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Caramel Apple and Walnut Streusel Coffee Cake for #Baketogether

That name is a mouthful isn’t it. And this cake is too. When our fearless leader Abby Dodge, she of Bon Appetit, numerous cookbooks and now #baketogether fame posted that we would be doing coffee cake this month, it seemed destined from the start for me that I would be mixing it up with some [...]

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Cheesecake with English toffee filling

Prepare this cake a day ahead. Makes 12 servings. Crust 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs (from about 5 ounces graham crackers) 1/2 cup toasted almonds, finely chopped 1/2 cup English toffee bits (such as Skor) 2 tablespoons (packed) dark brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted Filling 4 8-ounce packages cream [...]

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Cheesecake Brûlée Two

Ingredients Crust 3 cups vanilla wafer crumbs ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, melted 6 tablespoon brown sugar, light or dark Filling Six 8-ounce bricks (48 oz) cream cheese, softened 6 tablespoons low-fat sour cream 1½ cups sugar 6 eggs ¾ cup heavy cream 4 teaspoons grated orange peel boiling water (for baking cake) Topping [...]

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Cheesecake Brûlée

24 oz cream cheese 1 cup granulated sugar 3 TBSP sour cream 3 eggs 6 TBSP heavy cream 2 tsp vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs 6 TBSP (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted 3 TBSP light brown sugar Position a rack in the center of an oven and preheat to 325F. Lightly butter [...]

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Salmon Mousse with Salmon Roe

2 Tablespoons cold water plus 1/3 cup boiling water 1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1 envelope (about 1 Tablespoon) of unflavored gelatin ½ lb thinly sliced smoked salmon 1 – 7 1/4 can salmon, drained and the skin discarded 1 ½ cups sour cream ¼ teaspoon Tabasco, or to taste ¼ cup finely chopped scallion [...]

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Carmelized Onion Dip

2 large yellow onions 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature 1/2 cup sour cream 1/2 cup good mayonnaise Cut the onions in half and then slice them into 1/8-inch thick half-rounds. [...]

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Cheesecake Supreme Recipe

My all time favorite cheesecake, from the pages of Colorado Cache, the Junior League of Denver's first cookbook. Ingredients Crust: 1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs 1/3 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup butter Filling 1 pound cream cheese 3/4 cup sugar 5 eggs 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/4 tsp almond extract Topping 1 1/2 cups [...]

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