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To make meringue you have to whip it on high speed

Common Baking Terminology

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An action shot of glaze being poured on the cherry almond bundt cake

How to Prevent a Bundt Cake From Sticking

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The whip attachment standing tall with a stiff, curly-q peak

How to Make Meringue Perfectly Every Time

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An action shot of cherry juice being spooned onto one of the black forest cupcakes

Black Forest Cupcakes

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A few triple berry scones on a small wire cooling rack with some berries and jam

Triple Berry Scones

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an overhead scene of several white chocolate strawberry blondies with one with a bite taken out and fresh strawberries and white chocolate chips scattered about

White Chocolate Strawberry Blondies

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The garlic rosemary pull apart bread with several slices pulled down

Garlic Rosemary Pull Apart Bread

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An overhead shot of the pistachio financiers sitting in their mini muffin pan

Pistachio Financiers

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A round wooden plate with caramelized pear crepes and a bowl of whipped cream

Caramelized Pear Crepes

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A small loaf pan is filled with vanilla bean shortbread cookies with one that has been broken into two pieces.

Vanilla Bean Shortbread Cookies

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A head on shot of the cranberry almond custard cake sitting on a cake stand with a purple napkin

Cranberry Almond Cake

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A single slice of the walnut and concord grape tart on a white round plate with the rest of the tart in the background

Walnut and Concord Grape Tart

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A close up shot of the Masala chai creme brûlée with a spoon sticking out of it

Masala Chai Creme Brûlée

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A slice of sage and lemon olive oil cake on a small white plate with a fork and the full cake on a wooden plate in the background

Sage and Lemon Olive Oil Cake

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A close up shot of scooping out the strawberry champagne sorbet from its container

Strawberry Champagne Sorbet

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An overhead shot of the basil and blackberry galette resting on a round, black cooling rack with some fresh blackberries and basil

Basil and Blackberry Galette

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The chocolate pistachio semifreddo on a small wire cooling rack waiting to be sliced

Chocolate Pistachio Semifreddo

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A head on shot of a slice of honey goat cheese cheesecake on a stack of white plates with the whole cheesecake in the background

Honey Goat Cheese Cheesecake

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Churros with chocolate sauce in a paper cone in a glass cup

Churros with Chocolate Sauce

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Looking through some greenery at a cake stand fileld with strawberry matcha cream puffs

Strawberry Matcha Cream Puffs

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Looking down at a rectangle of nine tahini swirl brownies with the center one standing up exposing the fudgy, gooey center

Fudgy Tahini Swirl Brownies

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Hi there, I'm April, and welcome to 12 Kitchens! The recipes here take my twelve years of professional pastry chef experience from twelve different kitchens to give you real life techniques, unique flavor pairings, and science to better your baking. With these recipes and thoughtful teachings, you can bring those professional desserts to your home kitchen.
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