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Recipes and Baking Tips by Janice Thompson

Janice Thompson is a professional baker, recipe developer, and author with over 20 years of experience creating custom wedding cakes, cookies, and desserts. A former cottage bakery owner, she now teaches baking classes at a private school and shares her favorite recipes, tips, and cake decorating secrets on her blog, Out of the Box Baking. Janice is also the author of more than 170 published novels in the Christian market, many featuring bakers and small-town kitchens inspired by her real-life adventures.

Strawberry Pie Filling Cake (doctored white cake mix)

If you're looking for a rich strawberry cake that starts with a simple white cake mix you've come to the right place. This one is different from the rest because it starts with something you've probably never used in a cake before. . .pie filling. Add to this, the tartness of the lemon cream cheese frosting and you're definitely going to swoon!

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Gluten Free, Sugar Free Banana Nut Muffins (with chocolate chips)

You're trying to avoid gluten, but you really miss some of those sweet treats you used to enjoy. You've tried a few recipes, but none of them hit the spot. Then you stumble across this recipe for a gluten free banana nut muffin. . .with chocolate chips! And you're hooked.

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