Birthday-cake pie from The Book on Pie: Everything You Need to Know to Bake Perfect Pies (page 219) by Erin Jeanne McDowell

Where’s the full recipe - why can I only see the ingredients?

Accompaniments: Dark chocolate black-bottom base; Spiced sifting sugar; Chocolate sifting sugar; Matcha sifting sugar; Coffee sifting sugar; Marshmallow sifting sugar; Honey sifting sugar; Vanilla sifting sugar; Fruity sifting sugar; Caramel sifting sugar

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  • Eat Your Books

    See recipe for variation.

  • caillahess on March 15, 2026

    Made in a regular butter pie crust because a crumb crust seemed way too sweet. My pie sunk a ton after I took it out of the oven, hard to tell from the photos but I don't think it was supposed to deflate that much. Still had a lighter texture and tasted great. I also used the exact sprinkles she recommends and all the ones mixed in to the batter sunk to the bottom.

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