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    Cookies & Pastries
  • Looking down through purple flowers at triple berry scones on a round black cooling rack
    Breakfast Pastries
  • A close up shot of several strawberry lemongrass cupcakes on a plate resting on a linen with a bowl of strawberries in the background
    Cakes & Cupcakes
  • Looking through some purple flowers at a lemon lavender tart on a black, round cooling rack
    Pies & Tarts
  • The whole loaf of chocolate pistachio semifreddo with a slice laying in front of it
    Desserts & Frozen Treats
  • a neat row of slices of rosemary olive no knead bread on a wooden board
    Breads

Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first.

Ernestine Ulmer

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    Desserts & Frozen Treats

    Mocha Pots de Creme

  • A pan of freshly baked ham and cheese rolls topped with chives and sea salt
    Breakfast Pastries

    Ham and Cheese Rolls

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    Cookies & Pastries

    Chocolate Dipped Orange Madeleines

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  • Looking head on at a white ramekin filled with scoops of smoked vanilla ice cream on a little wooden board resting on a towel
    Desserts & Frozen Treats

    Smoked Vanilla Ice Cream

  • a head on shot of the cherry almond bundt cake in all its glory on a cake stand
    Cakes & Cupcakes

    Cherry Almond Bundt Cake

  • Looking head on at a plate filled with stacks of carrot zucchini bran muffins
    Breakfast Pastries

    Carrot Zucchini Bran Muffins

Find Inspiration With My Favorite 12 Kitchens Recipes

  • Looking head on at a slice of chocolate chestnut cake being held on a cake server above the whole cake on a cake stand
    Cakes & Cupcakes

    Fudgy Chocolate Chestnut Cake with Orange Ganache

  • Looking at the cross section of the coconut passion fruit cake on a round platter with several slices of cake on plates in the background and foreground
    Cakes & Cupcakes

    Coconut Passion Fruit Cake

  • A close up of a couple of cones of brown butter ice cream
    Desserts & Frozen Treats

    Brown Butter Ice Cream

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  • Looking head on at a stack of three tahini swirl brownies sitting on an overturned white plate
    For Chocoholics
  • An overhead shot of the basil and blackberry galette with a slice being taken out
    Fruity Recipes
  • A head on shot of the cross section of the mocha babka with a few slices cut
    Coffee’s Best Friend
  • A close up of a slice of pecan bourbon tart pulled out of the whole tart
    Boozy Bakes
  • 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
    Easy Peasy Baking
  • A cozy scene with a partially eaten pumpkin creme caramel on a plate on top of book pages with espresso and books in the background
    No Mixer No Problem

Bake Seasonally

  • A citrus pavlova sitting on a small white plate with a spoon ready to be eaten
    Winter Baking
  • An overhead shot of the cherry almond bundt cake with a few slices laying on their sides like dominoes
    Spring Baking
  • A scene of s'mores cupcakes with one on a plate with the wrapper pulled down in the center. There's half of one off to the side and a plateful on the other side.
    Summer Baking
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    Fall Baking

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    Gluten Free
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    Dairy Free
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    Nut Free
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    Egg Free

Better Your Baking With These Technique & Blog Posts

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    The Creaming Method in Baking

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    What’s In Season in January

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  • Looking down at the whole lemon lavender tart after being freshly decorated with meringue and lemon slices

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April, the creator of 12 Kitchens at home on the couch with a cup of coffee

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.
Read more about me here

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