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Flourless Chocolate Cake: Review of What To Bake
January 8, 2015 by Laura 11 Comments
Gluten free Flourless Chocolate Cake is decadent, sophisticated, and so simple it was prepared by my 9 year old! A copy of What To Bake was provided to me for purposes of an honest review. Affiliate links are used in this post to link to items I am discussing.
What to Bake & How to Bake It
is a gorgeous beginner baking book. Please know I am not trying to damn it with faint praise, because it is truly gorgeous, but it definitely has an intended audience. Comprised of 50 recipes, each recipe is broken down into minute photographed steps. Hornsby makes sure that you know exactly what the recipe is supposed to look like at each…
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