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Dec 2024
46m 21s

Baking Special: Magic Cakes, Muffin Madn...

Milk Street Radio
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In this special episode, we share a few of our favorite moments about baking. Cheryl Day—cookbook author, co-owner of Back in the Day Bakery in Savannah, Georgia, and now Milk Street Radio guest co-host—reveals her tips for perfect biscuits, cakes and cookies. Plus, a computer designs the ultimate chocolate chip cookie; Chris Kimball and Dan Pashman consider the muffin; and is it magic, or is it Maple-Whiskey Pudding Cakes?


Get the recipe for Maple-Whiskey Pudding Cakes here.


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