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Monthly Archives: June 2019
Throw the Dinner Party of the Summer, Courtesy of Anthro’s Massive Summer Essentials Sale
Save big on this super-cute melamine stuff!
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strawberry summer sheet cake
Eight years ago, I wrote about a strawberry cake I’d been making and tweaking from Martha Stewart since, apparently, 2005 that felt to me like the epitome of early summer. The batter is a simple cake — butter, sugar, flour, eggs, milk. The berries are fresh, hulled and halved. There’s seemingly nothing new or revolutionary but what differentiates it from other summer cakes is the sheer volume of strawberries. There’s a full pound of berries placed on top before you bake the cake, more than easily fit. In the oven, the batter buckles around the berries, turning them into jammy puddles, especially if your strawberries are a touch overripe. The sunken berries dimple the top like a country quilt. The edges of the cake brown and become faintly crisp. If you can bear to wait half to a full day to eat it, and really let those baked berries marry with the cake, you might swear off all other summer desserts.
Clearly, I’m a fan. But I hadn’t expected on a site with many other cakes with fresh fruit in them for it to so quickly take off, ultimately joining the small club of recipes on SK with more than 1000 comments.* The only thing that’s never right about it, however, is the size. A cake like this is here to make friends, and eight wedges never last. For years, if anyone asked about making it in a 9×13 pan, I gave my default answer: double it! For most cakes, this absolutely works. But at home, it was never quite right. The cake was too thick and 2 pounds of berries never fit on top, meaning you’ll use less, and if you use less, the cake is, in my opinion, way less spectacular. I’m not sure why it took me until this summer to get it right, but I finally realized that I was scaling it wrong. The 1.5x yield of batter and berries creates the strawberry summer sheet cake I’ve always needed and finally have. I haven’t made it the original way since, and I thought you deserved an update that was more than a footnote, too.
It’s On! Target Announces Deal Days to Compete with Amazon Prime Day for Our Hearts and Wallets.
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How an Electrical Engineer in Indiana Spends $25 a Week on Groceries
Ebony’s secret? Buying in bulk! Her best-kept secret is a 20-pound bag of basmati rice from Sam’s Club.
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These Are the Absolute Easiest Weeknight Fish Tacos
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Which Online Retailer Is the Cheapest: Amazon, Walmart, or Target?
The answer might surprise you!
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Yes, It’s Totally Possible to Get Married at Taco Bell. Here’s What You Need to Know.
Six-hundred dollars buys you a 25-person wedding with hot-sauce garter, bowtie, and “Just Married” T-shirts. READ MORE…
These $10-Organizers Will Double Your Cabinet Space
And who among us can’t use more cabinet space?
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China’s Favorite Coffee Chain That You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
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