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Heat Up the Oven: Best of Holiday Baking

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Chocolate-Caramel Domes

These elegant little cakes are a chocolate lover's dream dessert.

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Chocolate-Caramel Domes

These elegant little cakes are a chocolate lover's dream dessert.

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Layered Chocolate Mousse Cake

This cake has four decadent layers of chocolaty sweetness.

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Peppermint Chocolate Ice Cream

Enjoy peppermint chocolate ice cream without the churning with this recipe!

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Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing

Get tips and ideas for decorating holiday cookies with icing.

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Chocolate-Covered Biscotti

Bake, dip, cool, then just enjoy Giada's white chocolate-covered biscotti.

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Spiced Apple-Walnut Cake

Chunks of tart apples hiding in this cake add a bit of crunch to each bite.

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Chocolate Drop Cookies

The caramelized white chocolate filling gives these cookies extra richness.

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Iced Gingerbread Cookies

Sandra's gingerbread cookies are impressive treats - and semi-homemade.

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Gingerbread Party Platter

Duff Goldman makes an edible gingerbread platter with maple walnut mousse.

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Holiday Cookie Hacks

Try these hacks to reuse your leftover holiday cookies.

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Chocolate Yule Log Tree Stump

Duff Goldman makes a nontraditional take on the Yule log: the Yule Stump.

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Rum Cheesecake Pumpkin Pie

Duff Goldman makes a dessert twofer: spiced rum cheesecake on pumpkin pie.

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Christmas Tree Cookie Cake

Make the holidays sweet with Food Network's Christmas Tree Cookie Cake.

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Holiday Sticky Buns

Cranberries and white chocolate form the filling for holiday sticky buns.

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Gift-Worthy Peanut Brittle

Trisha makes her father's favorite peanut brittle for holiday gift-giving.

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Chocolate Fudge

Alton Brown explains the art -- and science -- of making chocolate fudge.

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Eggnog Panettone Bread Pudding

Classic holiday treats and flavors combine in individual bread puddings.

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Biscuit-Dough Apple Dumplings

Trisha's Biscuit-Dough Apple Dumplings are a tasty part of her brunch menu.

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Fabulous Red Velvet Cake

Red Velvet Cake isn't just for special occasions: treat the family tonight!

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Alton Brown Shows How to Make Creme Brulee

Alton Brown shows how to make crème brulee. He starts by scraping the pulp out of a vanilla bean with a knife. Alton then walks through the process of simmering heavy cream with the vanilla. He notes that you can add the scraped vanilla bean to a sugar container to steep it with flavor. While the cream cools down, Alton preps other ingredients including egg yolks and vanilla sugar in a bowl before adding the cream. The mixture is then added to a container with a pour spout. Alton turns his attention to an oven heated to 325 degrees Fahrenheit, where he adds a roasting pan topped with a tea towel to keep the six 7- to 8-ounce ramekins from sliding around. He pours the mixture into all the ramekins then adds hot water to the pan to keep heat from moving into the brulees too quickly. After baking for 40 to 45 minutes, Alton tops each brulee with sugar before using a torch to melt the sugar. After cooling for a couple of minutes, the crème brulees are ready to be eaten.

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