Yes, we did it again. A 9×13 that doesn’t look like one You all loved and baked our marble cake, and yes, we know you did, because we got all your enthusiastic feedback and photos! Thank you for that! One of our readers (@moonlightlayette) shared that she turned the swirl into a cinnamon swirl, and…
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It Only Gets Better: The 9×13 Marble Cake.
It typically uses a mixer and lots of bowls. It’s a marble cake. But not anymore. This marble cake is the easiest (and really delicious) version you’ve ever made. Everyone loves a good, fluffy marble cake. Preferably with a nice crust. A bit wet, but not too wet. You know what we mean here. But…
This Pareve Cholent Baked in the Oven in a 9×13 (and It’s Amazing!)
You can prep it in minutes, and the whole family will be full and happy (especially if they’re the type that typically needs their fleishigs). With a family that doesn’t eat many dairy foods, the nine days can be a bit challenging. I’ve always made pareve cholent for dinner on one of the days since…
The 9×13 Life: Decadent Dairy Cookie Bars (The Easiest Thing You’ll Make for Shavuos)
There’s so many complicated desserts to make for Shavuos. Let this be the easy one. And perhaps the most delicious too. When a cousin calls to tell me that they have a new 9×13 recipe, I say “Yes!” right away. I don’t care if it’s chicken, a side dish, or a cookie. But when the…
The 9×13 Life: The All Time Favorite Frozen S’Mores Dessert
This dessert is so easy to prepare, yet it’s always exciting to enjoy! You can count on this dessert, a people pleaser for young and old. Just make sure you have all the ingredients on hand and you’re halfway there. The hardest part is waiting for the ice cream to soften enough. Start by crushing…
9×13 Life: The Amazing Pesach Carrot Cake That You Have to Try
And this one doesn’t have any potato starch, so you feel good after enjoying it too! There’s plenty of decent Pesach cake recipes. But, honestly, I don’t feel so good after having so much potato starch. One year, before Pesach, I really wanted to work on some feel-good cakes…something that was almond-flour based and had…
Do You Love a Classic Crispy Raspberry Crumble Bar?
We made these with both raspberry and apple filling for a welcome change. The secret? Use a hard pan, not a disposable for perfect crispiness in every bite. Sure, you can make these in a 9×13 pan. But, skip the disposable this time. Use a real, hard pan. Since we love these bars so much,…
Real Pans or Disposable: When to Use Which
They don’t yield the same results. Choose wisely or adjust baking time accordingly! You know we love our 9x13s. And our sheet pans. And we’ve even discussed using real 9x13s. But you may have realized that some recipes turn out differently depending on whether the pan used was real or disposable. There are a couple…
The 9×13 Life Just Got Real
It was always real, we know. What got real is the 9×13 pan. We all love a good 9×13 recipe. Make it a BCP 9×13 life recipe and you know you are onto something worthwhile. These recipes get us, they are for real people living real lives (insert here whatever it is that makes your…
The Simplest, Easiest, Three Ingredient Ribs
Save these ribs for your recipe collection…I’ve been making them for 20 years and no one has gotten tired of them. They taste so good, and that’s all you need to hear. I like to bake these ribs one day in advance and then refrigerate so I can skim the fat off the top before…