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Willow Bird Baking

Willow Bird Baking
Easter recipes and I are BFFs! Coconut, lemon, and brunch are three of my favorite things. “Freshy springy desserts” is my middle name. I’m JULIE FRESH SPRINGY DESSERTS RUBLE. So I totally had to throw together a little roundup of the best Easter recipes for you. Whether you’re doing brunch or a full sit down dinner (or both), I’ve got you covered (unless you’re doing ham, in which case, I know a guy).

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Funfetti Cupcake Pops! — CookTeen CookTeen Anyone who knows me, knows that I am cookoo for cake pops, and how cute are these cupcake pops! Usually, I make them with red velvet cake but this time, in honor of my friend and neighbor, Elysa’s 12th Birthday–I made them using Funfetti Cake Mix, yum! Ok, to get started, bake the cake per package instructions in a 13 9 x 2 inch pan, cool completely (I like to bake the cake the day before), crumble cooled cake into a bowl and add 3/4 of a container of store bought cream cheese frosting. Yes, I said store bought, can you believe it?

The Infamous Jacques Torres Chocolate Chip Cookies Now, I have a chocolate chip cookie recipe that I swear by. I love it, I think it is incredible, and I haven’t changed my mind about that. However, as much as it pains me to say it, these chocolate chip cookies by Jacques Torres are absolutely, without a doubt, the best chocolate chip cookies that I have ever made or tasted in my entire life. I guess that’s why they call him Mr. Chocolate!

Three Safe-to-Eat Cookie Doughs: Chocolate Chip, Sugar, and Cake Batter! I’m siiiiick. If you follow Willow Bird Baking on Facebook or Twitter (you do, right?), you’ve probably heard me whining about it lately (okay, maybe this isn’t the best way to encourage you to follow). It started with a sore throat and has turned into a beastly, phlegmatic ogre of a cold that has taken up residence in my chest and commenced hanging draperies and such. I have protested this development with various hot teas, soups, and my favorite home remedy suggested by readers: complaining.

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28 Muffin Recipes You’ll Want to Try I love muffins. I love them even more than cupcakes. Probably because they are so quick to make. It’s almost instant gratification from the time the muffin idea pops in your head until you’re pulling them from the oven. Blueberry Lemon Cheesecake Cupcakes Cream cheese can make anything amazing, in my opinion. Bagels, frosting, a root canal… I’m betting that cream cheese could even fix the economy. So when Mike and I were at the grocery store awhile back and saw blueberry cream cheese muffins, we had to try them. They were good, but not as delicious as they should’ve been — not homemade delicious, and not cupcake delicious.

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