Weekly Mix: Baking with Cake Mixes {Plus a Duncan Hines Trip Giveaway}

Friday, March 22, 2013

I think cake mixes are one of the best baking shortcuts we can have in our arsenal. I don't usually bake them straight from the box, but they are a great starting point for many delicious desserts. I've shared with you before that my mother was all about cake mixes. Other great bakers in my family used them, too. The only brand they would even think of using was Duncan Hines. So, I guess it's not a surprise that I'm no exception. If you're a cake mix fan, too, then you'll enjoy some of my favorite recipes that start with a cake mix.

Oatmeal Cookie Bars with Peaches and Crème Frosting {Plus a Duncan Hines Giveaway}

Monday, March 11, 2013

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Cake mixes can be a great baking shortcut and sometimes a big life saver. It's also a sentimental thing to me. My mother was a big believer in cake mixes. Just the smell of a freshly opened mix brings back many childhood memories. If you're a cake mix believer, too, then we are about to become very good friends. I was recently asked to join Duncan Hines' Passionate Blogger program. Ten bloggers have been chosen to participate, and I am thrilled to be among some great blogger company. Continue reading for details about how you could win a Duncan Hines Sweet Treat giveaway.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars

Thursday, September 20, 2012

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Recently, I was offered a sampling of the new cake mixes from Anne Byrn, better known as the Cake Mix Doctor. The timing was really perfect as we were getting ready to move, and I was looking for some simple recipes to keep BoB going before, during, and after the move. Cake mixes are one of my favorite shortcut ingredients. As much as I like to bake from scratch, some of my favorite cakes are made from a mix (hello, Rum Cake!).

Chocolate Caramel Brownies

Friday, March 23, 2007

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To say I have been absent from baking and blogging would be a gross understatement. I took a bit of a break after Christmas when I reached that point when I couldn’t bear to look at another cake, cookie, or other baked good. After that, it’s just proven difficult to get back into the baking [...]

Bake or Break

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