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Loaves and Wishes
PAIN D’ÉPICES
These delicious shareable loaf cakes will make holiday breakfast or tea time a treat
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hen the holidays roll around, everything is a little sweeter. Baking something sweet and shareable for the special people you spend time with, or to give as a gift this holiday season, will be greatly appreciated. That’s where loaf cake comes in. The breakfast favorite gets jazzed up in these recipes from “Banana Breads, Loaf Cakes & Other Quick Bakes,” a collection by Ryland, Peters & Small. Chocolate and yogurt make for a tasty twist on the ever-pop-
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ular banana bread. Perfect for treating coworkers, friends and family, this decadent sweet is great anytime throughout the year, too. If you’re looking for a more traditionally flavored festive treat, you can’t go wrong with French gingerbread cake—Pain d’épices. Either of these would be perfect with your morning coffee, or to keep around the house whenever a sweet snack is in order—if you and your family can manage to leave leftovers, that is. —sam johnson
