Crazy Stuffed Cupcake Fillings

Bake an imaginative, special treat straight into your cupcake with these fun ideas from Bake it in a Cake.

Oreo Cupcake

For this stuffed cupcake, you'll add the cookie to half the batter, then top with the rest.

Vanilla Pudding Cupcake

For those who love the frosting most, this creamy vanilla pudding stuffed cupcake has an extra dollop inside.

Toblerone Cupcake

Stuffed with the crunchy, sophisticated candy, this cupcake is a luxury dessert.

Peach Cobbler Cupcake

Simply toss fresh, ripe, uncooked fruit into the batter to come up with these sweet treats.

Ice Cream: Weird Flavors

Creative geniuses across the country keep inventing odd ice cream flavor combinations to tempt (or shock) our taste buds.

1. Lobster

   Where to get it: Ben & Bill’s Chocolate Emporium, Bar Harbor, Maine
   What's in it: Butter-flavored ice cream with lobster chunks

   

   Cold Sweat

   Where to get it: Sunni Sky’s Homemade Ice Cream, Angier, North Carolina
   What's in it: Ice cream base, hot sauces, and pequín, habanero, and Thai chili peppers (store owners ask you to sign a waiver before you eat this!)

   

   Breakfast Bash

   Where to get it: Max & Mina’s Homemade Ice Cream, Queens, New York
   What's in it: Maple-walnut ice cream, pancake and French toast pieces, confectioners’ sugar

   

   Akutaq

   Where to get it: Throughout Alaska
   What's in it: Whipped animal fat, berries, sugar, and boiled fish

No-Bake Foods

Get out of the kitchen fast with enough delicious no-cook ideas to keep you cool all summer.

Peanut Butter-Chocolate No-Bake Dessert 
Celebrate the greatest marriage in the world of sweet treats— peanut butter and chocolate.

Thumbprint Cookies 
Seriously—this mix of almond butter, coconut, and rolled oats makes a delicious, no heat required cookie.

Feta Frozen Yogurt with Blood Orange and Mint Granita 
Redefine dessert with this frozen yogurt/granita hybrid that features, yes, feta cheese. Sounds crazy, but it works!

Tiramisu Sundaes 
Top ice cream with ladyfingers, espresso, and brandy for a 3 minute, yet so sophisticated, take on tiramisu.

Foods with No-Fuss

Get out of the kitchen fast with enough delicious no-cook ideas to keep you cool all summer.

Ensenada Shrimp Cocktail 
Trade traditional cocktail sauce for a mix of tomatoes, peppers, onions, and cilantro for a south-of-the-border spin on shrimp cocktail.

Zucchini “Pasta” 
Swap fettuccine for thin strips of zucchini and cherry tomatoes in this fresh take on “pasta.”

Breakfast Sundaes 
Wake up to a sweet, crunchy “sundae” of beautifully layered yogurt, granola, banana slices, and mandarin oranges.

Overnight Oatmeal 
Too hot for oatmeal? Not when you assemble this jar of raw oats and milk the night before—your chilled oatmeal will be “cooked” through by morning.

Strawberry Oat Bars 
Boost your morning routine with a sweet, crunchy bar made of dates, macadamia nuts, oats, and fresh strawberries.

Make Four-Star Breakfast at Home

Crisp bacon, light pancakes, goof-proof omelets: Find out what restaurant chefs know to get top results at home.

French Toast

Ever wonder how restaurants get their French toast so brown and sweet without overcooking the middle? Here’s the trick: When you melt the butter, add a pinch of brown sugar, a pinch of ground cinnamon, and a pinch of salt to the pan at the same time. When the butter begins to foam, put the bread in the pan, but do not move it around until it’s time to flip!

Omelet

Want a perfect omelet? Getting the egg out of the pan is the challenge. Here are some helpful hints chefs already know: 

Heat the pan hot! When you pour in the egg, it should sizzle and bubble. The pan should be hot enough to cook in just moments, without browning. 
Use a heavyweight nonstick pan, and make sure it is spotlessly clean.Use a heatproof rubber scraper. These flexible tools, once used merely to scrape batter out of pans, have become major cooking tools with the advent of heatproof silicone blades.

Bacon

To avoid splatter, and for even cooking, cook bacon in the microwave. Place one or two slices of bacon on a folded paper towel and lay it in the microwave. Cook on high for two to three minutes, or until the bacon is crisp and sizzling. For more than two slices of bacon, lay the paper towel on a plate and increase the cooking time as needed.

Pancakes

The best and lightest pancakes are made from buttermilk and baking soda, which together create air bubbles that are trapped by the gluten in the flour. This simple chemical reaction happens and subsides quickly, so don’t wait around. Mix the pancake batter quickly (and minimally—overbeating makes them tough and flat) and cook them immediately. Discard any leftover batter.

Amazing Foodie Things to Do

Celebrate the best of the fall season with these fun, fresh, and delicious ideas for apple desserts, pumpkin recipes, slow cooker treats and more.

Apples + ice cream = edible sundae bowls.

Baked sweet potatoes + marshmallows = festive everyday side dish

You don't have to save the sweet potato-marshmallow combo for Thanksgiving—just add toppings to your regular baked sweet spud.

Pumpkin + vanilla yogurt = pumpkin pie smoothie

Pioneer Woman's take on pumpkin pie is cold, creamy, and might even top the original.

Cheese + Halloween cookie cutters = burgers with holiday flair

Who knew American cheese could be so spooky? Cut out cheese with a cookie cutter or knife before placing on hot burgers.

Fix-It Cook

If your dish is too salty...

Make topped toasts (also called crostini). Every ingredient is a star when placed on garlic-rubbed toast, and bold flavors are balanced out by the bread.

If you burn meat...

You meant to make barbecue, right? Salvage what you can, and mix it with a quickie BBQ sauce (ketchup, molasses, and vinegar). Call it smoked, and it’s suddenly intentional.

If you burn vegetables...

Turn them into a side dish. In the Mediterranean, charred vegetables are drizzled with good olive oil and enjoyed as a delicacy. Soft vegetables, like eggplant, tomatoes, and zucchini, can become a version of baba ghanoush. Mix together the flesh, a little of the skin, olive oil, and tahini for a smoky dip.