this is a far departure from the yummy egg- and butter-laden chocolate cake my mom posted for y’all last week.

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eclaire note: this recipe is very dear to my heart – it’s THE birthday cake for me, the one i requested year after year for as long as i can remember and the chocolate cake to which i compare all other chocolate cakes. my lovely mother – the one who shared her olallieberry cobbler with you a few months ago – guest blogs this special family recipe below. enjoy!

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i hope you all enjoyed the guest post from my amazing husband last week! i’m a lucky woman to be married to someone who loves cooking as much as i do, and who offered to write a guest post so i could work on a paper!!

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Buckeye cookies

i think we can all agree that it’s officially holiday season. and what that means for many of us (or most of us, i’m guessing, especially if you’re reading this site) is baking tons of cookies. my favorites are sugar cookies and krumkakes (traditional norwegian cookies).

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eclaire note: remember how i told you i had a surprise for you? well, here it is – the first ever guest post on eclaire.name! my fabulous sis-in-law has a delicious recipe to share with you, hopefully the first of many guest posts!!

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Hello eclaire readers! I’m Emilie’s sister-in-law, Laura. While Emilie is off slaving away over her books and (I’m sure) generally rocking at graduate school, I thought I would share a recipe that has been in our family for years!

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