Blackberry Pound Cake Recipe

This blackberry pound cake recipe features swirls of blackberry batter in a traditional, buttery vanilla pound cake.  It's a delightful summer twist on a classic cake that takes advantage of the bountiful blackberries that are in season now.

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Easy Fig Bar Cookies

These fig cookie bars are so easy to make and so delicious!  If you like fig newton cookies, you're going to love these simple bar cookies with a tender, buttery crumb and rich fig filling.

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Fig Bread Recipe (Like Banana Bread, but with Fresh Figs!)

Fig bread is a delicious quick bread (like a banana bread) made with fresh figs.  It's moist, delicious, packed with fresh seasonal fruit, and so easy to make!

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How to Make Fig Jam with Fresh Figs

When fig trees start bearing fruit, you end up with a LOT of fresh figs all at once.  Making fresh fig jam is one of the best ways to preserve this sweet summer bounty to enjoy all year long.  This fig jam recipe is classic, easy, and the perfect way to preserve figs.

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How to Dry Flower Petals in the Oven

Edible dried flower petals make an absolutely gorgeous cake decoration or garnish for savory foods, and they're so easy to make in the oven!  All you need is some edible flowers, parchment paper, and a baking sheet.

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Soft and Chewy Cranberry Walnut Cookie Recipe

These soft and chewy cranberry walnut cookies are absolutely delicious!  They have the perfect cookie texture--soft in the middle, with a chewy exterior and just enough crispness at the lightly browned edges.  And since they're drop cookies, they're incredibly fast and easy to make.

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Easy Baked Apple Cider Doughnut Recipe

These baked apple cider doughnuts are easy to make and packed with delicious apple flavor and warm autumn spices. The doughnut baking trays make it easy to make delicious mini donuts at home.

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How to Make Grape Jam (Concord Grape Jam Recipe)

Homemade concord grape jam is one of the most delicious things I've ever made.  The flavor absolutely blows away every commercial grape jam I've ever tried.  Spread on scones?  Heavenly!  On a peanut butter and jelly sandwich?  You've elevated a lunchtime classic to something absolutely amazing.  Homemade grape jam is absolutely worth the effort to make.

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How to Make Strawberry Horchata (With a Greek Twist)

It's strawberry season, and this Mexican strawberry horchata recipe is a brilliant way to turn some of those bountiful summer berries into a delicious and refreshing beverage.

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Homemade Blackberry Sherbet Recipe

Blackberry sherbet is a delicious frozen treat, a creamy frozen dessert with the tart flavors of fresh fruit and and the smoother texture dairy products can provide.

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