#holiday-baking

3 viral recipes tagged #holiday-baking.

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  American · Dessert · 120 min

  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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  American · Dessert · 120 min

  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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  American · Dessert · 300 min

  Homemade Pumpkin Pie

  This is the classic American holiday pie: a silky, gently spiced pumpkin custard baked in a buttery, flaky all-butter crust you make yourself. Blind baking the shell and pouring the filling into it while it is still warm keeps the bottom crisp instead of soggy, and pulling the pie from the oven while the center still wobbles guarantees a smooth, crack-free slice. The flavor is deep and balanced — brown sugar warmth, real cinnamon and ginger, and plenty of cream — without ever tasting like a spice cabinet.

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