com for Oprah.com’s Holiday 2009 blow-out ~ come see our favorite holiday recipes! The Fujis made it safely to Utah, just before a snowstorm hit–phew! As I type this post I can look out the window of my MIL’s kitchen and watch snow softly falling, […]

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Let them eat cake!

Whether or not Marie Antoinette said it, "Let them eat cake!" is the perfect title for this post.   This month's Daring Bakers challenge was Dorie Greenspan's Perfect Party Cake recipe from her book, Baking from My Home to Yours (page 250). This cake is essentially a white cake with a buttercream frosting, though there […]

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