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Classic White Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread, Step-by-Step by Sarah Phillips
lkirke: Ok...I finally got up the courage to try this recipe and making bread again in general....and wow!!!! I am totally amazed! The bread turned out awesome!!! Great flavor and texture! Both loaves are almost gone. The rising in the micorwave technique is ingenious. I am going to use it for everything. So rewarding after so many bad recipies and experiences with making bread. It's not the easiest thing to make, is time consuming and really disapointing when it dosen't turn out. Thanks!

Ultimate Fresh Strawberry Butter Cake Tutorial by Sarah Phillips
Mean G: I baked the ULTIMATE FRESH STRAWBERRY BUTTER CAKE tonight, eating a slice now. umm good very moist! I frosted it with a strawberry cream cheese icing. I love cream cheese so i pretty much always try to use it. i also brushed the layers with a little strawberry puree. Thanks for the cake recipe, I think this might be my favorite so far.

1234 Yellow Buttermilk Cake, Step-by-Step by Sarah Phillips
mom2kate: I made cupcakes out of these this week--I did the lemon version and added some fresh blueberries. I frosted them with Tami's buttercream. They were really, really good! If you've stored them in the fridge, definitely let them come up to room temperature before eating.

Potato Bread by Sarah Phillips
Kelly CA: They were very light and fluffy and have such GREAT yeasty flavor. We LOVED them!...The smell when they were baking was heavenly.

Sarah's Thick-with-a-Chew Chocolate Chip Cookies by Sarah Phillips
lkirke: Awesome recipe!!! I'm not even a huge fan of Chocolate chip cookies (I prefer oatmeal raisin) but after I read that Sarah had made 75 batches making the recipe perfect I had to make them to see for myself. They are indeed perfect...and nearly gone....Thanks. It is so rewarding to have something turn out so perfect. I am getting all my recipes from this site from now on. THANKS Liz

White Chocolate Frosting by Sarah Phillips
Lian: I haven't had time to go to your link, to let you know I made your frosting for a school tea party. I piped it onto cupcakes using your doctored sour cream cake recipe. I flavored your frosting with orange extract and it was awesome! I just remembered I forgot to take a picture of the cupcakes.

The Ultimate Butter Cake (UBC) Recipe Variations - Lemon
basementrockstar: My favorite by far was your UBC Lemon variation with lemon curd and coconut cream cheese frosting. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

Buttercream Fruit Mousse Filling and Frosting by Sarah Phillips
Runyan2002: I made this frosting for my son's birthday this past weekend and it is YUMMMY! I made it with frozen raspberries instead of strawberries. I thawed out the raspberries (one regular bag made about 2/3 cup of puree), then pureed them, then put them through a fine seive to get the seeds out (do this BEFORE cooking as it's much harder when it gets thickened). Then followed the instructions! It was amazing and I paired it with the Orange version of the Orange Cream Cheese Pound cake. This icing is sweet enough for an icing, yet smooth and really fluffy like a mousse. It doesn't break down overnight and doesn't soak into the cake either. The flavor is strong enough, but not too strong.
I torted the cakes and filled them with this on one layer, and regular buttercream the next, I wish I would have done every layer with this, it's SO Delish!! Plus it makes a bunch so if you are just using it as a filling it goes a long way!
....this would be the PERFECT Mousse frosting and I would insist on filling every single wedding cake with it - it's that good!

Scratch Cake from a Mix by Sarah Phillips
CYNDI65: I made this cake for my neighbor's birthday today. I used Sarah's Scratch Cake from a Mix and iced it with my Maple Buttercream. I did add about a Tablespoon of real maple syrup to the buttercream and it was sooo good!

Sarah's Thick-with-a-Chew Chocolate Chip Cookies
niky: Hi Sarah! I baked your delicious cookies again and they turned out beautiful....My husband loved them : )

Margarita Cupcakes 
Jacqui: I made these today. ooooooooooooohhhh they're good. I am sharing them with friends for feedback.

Double Chocolate Fudge Brownies Brownie Bites Tutorial
emmett36: I made your chocolate cookie bars and they were excellent. I think that I ate almost the whole pan myself!! I am never going to lose this baby weight!!! I also made chocolate cupcakes with the Tami's Mocha Buttercream recipe. The one that Kelly CA wrote on her brownie bits. The icing and cupcakes were amazing.

Cinnamon Crunch Coffee Cake Recipe, with Sarah Phillips' Ultimate Butter Cake Recipe
lapuchunga: Hi! Sarah, I'm using this recipe to do a cake for a Friend for today, and one for next week. Next week I'm doing a big cake, which will the first big cake a do, I'm really sacred, jajajajaja. I've done this recipe several times but using the Cinnamon crunch recipe and it's the best cake ever. Last night i baked the cakes and they come out so beautiful and flat, like you said in the recipe no need to trim, It bakes just rite and it look very moist, so I know it will be a hit, i will fill it with strawberry preserves and Tami's butter cream using all butter. I will share pictures once i finish the cake. Thank you for this great recipe it's my favorite!!!

Banana Currant Layer Cake
msbreez: Hey all. Here's what we made this weekend for Big Boy's 4th BD. He requested several versions of a birthday cake and I settled on this. The original request was a banana cake with monkeys jumping on top. Well, lots of procrastination happened and he got a cake that sort of resembled a bunch of bananas. lol It was Sarah's Banana Currant Layer, without currants, with bittersweet choc chips and Perfect buttercream marshmallow version....Anyway, the cake is fabulous Sarah!

1234 Yellow Buttermilk Cake, Step-by-Step 
iceco: I am new here and I thought I would share my cake. I am taking a cake decorating class and this was my final cake. The cake itself was a big hit. Everyone raved about it. I made the 1,2,3 buttermilk cake. I had fun decorating the cake with the buttercream flowers we learned in the class and I made chocolate critters that I learned from a book. I am really enjoying this site and learning so much. Thanks

Yummy Zucchini Soup 
Mystie1959: This soup is absolutely fantastic thanks Kelly for the recipe wonderful.

Almond Cake with Fresh Berries
zaxmom: I was in the market the other day and picked up some almond paste for this recipe. It looked easy, so I gave it a try. Delicious cake, even with my subbed ingredients. I used EB stick and light coconut milk for dairy milk. I've been itching to try this. I love the flavors of this cake, especially the syrup and glaze.

Creamy and Luscious No Crack Cheesecake 
meefy: Autism Speaks will hold it's annual walk in Pittsburgh this June. It takes place at Heinz field (Home of the Super Bowl Champion Steelers) and draws thousands of people from all over. I'm proud to say that my cheesecake sales brought in almost $1,000.00. The recipe I used was the baking 911 cheesecake. Along with candy sales and donations, my son and I are hoping to reach our goal of $3,000.00. All are invited to participate if you are in the area. There are many activities and vendors offering free merchandise. I guarantee you will leave there feeling good about yourself.

White Chocolate Ultimate Butter Cake
love cake: Okay. I made the white chocolate variation of the UBC recipe and you were right. It was really really good. I ended up using a Strawberry Flavored version of Tami's Buttercream with it....I also used Sarah's Creative Cut-out Cookie recipe and they were a hit as well. The cookies were soooo good. I couldn't stop eating them....Thanks!!!

Pavlova (Meringue Cake) by Sarah Phillips
sucre: Sarah, Thank you so much for another delicious recipe! My mother-in-law and father-in-law just got back from S. Africa and she absolutely loved the Pavlova they had there. So...I decided to make one for her today!! It ended up being pretty easy and quick! She loved it!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake by Sarah Phillips
basementrockstar: Just wanted to let everyone know that I tried this substitution yesterday and it came out beautifully!

Marshmallow Fondant by Sarah Phillips
Cyndi65: I made the MMF tonight and it is now resting in it's bag. Oh my, it came out of Scarlett beaufully and it tastes so good!

Sarah's Chocolate Cream Cheese Pound Cake by Sarah Phillips
msbreez: I've tried this too. WOW. It's so good Sarah! And moist, very moist. Gotta love that.

White Chocolate Ultimate Butter Cake
odetteganda: I made that variation already of the UBC and i totally love it! Can't wait till you try it.

Ultimate Chocolate Butter Cake by Sarah Phillips
Runyan2002: I have to say though, paired with your Easy Chocolate Icing this cake is AMAZING...

Sarah's Chocolate Cream Cheese Pound Cake by Sarah Phillips
Kelly CA: Wait till you taste the chocolate version!

Cream Cheese Pound Cake by Sarah Phillips
Runyan2002: This recipe is very, very good! I used 2 T orange peel and maybe an 1/8 t of orange extract (plus 1 t of vanilla). It was a light orangy flavor, and you can still pick up the butter and sweetness from the creamcheese. It's not at ALL "hard" like I expect out of a pound cake, but more of a dense, moist "melt in your mouth" pound cake. I added a champagne syrup (2 c champ & 1 c powd sugar, boil till reduced to 1/2) and spread it on the layers like a simply syrup. I then added some champagne to Tami's Buttercream and YUMMO! The champagne isn't very noticable, but cuts the sweetness. It tastes like an orange blossom muffin. Mmmmm mmmm!

Chocolate Angel Food Cake by Sarah Phillips, Mexican Chocolate Variation
zaxmom: Sarah's Mexican variation is great! I've made it several times, and as long as I follow her instructions, my cake does not fall out of the pan. I can't tell you how many of these disasters I've had, but (from here) I've learned how long to beat my whites and what they should look like at the stiff and glossy stage - and I've gotten better at folding the flour into the whites. I, too, tried the balloon whisk and slotted spoon for folding and they did not work. A good size rubber spatula does the trick when folding. It takes practice to get a good result with angel cakes, but you'll get there - especially with Sarah's input. She's the BEST!!

Cuatro Leches Vanilla Mantecado Cake Recipe 
kjz: Hi Sarah, the cake came out great. For a number of people in my office the Tres Leches Cake is their favorite cake. Everyone raved about this one.

Banana Sour Cream Bread Tutorial by Sarah Phillips
kmtetour: I made this over the weekend. I put in chocolate chips. It is so yummy!

Creamy and Luscious No Crack Cheesecake by Sarah Phillips
odetteganda: I made Sarah's Luscious and No-Crack Cheesecake last Saturday for a few friends at home. It was so smooth and delicious! I tell you, it's the best cheesecake recipe in the world! My friends and my mom loved it. This is just with Strawberry swirl on top!

German Chocolate Cake adapted by Sarah Phillips
merllgirl: Another great cake!! I made this cake last evening; very very delicious. I, too had fun making it and the frosting.... I made this cake nearly 3 years ago using a different recipe that made it seem sooo complexed and to be dissatisfied at the end of the day. Here we have a perfect well written recipe and a great tasting cake....This is one of my favs!

Cookie-Like Dough Hamantaschen by Sarah Phillips
Kelly CA: I was a hamantashen virgin. I had never made them before, I had never even tasted them before.
I have to say, I WILL be making them again!
I like how you cut the intesity of the prune flavor by the addition of dried apricots and walnuts in the filling. Also, the oragnge zest in the pastry goes so well with the filling.
The shape is so cute, too!

Red Velvet Layer Cake with Traditional Cream Cheese Frosting by Sarah Phillips
marlindue: Thanks BUNCHES for the advice, what a relief. I made your RVC over Christmas for a big party- yummy! Stacked it up and decorated it like a big Christmas present with fondant ribbons and bows. One of the guests loved it so much that his family requested it for this weekend's event. I will definitely use the crusting cream cheese frosting recipe I found on your site today. You're the best!!!

Caramel Swiss Meringue Buttercream by Kelly CA
emmett36: Here is my cake with the caramel swiss meringue icing. I used leftover Tami's buttercream for the filling and leftover ganache for decorating. It was really
good.

Valentine's Day Love Stacks Tutorial by Kelly CA
emmett36: Here are the valentine's cookies that I made....I had a lot of fun making these. Now I want to get some sanding sugar and edible glitter and play with that. I am also including a picture of my Kelly CA's valentine's dessert. It was to die for. I loved the raspberry mousse. I could not stop eating that.

Red Tart Cherry or Plain Scones by Sarah Phillips, As seen live on the Today Show, WNBC, November 15, 2003
sucre: OH MY, MY, MY, SARA!!! These scones are delicious and FLAKY!!! I love them!

How to Make Marshmallow Fondant, Step-by-Step by Sarah Phillips, Regular and chocolate variations
sucre: I'm not a huge fan of fondant although Sarah's Marshmallow Fondant is the best I've had and it is pretty easy and much less expensive than buying pre-made.