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Mango Upside Down Cake is a new take on an old fashioned recipe. An ultra-tender cake made with buttermilk and almond flour is topped with fresh mango slices and buttery, lime-scented caramel. Read on to find out how I destroyed and then repaired this cake… So, a funny thing happened on the way to posting …

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Salt is ubiquitous. Virtually every dish that comes out of the kitchen has salt added. In fact, salt is so elemental to our culture that the word “salary” comes from the Latin salarium, which refers to Roman Soldiers’ payment for the purchase of salt. What salt does in Baking: Since it’s so commonplace do we even need to …

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It’s not really possible to overstate how important the simple chicken egg is in the kitchen. Eggs are the base for a myriad of dishes, from rich custards to ethereal meringues. Eggs can be scrambled, fried or poached for a nutritious meal. The yolk emulsifies mayonnaise and the white is indispensable for the pastry chef’s …

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