Baking - xoJane

How To Calibrate Your Oven (I Swear This Is Important And Not Boring)

Claire Lower — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:30:00 -0500

You know what sucks? When your oven is a web of lies and you end up with burnt/undercooked baked goods.

Cookin' With s.e.: Cookies of Gingery Goodness

s.e. smith — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:30:16 -0400

I am in love with these cookies. They’re chewy with the right level of crinkle on the outside, and very gingery and spicealicious. In addition, they make your house smell awesome.

Cookin' With s.e.: Quiche

s.e. smith — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:00:13 -0500

Sometimes I have dreams about it. What I’m saying here is that I really love quiche.

Cookin' Pie With s.e.: Pizza

s.e. smith — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:00:22 -0500

People have strong feelings about pizza. I know.

Uncelebrate Valentine's Day With Dirty Cookie Night

Evette — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:20 -0500

Tell me your dirtiest two-word phrases for this year's cookies!

Baking WITHOUT Booze: Corn Muffins Are Delicious

Marianne — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:00:16 -0500

You can make corn muffins from scratch, and it's pretty freaking awesome. But since I don't usually have that kind of time, I do what everyone since my Granny DePratter has done.

More Baking With Booze: Chocolate Raspberry Liqueur Cake

Marianne — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:00:12 -0500

Here’s the thing about chocolate cake: it’s so easy to grab a box mix and make a totally standard, totally adequate chocolate cake, but it’s transcendent to put in the effort and make a chocolate cake from scratch.

Baking With Booze: Drunk Lemon Teacakes

Marianne — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:00:07 -0500

Baking is one thing -– and it’s an awesome thing. Baking with alcohol is an even better thing.

Accidental Internet Find: The Celebrity Cake Art of I_Was_a_Lid

Julieanne — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 10:30:47 -0500

Tupac is alive! (...in chocolate buttercream.)

How I Made Strawberry Pie Pops While Collecting 2 Paychecks & Sucking Up to my Day Job Boss

Rachel_1 — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:00:17 -0400

The mixed-feeling countdown on my nanny job continues, about five weeks left, and the fun-time bar is like, reachable only by trampoline at this point. PIE POPS!!!

Join the Pro-Glitter Movement! Sparkle Scones, Free Glitter and Chick Lit from the Crafty Chica

Jenny — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:30:13 -0400

My friend Kathy is so passionate about glitter she spearheaded a pro-glitter rally (and charity fundraiser).

How to Make: White Chocolate Mice

Fay — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:00:12 -0400

Just like the ones in our latest fashion story! Only edible!

Cake and Hate: The Pioneer Woman Gets A TV Show, Hundreds Of Hater's Heads Implode

Eve — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:02:13 -0400

All I wanted was the damn sheet cake recipe.