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Category: Pies & cakes

Great easy recipes for pie and homemade cake recipes.

recipe for summer corn and tomato pie

Improved summer tomato-corn pie.

They’re back: summer corn and tomatoes. Time to make tomato-corn pie (and don’t skip the super-easy pie crust). Get the recipe on the blog.

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Must-make appetizers, sides and desserts for your Fourth of July menu.

Yay for the Fourth of July! Here’s a roundup of great recipes for appetizers, sides and desserts for your July 4 menu.

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free form strawberry tart recipe | writes4food.com

Easy strawberry galette.

If you’re intimidated by baking a pie, make this easy free-form strawberry tart! Find the recipe on the blog.

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classic lemon chiffon pie in no-roll pie crust recipe | writes4food.com

The Clara Project: lemon chiffon pie.

You’ll want to make this luscious (and easy) lemon chiffon pie in a foolproof piecrust. Like, this weekend. Get the recipe on the blog.

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The Clara Project: chocolate birthday cake.

This terrific recipe for chocolate birthday cake is dedicated to a couple of special guys, one of whom I’ve never met.

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Easy recipe for old-fashioned chocolate pudding cake

The Clara Project: Hot fudge pudding cake.

Chocolate pudding meets chocolate cake in this super easy, comforting, warm dessert.

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old-fashioned chocolate cake roll recipe | writes4food.com

The Clara Project: chocolate roll cake.

This classic chocolate-roll cake recipe is filled with orange-flavored whipped cream. It’s super easy to make for a dinner party.

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fresh fig tart recipe | writes4food.com

Beautiful fresh fig tart.

This simple recipe for fresh fig tart with almonds is an Italian classic. Make this while figs are in season.

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Lazy Daisy Cake recipe | writes4food.com

The Clara Project: Lazy daisy cake.

This old-fashioned cake recipe has a charming name — the Lazy Daisy Cake — and it’s as easy to make (and love) as its name suggests.

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