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Valencia Orange Cupcakes Recipe

You’ll love these vanilla-based cupcakes infused with freshly squeezed orange juice. Read the recipe and watch the video and get ready to bake some wonderful cupcakes!

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Almond Macarons Recipe & Video Tutorial

Almond is a classic flavor and the filling also contains almond flour. Using a high quality almond extract will make the flavor even richer. These lovely almond macarons will brighten any occasion!

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Orange Macarons Recipe & Video Tutorial

Orange curd, like lemon and lime curd, isn’t difficult to find in many grocery, health food or even discount stores. I was in TJ Maxx checking out the jams and jellies section, which is nicely stocked throughout the year, when I saw a jar of orange curd and thought it, might make a nice macaron filling. The taste wasn’t as tangy as I thought it would be so adding orange extract was necessary to get a brighter and tangier orange flavor. 

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Chocolate Orange Spice Cupcakes Recipe & Video Tutorial
Chocolate Coconut Ganache Filling Recipe [Vegan/Non-dairy]
Cinnamon Roll Macarons Recipe & Video
Baking Macarons: The Swiss Meringue Method ~ Excerpt
Chocolate Coconut Cupcakes Recipe Tutorial & Video
Blue Velvet Cupcakes Recipe Tutorial & Video
French Macaron Baking Adventures, Part 20: Fruit Swirled French Macarons Recipe & Tutorial
French Macaron Baking Adventures, Part 17: Macaroons vs. Macarons

Macaron is spelled correctly. Also, as it’s French, it’s pronounced as mah-kah-ron. Whenever I see it with a double o, I think of the coconut cookies. I like coconut macaroons, but they’re a completely different cookie.

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French Macaron Baking Adventures, Part 16: Chocolate & Raspberry Macarons

As a huge fan of chocolate, I decided to combine that with a dollop of homemade raspberry jam in the center of each macaron. All I had to do in advance was make the jam and the chocolate ganache.

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The Soapmaker’s Guide to Online Marketing ~ Now in Paperback!
Chocolate Espresso Ganache Filling Recipe
"Baking French Macarons: A Beginner's Guide" Now Available in Paperback

Until this year, I never thought I’d write a cookbook. Sure, I’ve shared recipes before, as soap is made in a kitchen. But soap is easier to make than macarons and even a small bar lasts a lot longer than these delicate desserts.

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Vanilla Bean Melt & Pour Soap Recipe ~ FREE eBook!
I WANT YOU: Seduction Emails from a Narcissist ~ New Cover & Excerpt

Before I became a fan of THE WALKING DEAD, I wrote about a character named Arlen J. Stevenson who was the author of zombie fiction. I chose that genre for no particular reason other than the fact that it seemed a little different—edgier—than thrillers or science fiction.

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