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Andrea Adleman

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Professional cupcakologist and food journalist. Writing a book on the cultural history of cupcakes under pen name Rose Leman. andreaadleman.com

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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
One aftereffect of 9/11 was the desire for cupcake comfort. The 🧁 connections to 9/11 headline this month's newsletter. #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #cupcakes #baking #bakingsky #foodsky andreaadleman.substack.com/p/considerin...
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Considering Cupcakes 🧁 September 2026
Consider This: How 9/11 Catalyzed Cupcakes
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The 🧁 gods gave a Magnolia Bakery to Derby City and a 15th birthday to Molly's Cupcakes in 🗽. Here's your serving of 🧁 news for August. #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #cupcakes #baking #bakingsky #foodsky andreaadleman.substack.com/p/considerin...
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Considering Cupcakes 🧁 August 2026
Consider This: Derby City is Home to Newest Magnolia Bakery
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
National symbols: 🇺🇸🦅🧁 with Philadelphia as the common 📍. #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #cupcakes #baking #bakingsky #foodsky share.inquirer.com/K57k3A
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Philadelphia is the birthplace of the all-American cupcake
Philly's Eliza Leslie was an accomplished 19th century cookbook author who helped define American cooking—including by introducing the humble cupcake.
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Magnolia Bakery plants a flag in Salt Lake City. There is sweet food for thought in Considering Cupcakes this month. #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #cupcakes #baking #bakingsky #foodsky andreaadleman.substack.com/p/considerin...
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Considering Cupcakes 🧁 July 2026
Consider this: Magnolia Bakery in Salt Lake City
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
TGIF is even better knowing tomorrow is National Cupcake Lovers Day. Plan for it and some 🇺🇸 🧁 for the 250th. #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #cupcakes #baking #bakingsky #foodsky open.substack.com/pub/andreaad...
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Cupcake news by the dozen: June 2026
A roundup of 12 news reports from the previous month, packaged into a newsletter published on or about the 12th of the month.
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
The it-girls of cupcakelandia lead this month's news. The Magnolia Bakery Carrie cupcake is gracing other cities. A cupcakery founder shares early insights on Taylor Swift. On 4/20, they got baked in D.C. inhaling free 🧁.
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
When your 🧁 match your 📚. #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #cupcakes #baking #bakingsky #foodsky andreaadleman.substack.com/p/cupcake-ne...
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Cupcake news by the dozen: April 2026
A roundup of 12 news reports from the previous month, packaged into a newsletter published on or about the 12th of the month.
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Sprinkles cupcakes are back in NorCal! Cupcakes get cinematic. Help yourself to monthly news. #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #cupcakes #baking #bakingsky #foodsky andreaadleman.substack.com/p/cupcake-ne...
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Cupcake news by the dozen: March 2026
A roundup of 12 news reports from the previous month, packaged into a newsletter published on or about the 12th of the month.
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
In 1987, @nymag.com contrasted the “stodgy little cupcake” to the “thoroughly modern muffin.” Full quote here: www.instagram.com/andreaadlema... #nationalmuffinday #flashbackfriday
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Today is Mardi Gras, Pączki Day, **and** Lunar New Year. With Purim two weeks way, some bakeries also introduced hamantashen today. What's a sweet tooth to do⁉️ Find the #cupcakes. 📷: Billy's Bakery NYC #baking #bakingsky #foodsky www.instagram.com/p/DU32I5Iktr...
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Friday the 13th is not unlucky when it brings #cupcakes. Have some news, then hasten to your favorite bakery for ♥️ly holiday 🧁. #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #baking #bakingsky #foodsky andreaadleman.substack.com/p/cupcake-ne...
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Cupcake news by the dozen: February 2026
A roundup of 12 news reports from the previous month, packaged into a newsletter published on or about the 12th of the month.
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
There were at three ways to overcome yesterday's Sunday Scaries. Relief came in the knowledge that (1.) love won the Benito Bowl, (2.) today is National Pizza Day, and (3.) today is also National Bagel and Lox Day. Plus, Team USA is winning at the Olympics. 🇺🇸🇵🇷🏈🍕🥯🥇
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
In my teens and 40s, the Washington Post was a beacon of hope to me. I have hazy memories of visiting the 15th Street location for high school field trips. When the building was demolished in 2016, I felt unnerving loss. The wrecking ball strikes again. 😢
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
National Carrot Cake Day is an excuse to read Seed + Mill's charming cookbook, SESAME. It includes the 🥕🎂 with tahini cream cheese frosting pictured here, baked and 📷 by Seed + Mill. 📙 is best, but a version of the recipe is also online. 1/2
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Cupcake shops are responding to Minneapolis by participating in last Friday's general strike, announcing plans to close for tomorrow's strike, and/or donating to immigrant rights organizations. Bestselling author Abby Jimenez commented on her Mpls bakeries in www.instagram.com/andreaadlema...
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
In cupcakelandia in 2016, Magnolia Bakery observed its 20th anniversary. It offered cupcakes at the original 1996 price of $1.25. 1/4
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
My #nationalbagelday celebration is a scheme/pledge to make the 🥯 recipe in this glorious book: shop.russanddaughters.com/cookbook #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #baking #bakingsky #foodsky
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Cookbook — Russ & Daughters
From the legendary New York destination for Jewish appetizing, a beautiful and inspiring cookbook that encompasses history, tradition, and absolutely delicious food.
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Cupcakes are the little engines that can. Like the phoenix, they've been known to rise from the ashes. Don't conclude the story of Sprinkles is over, despite the dramatic plot twist of its Dec. 31 closure. andreaadleman.substack.com/p/cupcake-ne...
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Cupcake news by the dozen: January 2026
A roundup of 12 news reports from the previous month, packaged into a newsletter published on or about the 12th of the month.
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Cupcakes are perishable, stores can close, and businesses can dissolve, but books endure. Longform history of Sprinkles, which abruptly closed. andreaadleman.com/2026/01/02/t... #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #cupcakes #baking #bakingsky #foodsky
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The history of Sprinkles Cupcakes
Longform history of Sprinkles Cupcakes on the occasion of the cupcakery’s sudden closure in December 2025.
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
#MondayMotivation looks like #Hanukkah 🧁 baked and 📷 by Kara Kakes. They are "most beautiful and sparkly," for sure. Second 📷 by Garfield. Cattitude for the win. #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #cupcakes #baking #bakingsky #foodsky
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
A #throwbackthursday #tbt review of 2025 🧁 history. #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #cupcakes #baking #bakingsky #foodsky andreaadleman.com/2025/12/11/c...
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Cupcake anniversaries of 2025
Three pivotal moments in modern cupcake history are marking anniversaries in 2025. Sprinkles Cupcakes turns 20, the “Sex and the City” cupcake scene turns 25, and the “Lazy Sunday…
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Happy #NationalCupcakeDay! You bring a box of cupcakes. I'll bring a dozen pieces of cupcake news. Deal? If you need a supplier, inquire with the Cupcake Dealer. That's the nickname of KK Sweets Boutique, a subject covered in my Dec. newsletter. 1/2
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Rules are meant to be broken. That applies to everything from unjust public policy to @nytimes.com Cookie Week guidance. I turned cheesecake into cookies because why not? Happy {nonconformist} National Cookie Day! Explanation here: www.instagram.com/p/DR2svMhEt4...
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
I'm obsessed with Bake Time, a new @nytimes.com Cooking newsletter. Our monthly bakes have included cranberry-cookie butter cheesecake (!!!) and boozy apple crunch cake. I shrunk both down to personal size because less is more. Posting today for National Cake Day. 1/2
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
The fact checker in me is a little traumatized I can't confirm whether today is National Cranberry Day. And/or, Nov. 23 is National Eat a Cranberry Day. Shifting from reason to passion, I could just chill ... 1/2
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Monday Motivation idea: plan to see a show. Add #cupcakes. Now serving a dozen pieces of 🧁 news, including a new Broadway musical with 🎂. #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #baking #bakingsky #foodsky andreaadleman.substack.com/p/cupcake-ne...
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Cupcake news by the dozen: November 2025
A roundup of 12 news reports from the previous month, packaged into a newsletter published on or about the 12th of the month.
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Happy National Vanilla Cupcake Day! In modern times, vanilla cupcakes are synonymous with New York. They were pictured on the front page of @nytimes.com this spring, illustrating a look back at 25 years of NYC dining. 1/3 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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25 Years of N.Y.C. Dining (Gift Article)
A timeline of major food moments — restaurant openings, innovations, fads, pop culture cameos, blackouts and bans — that changed life in New York City in the first quarter of the 21st century.
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
#ThrowbackThursday to #NationalNutDay last month. Alas, daily nuttiness is only a matter of degrees nowadays. Enter bookish baking therapy! #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #cupcakes #baking #bakingsky #foodsky www.instagram.com/p/DQuuPqpkj_...
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
It's National Sandwich Day and #cupcakes accept the challenge. Twist off the bottom, place it atop the frosting, and enjoy your 🧁🥪. www.joriecakesllc.com/blog/2020/6/... #baking #bakingsky #foodsky 1/2
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The Right Way to Eat a Cupcake — Jorie Cakes
Are you ready for your life to change for the better? I present to you: The Cupcake Sandwich.
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
It's National Boston Cream Pie Day and there are #cupcakes for that. TIL there's a cupcake season hashtag. What gives? 🤔 When is it not 🧁 season?! #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #baking #bakingsky #foodsky www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/bost...
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Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes
Our Boston cream pie cupcakes include moist vanilla cake, thick pastry cream, and decadent chocolate ganache. Bake these cupcakes to see if you like them just as much as the original Boston cream pie!
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
There should be no kings in this fair land. There should be abundant #cupcakes. An easy way to support democracy and 🧁 is to donate to @bakebackbetter.bsky.social. If we've been called to save democracy, let there be a spoonful of sugar to make the medicine go down. #nokings 1/2
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Bake Back Better @bakebackbetter.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
If you are out of town or cutting sugar, we can deliver your cupcakes to to protesters! Donate to @fieldteam6.org loom.ly/pJ3ZPvk Hope everyone has a fun & safe No Kings protest day. #FlourPower #CupcakesforDemocracy #Voterizer
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Happy National Dessert Day! The formula for stress relief is spelled out below. Consume this and more in my October newsletter. #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #cupcakes #baking #bakingsky #foodsky andreaadleman.substack.com/p/cupcake-ne...
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Cupcake news by the dozen: October 2025
A roundup of 12 news reports from the previous month, packaged into a newsletter published on or about the 12th of the month.
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
It's #WorldMentalHealthDay and there are 🧁 for that. I once wrote about Depressed Cake Shop, a bake sale benefitting mental health care. #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #cupcakes #baking #bakingsky #foodsky drive.google.com/file/d/1SptC...
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Depressed Cake Shop story Plate magazine Jan Feb 2022.pdf
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
#TBT to the fluffernutter 🥪 of childhood. Given yesterday's #NationalFluffernutterDay, this calls for #cupcakes. Please enjoy this fluffernutter 🧁 created and 📷 by Allie's Cupcakery Cafe. www.facebook.com/share/1CDPsS... #ThrowbackThursday #baking #bakingsky #foodsky
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
So many showgirl #cupcakes out today. While most are orangey and glittery, these bakeries center the 🧁 themselves. 📷: Cupprimo, Bloomfield Bakeshop www.instagram.com/p/DPWu4_VDb8... #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #baking #bakingsky #foodsky
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
I, for one, ❤️ pumpkin spice everything, especially #cupcakes. This 🧁 represents #ThrowbackThursday and yesterday's #NationalPumpkinSpiceDay. 📷: Billy's Bakery www.facebook.com/share/p/17Dp... #baking #bakingsky #foodsky
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Make sure there's evoo in your dinner to honor today's National Extra Virgin Olive Oil Day. Then have your olive oil cake and eat it, too. I'm fondly remembering these rosemary orange olive oil #cupcakes. #baking #bakingsky #foodsky
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
The 🌎 is 4.5b y/o and you somehow managed to exist at the same time as ☕🧁. This serving of #MondayMotivation = a most perky #NationalCoffeeDay. 📷: Designer Desserts Bakery #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #cupcakes #baking #bakingsky #foodsky
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
A little PSA to swallow the unpalatable 📰: today is National Bakery Day. If you opt for 🎂🧁, you can realize this literary quote: 📷: Cupcake Concept www.facebook.com/share/1Rtb3t... 1/2
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
If I were reading your 💭 ... Q: What should I eat for my next meal today? A: Simply follow the calendar and observe #nationalcheeseburgerday and #nationalredvelvetcakeday. #cupcakes #cake #baking #bakingsky #foodsky
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
#MondayMotivation is red velvet flavored. Get ready for National Red Velvet Cake Day on Sept. 18. In other news, read about 🧁 packaged like cake pops, 🧁 made with candy bars, and 🧁 enlarged into 20-person affairs. 1/2
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Please celebrate today's two momentous holidays: National Black and White Cookie Day and National Cream-Filled Doughnut Day. The added incentive is that it'll put you in a food coma sure to numb any Sunday Scaries. www.instagram.com/p/DOmQ5Rskuw...
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
#nationalpeanutday reminds me of my first time at a Sprinkles bakery. I ordered peanut butter chocolate chip and red velvet #cupcakes. I love that the former is made with natural peanut butter, as per the SPRINKLES BAKING BOOK recipe. 📸: Sprinkles www.facebook.com/share/1Gmpg3...
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
This 🧁 isn't gratuitous, it's gratis. Edible Arrangements introduced #cupcakes in the spring. There's a one-day offer on 9/9, reportedly the most common birthday in the U.S. Birthday celebrants can show ID and say offer code CUPCAKE99 to receive a free cupcake. 📷: Edible Arrangements
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Happy National Cheese Pizza Day! 🍕 meets 🧁 in this frozen creation. Bostonians can celebrate IRL at Boston Pizza Cupcakes. As the meme goes, the world is 4.5 billion years old and you somehow managed to exist at the same time as pizza #cupcakes. 📷 : The Pizza Cupcake.
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Some levity amidst madness: today is National Eat an Extra Dessert Day. Have your 🧁🧁 and eat them, too -- by two. 🙃 #cupcakes
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
#Cupcakes take National Skyscraper Day to a whole new level. 📷: Magnolia Bakery
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Today's #WorldCoconutDay occasions a 🧁 history lesson. This 1999 Ina Garten recipe helped popularize 🧁 at the turn of the millennium. #writerslife #writingcommunity #amwriting #writer #author #books #booksky #writesky #cupcakes #baking #bakingsky #foodsky barefootcontessa.com/recipes/coco...
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Coconut Cupcakes | Recipes
Coconut Cupcakes from Barefoot Contessa. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the…
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Andrea Adleman @aradleman.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Chocolate chip cookies are an irrefutable cure for the Mondays. Some are intriguing writing prompts as well. How fortunate that today is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day. As #MondayMotivation, I went on an epic odyssey to the source. 1/3
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