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spiced chai cake has flecks of chai tea and spices baked into the crumb and is topped with spiced frosting and whole cinnamon and star anise

spiced chai cake with maple mascarpone buttercream

This spiced chai cake features a buttery rich crumb peppered with flecks of real chai tea. After baking, this festive treat is soaked in chai tea syrup, then smothered with a spiced maple buttercream. One whiff of chai tea always takes me right to the Christmas season, but that doesn’t stop me from starting to…

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a sliced piece of pretzel crusted chicken schnitzel is served on a bed of sauteed red cabbage and drizzled with Oktoberfest beer cheese

pretzel crusted chicken schnitzel

Thin and tender chicken cutlets are coated in seasoned chunky pretzel crumbs and fried to crisp, goldeny goodness. This hearty Pretzel Crusted Chicken Schnitzel is the perfect way to celebrate Fest season! I originally had this idea after freelance writing an article that involved taste testing and ranking as many different pretzel brands as I…

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a wide bowl of oktoberfest beer cheese on a rustic wooden surface next to a mug of beer and can it was poured from

Oktoberfest beer cheese

Nutty gouda cheese, whole grain mustard, sweet paprika, and a pinch of spicy cayenne come together with sour cream and full-flavored festbier in this Oktoberfest Beer Cheese. Dip, dunk, and drizzle away! I recently visited Big Elm Brewing where I enjoyed a frosty draught of their Das Boot Fest Bier. 10/10, it was delicious. So…

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