I’ll never forget the day a friend of mine came to visit me for the first time at General Mills. She was asking me all sorts of questions about Betty Crocker and I said, “You know she wasn’t a real person, right?” It was as if I had just broken the news that there was no Santa Claus. She was crushed. She truly believed there was a real live (at least at one time) Betty Crocker. My friend has since recovered from the trauma, but for those of you who would like to attach a living-breathing visual to Betty Crocker, there’s a cool new online cooking club you can join (I know Andi has already mentioned the club, but I wanted to add my two cents). Two...

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I am so excited about about our new online Cooking Club called The Mixer. These classes will air for six weeks, starting tonight (Tuesday, April 7th). You can learn cooking and baking secrets, build your recipe collection, chat live with Betty Crocker Kitchens experts and become part of our community. Check it out on Tuesdays 7 p.m EST, Wednesdays 9 p.m. EST and Saturdays 4 p.m. EST. To learn more, visit bettycrocker.com/themixer  ...

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Have you been looking for a recipe for Texas Sheet Cake or a Rhubarb Coffee Cake? Or, how about an easy-to-make cheesecake or even a wedding cake that starts with a cake mix? Maybe you need a new bar recipe like Gooey Caramel-Chocolate Bars or Lemon Cheesecake Bars? If you answered “yes!” to any of the questions above, you will want to pick up the newest issue of the Betty Crocker recipe magazine at your supermarket with the Luscious Strawberry Cream Cake photo on the cover.  Doesn’t it look sort of...... LUSCIOUS?!...

Tags: Betty Crocker, Crocker recipe magazines, Cupcakes, Fairy Tale Princess Cake, Fruit-Topped Almond Cake, Gooey Caramel-Chocolate Bars, Lemon Cheesecake Bars, Luscious Strawberry Cream Cake, making cookies and bars from a cake mix, Rhubarb Coffee Cake, spring cakes, spring desserts, Sunflower Cupcakes, Texas Sheet Cake, wedding cakes from a mix

This past weekend I went to Mill City Museum, a museum that explores the impact of grain and flour milling on the Twin Cities.  At one point, Minneapolis led the world's production of flour!  It is no surprise that companies like General Mills an d Pillsbury popped up in this area. The museum has really cool installations and offers many hands-on experiences for visitors, especially kids.  I loved the interactive table for kids activities that looks like a stack of pancakes (and the st...

Tags: Betty Crocker, Easy Bake Oven, Mill City Museum