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Baking

Edible Books: One Hundred Years of Solitude

April 18, 2010

Competitive Update: Megan’s cake just won the “Taste of Mexico” Category at the 2010 UIUC Edible Books Festival.   Congratulations Megan! Last Tuesday was the Edible Books festival at UIUC, and I entered a One Hundred Years of Solitude cake! It was a really excellent experience, partly because it was a ...

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Smorecakes

April 16, 2010
Smorecakes

Remember Baconsmores? Yeah, I thought so.  Well, turns out, not everyone eats bacon.  (Seriously!)  So, I had to make something for the vegetarians in my group in enjoy, and, well, I love a theme.  Smorecakes it was!  These were tiny, delicious little graham-cracker cupcakes topped with homemade marshmallow and a ...

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Fancy Schmancy Carrot Cake with Mango-Cream Cheese Icing

April 13, 2010

I must apologize for leaving you so long without a baking post, oh Epic Portions readers.  I know you need your sugar fix, but homework has been getting me down, the weather has been getting me outside, and rock shows galore have been getting me dancing… leaving little time for ...

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Ladies and gentlemen, I give you… Bacon S’mores.

March 9, 2010

Yeah, that’s right: Bacon S’mores.  Chocolate-covered candied bacon smothered in marshmallow in a graham cracker crust. I can’t take credit for this idea, and actually I’m not sure I would want to.  A friend tweeted about The Complete Sale of Selma Lee posting about Chewbacca Bars, which they also call ...

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Lumpy Bumpy Toffee Cake

February 9, 2010

My friends were pretty excited when I announced that I’d be blogging here – not just because they’re supportive and stuff, but because I also announced that I’d be hosting regular dessert parties in order to have something to write about. This past Sunday was our first: I made Lumpy ...

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Hello, Gerbil!

February 4, 2010
Gerbil cake!

Hello, Epic Portions readers!  My name is Megan, and I’m new around here.  I’ve joined up to talk about baking. See, I believe in baking creatively.  It’s not really enough for me for something to just taste good.  I think it needs to be creative, either in concept (I like ...

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