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Brown Sugar Pound Cakes with Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting

In a strange turn of events, it seems I have baked something with neither chocolate nor nuts. For those of you who are astonished, I think I may have redeemed myself by the presence of cream cheese frosting. I am further redeemed by the perfection that is these cupcakes. Oh, my, but they're good. Basically, these lovely little pound cakes are loaded with brown sugar, creating a wonderful caramel-like flavor. Then, they are topped off with an amazingly simple, delicious cream cheese frosting that features even more brown sugar.

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Toffee Nut Squares

View a printable recipe or more photos Lately, I've been going through brown sugar like you would not believe. Actually, I guess you would believe it if you've been keeping up with my recent recipes. I must say that I love the impact of brown sugar in baking. It just seems to give baked goods a little extra boost. These bars are certainly not shy with the brown sugar. Two cups in a batch of bars is surely significant. Keep in mind that with all that brown sugar front and center taste-wise, you'll need to ignore that old rock-hard lump of brown sugar you have stored in your cabinet and open up a fresh box.

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Brown Sugar Cinnamon Biscotti

View a printable recipe or more photos I was tasked this week with baking something that Quinn’s parents could take with them to St. Louis for Thanksgiving. I started thinking about what kind of baked good would be most likely to survive an airplane ride, and decided that biscotti would be just the thing. I [...]

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