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In a medium bowl, sift together flours, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Set aside. Using an electric stand mixer with a paddle attachment, cream together eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin on ...

I wasn’t sure what incarnation of carrot cake to choose for my new book. Should it be a regular cake, layered with cream cheese, or perhaps some little muffins to be devoured at breakfast and lunch? I ...

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place liners in a 12-cup muffin pan. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. In a large bowl, whisk ...

Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 16 regular-size muffin cups. In large bowl, beat cake mix, cinnamon, nutmeg, water, 1/2 cup butter, the vanilla and eggs with electric mixer on ...

Anyone who has cooked or baked a recipe from one of Ina Garten’s Barefoot Contessa cookbooks or her Food Network shows knows her recipes all share the same traits: They’re utterly delicious and ...

1. Using the paddle attachment and starting on speed one or low, mix the cream cheese and the butter into the mixer, after cream cheese and butter has combined, turn mixer speed up to speed two and ...