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  • Birthday Cake Blondie:
  • 1/2 cup Butter, melted
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 3/4 cup Flour
  • 1/2 cup Yellow Cake Mix
  • Birthday Cake Ice Cream:
  • 1 Vanilla Bean, scraped of seeds
  • 1 Pint Whipping Cream
  • 1 cup Whole Milk
  • 1/2 cup Sugar, divided
  • 3 tablespoon Corn syrup
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 5 Egg Yolks
  • 1/2 cup Yellow Cake Mix
  • 1/4 cup Sprinkles

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  • 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
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  • 3 stalks celery, chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
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  • 1 tablespoon bacon bits
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  • CAKE:
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan
  • 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
  • 1 cup brewed coffee
  • 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch process)
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  • 1 3/4 teaspoons kosher salt
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  • 1 cup heavy cream
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  • BUTTERCREAM:
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  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 3/4 cup sugar
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