#holiday-baking
2 viral recipes tagged #holiday-baking.
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Red Velvet Cake
A crimson, cocoa-kissed Southern layer cake with an ultra-plush crumb and a thick cap of tangy cream cheese frosting. Oil plus buttermilk keeps the layers moist for days, while a splash of vinegar reacting with baking soda gives red velvet its signature fine, velvety texture and deepens the color. Just two tablespoons of natural cocoa deliver that elusive not-quite-chocolate flavor that makes this cake unmistakable.
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Magic Cookie Bars
Magic cookie bars stack a buttery graham cracker crust with coconut, chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, and toasted pecans, all fused together by a can of sweetened condensed milk. The milk caramelizes at the edges as it bakes, so every bar is chewy in the middle with crackly, toffee-like corners. A quick par-bake of the crust keeps the bottom crisp instead of soggy, which is the one upgrade the classic dump-and-bake method needs.
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