Bake or Break Recipes

Entries from August 2008

Chocolate Amaretto Bundt Cake

August 28th, 2008 · Comments Off

Read and see more at Bake or Break. Recipe from The Magnolia Bakery Cookbook: Old-Fashioned Recipes From New York’s Sweetest Bakery.

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
4 large eggs, at room temperature
6 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
1 cup milk
3 teaspoons almond extract
1 teaspoon [...]

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Tags: cakes · chocolate

Chocolate Chip Cupcakes

August 18th, 2008 · Comments Off

Read and see more at Bake or Break. Recipe adapted from Southern Living.

Cupcakes

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 350°. Line miniature muffin pans and coat with cooking spray.
Beat butter and sugars until [...]

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Tags: cakes · chocolate

Chunky Peanut, Chocolate, and Cinnamon Cookies

August 13th, 2008 · Comments Off

Read and see more at Bake or Break. Recipe from Martha Stewart’s Cookies Cookbook.

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 & 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
2/3 cup roasted, salted peanuts, coarsely chopped
2 [...]

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Tags: chocolate · cookies · peanut butter

Coconut Pecan Shortbread Squares

August 10th, 2008 · Comments Off

Read and see more at Bake or Break. Recipe from More From Magnolia: Recipes from the World Famous Bakery and Allysa Torey’s Home Kitchen.

1 cup unsalted butter, softened and cut into small pieces
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups coarsely chopped toasted pecans
1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
14 ounces sweetened condensed milk

Preheat oven to 350°.
Using an electric mixer [...]

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