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A Baker’s Ultimate Holiday Gift List
Clue in your holiday shoppers with this list of a
baker’s must-have ingredients, kitchen tools, and
cookbooks. Then give as good as you get and try
one of our fresh ideas for homemade treats for your
loved ones!23
Retro Redo: Fruitcake Cookies
Our editor-in-chief shares the sweet story of why
he’ll always adore his grandfather’s box mix-based
cookies and then we twirl them up as cakey from-
scratch bites27
Baker Profi le: Holiday Baking with Miro Uskokovic
Gramercy Tavern’s celebrated pastry chef Miro
Uskokovic dishes on how he brings a taste of
his Serbian homeland to the holidays at this
Michelin-starred restaurant in New York, New York33
From the Pantry: Mulling Spices
Guaranteed to add a warm, wintry feel to your
baking, this age-old spice blend has a complex past
and an even more complex fl avor37 O TANNENBAUM TREE-SHAPED BAKING^
From our sugar cookie cover star to cheesy arbor-
shaped rolls, these centerpiece-worthy recipes take
on one of the most festive signs of the season47 THE ESSENTIAL... BÛCHE DE NOËL^
Whether you go for the classic bûche or our
modern twist, this step-by-step guide to the Yule
log cake will help you craft an edible masterpiece59 GREAT AMERICAN LAYER CAKES^
From classic red velvet to towering Italian Cream
Cake, we pay homage to the all-American layer
cakes that are ubiquitous during the season