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Stella's Favorite Recipes of 2019

The sweet and savory recipes Stella makes at home.
Frosting

A No-Fuss Chocolate Yule Log That’s Easy to Roll

How to make a no-crack chocolate roulade, perfect for your holiday Yule log.
Product Recs

Real Talk: DIY Vanilla Extract Is a Waste of Time and Money

Exploring the complexities of commercial vanilla extract and the failings of homemade.
Stovetop

Top Your Yule Log With These Super-Realistic Meringue Mushrooms

How to make meringue mushrooms that look just like the real thing.
Gluten-Free

Lemon and Ricotta Join Forces in This Tart and Tangy Cheesecake

An aromatic cheesecake packed with layers of lemony flavor.
Fruit Desserts

Calm, Cool, Collected: The Only Way to Jelly Roll

The easiest and most effective method for ensuring a jelly roll won't crack or tear.
Cakes

Extra Light, Extra Tangy: Meet Our No-Bake Greek Yogurt Cheesecake

A light and fluffy twist on no-bake cheesecake.
Pastry

Apple Cider Doughnuts That Taste Like Apples Fall

A new approach to a classic fall treat.
Fruit

Make Apple-Cinnamon Everything With This Freeze-Dried-Fruit Topping

Amplify the apple flavor of any cider doughnut with a topping made from cinnamon, sugar, and freeze-dried apples.
Bread

These DIY-Nutella Rolls Are Our New Favorite Chocolate Delivery System

Upgrade your weekend brunch with homemade Nutella and roasted hazelnuts, twirled up in a yeasted dough.
Cooking Techniques

How Silicone Baking Mats Are Ruining Your Cookies

How baking on parchment versus silicone can affect the color, texture, and size of a cookie.
Baking

BraveTart's Almond Cake: Fluffy as a Butter Cake, Nutty Like a Torte

Almond flour gives this nutty cake a hearty texture and torte-like crumb.
Cookies

Olive Oil Chocolate Chip Cookies: Just Pantry Staples, Totally Vegan

Grab your favorite extra-virgin olive oil for an aromatic, vegan twist on chocolate chip cookies.
Cookies

Cookie Science: The Importance of Scraping Your Bowl

When one or two cookies spread, brown, and rise differently from the rest, don't blame the oven—brush up on your technique!
Baking

A Lactation Cookie Only a Mother Can Love

A special treat for nursing mothers, loaded with chocolate, malt, and macadamia nuts.
How-Tos

Seven-Minute Frosting: The Fluff of Legend

A quick and easy old fashioned frosting, no butter in sight.
Cakes

Level Up Your Ice Cream by Leveling Your Cake

If you love cake and ice cream, how about cake in ice cream?
Baking

Triple-Pistachio Breakfast Buns, the Make-Ahead Breakfast of Your Dreams

An overnight rise makes these pistachio buns the perfect centerpiece for a make-ahead brunch.
Nuts

For the Best Pistachio Ice Cream, Toast the Nuts and Ditch the Paste

Forget pricey tubs of pistachio paste and make outstanding ice cream with fresh, whole pistachios.

Ingredient Guides

Beyond Vanilla: Extracts, Oils, and Waters That Can Improve Your Baking

How to use essential oils, extracts, and herbal distillates to flavor (or enhance) your favorite desserts.