Food

Make Dr. Seuss-inspired Sneetches cupcakes: sprinkle-studded yellow cupcakes, fluffy star-tip frosting and fruit roll-up stars on half of them.

Cracker Barrel sells a buttermilk pancake mix, or you can make a copycat dry mix at home with flour, baking soda, salt and sugar. Recipe and tips inside.

Make pretzel Christmas trees: pretzel rods drizzled with green candy melts into a tree shape, then dotted with mini M&M’s or sprinkles as ornaments.

Cracker Barrel pancakes taste so good thanks to tangy buttermilk batter, a hot griddle, butter and warm syrup. Here’s the food science and how to copy it.

The secret to Cracker Barrel-style pancakes is buttermilk batter, a gentle mix, a short rest and a hot, buttered griddle. Here is how each piece works.

Make copycat Cracker Barrel buttermilk pancakes with flour, buttermilk, eggs and a hot griddle. Get the recipe, temperatures, swaps and storage tips.

Make Christmas ornament cupcakes: frosted cupcakes with a pretzel hook and sprinkle or candy decorations. Easy for kids to decorate and good for holiday parties.