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Browned Butter Sheet Cake

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Browned Butter Sheet Cake is the perfect blend of moist, sweet, and irresistibly nutty. With the rich, caramel-like flavor of browned butter baked into every bite, this cake is a treat for anyone who loves a touch of warmth in their desserts. Reasons You’ll Love This Recipe Incredible Flavor : The browned butter adds a nutty, caramelized richness that elevates this cake above your usual vanilla or butter cake. Every bite has a deep, toasty flavor that’s perfect for fall or winter. Moist and Tender : This cake is perfectly moist, with a soft, tender crumb that stays delicious for days. Ideal Cake-to-Frosting Ratio : Since it’s a sheet cake, it has a thinner layer of frosting—just enough to add sweetness without overpowering the cake’s flavors. Perfect for Any Occasion : This cake is versatile—ideal for birthdays, potlucks, holidays, or just because you’re craving something sweet and comforting. Ingredients Needed Each ingredient in this Browned Butter Sheet Cake recipe wor

10 Decked-Out Holiday Bars to Banish Your Inner Grinch

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My memories of Brooklyn cocktail programs in the early 2000s are a blur of mustachioed men in leather-strapped aprons and bow-ties, tapping their bitters out like a lab technician as they murmur words like “orgeat” and “creme de violette.” Cocktails at that level can be a gravely serious business, but luckily, every December, we can rejoice in the antithesis: the big, bombastic utter absurdity that is the winter holiday bar. For Sother Teague, owner of Amor y Amargo , a bitters-focused bar in New York’s East Village that hosts an annual holiday pop-up, these settings offer a break from business as usual and a bonding moment in a tough city. “Year-round we do this serious thing, but the point of holiday bars is taking the piss out of yourself,” he says. “It’s an opportunity for us all to step out of our own lives, take a break and relax and join with other people at bars, which are places of community .” Whether a pop-up or, in rarer cases, a permanent year-round fixture, these holi