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During our last trip to New York, we hit up the Cupcake Stop truck for an afternoon treat. I was surprised to find Hummingbird Cupcakes on their menu. For those of you unfamiliar with this particular cake, it is a fabulous Southern dessert that has been around for ages.

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I love a good brownie. To me, they offer one of the best returns on a time and effort investment in the baking world. There is usually no butter to soften, no sink full of dirty bowls, no long hours to wait for them to be ready to eat. You decide you want brownies? You can be eating them in under an hour with very little mess.

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Quinn's birthday cake this year is a familiar theme: chocolate and hazelnut. That's been the common factor of his birthday dessert for the last couple of years. I'm certainly not complaining because that is one of my favorite flavor combinations.

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Most bakers, even the occasional ones, have most likely made banana bread at least once. It's a simple thing to whip up, it's delicious, and it's a good use of very ripe bananas. The problem, at least to me, is that I get a little bored with it. I am always looking for variations to make it a tad different and more interesting.

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I found this recipe when I was searching for something to make for a friend's birthday treat. Luckily for me, that just happened to be a friend who loves coconut. I don't get many chances to bake with coconut, so I take every opportunity I get.

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Peanut butter and chocolate go together about as well as anything else I can think of in the food world. I've had a long-time love affair with that combination. There's nothing fancy about it, but it's just plain delicious. This pie is no exception.

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It's been a while since I had a non-chocolate recipe on BoB. Personally, I don't think there's any such thing as too much chocolate, but maybe variety isn't such a bad thing, either.

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For those of you still keeping tabs on BoB, don't give up on me. I have not been able to bake and post with the frequency I'd like. I hope to remedy that as best I can.

Happy holidays, everyone!

These days, I'm all about quick and easy. The time of all-day baking sprees has passed. I take what baking time I can get. This recipe is a perfect example of making the most of very little time and few ingredients.

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Recently, I was lucky enough to receive a copy of Max Brenner’s new book, Chocolate: A Love Story. Having enjoyed visiting one of his shops in New York, I was anxious to try out some recipes. Actually titled "A philosophical highly concentrated fudge brownie," this chocolate extravagance cried out from the book’s pages to be made as soon as possible. Who am I to argue?

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I'm a little late with this, but I had to brag on my birthday cake. I think many bakers are left to make their own birthday cakes. I, however, have Quinn, who always comes through at the end of August.

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