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Gadgets: Brownie Cup Pan by Wilton
Given that it's currently for sale for less than $10 at Sur La Table, I thought that the Wilton Brownie Cup Pan may finally be worth adding to my collection. It's certainly not a necessity in any pantry, but the brownie cup pan is a fun little toy—albeit one that doesn't perform nearly as well as something so specialized should.Weekend Giveaway: 'United Cakes of America'
United Cakes of America by Warren Brown reads like a cross country road trip with mandatory stops at all of the bakeries along the way. It's a state by state tour of regional cakes, ranging from the familiar—New York Cheesecake and Florida Key Lime Pie, to the lesser known—North Dakota's Oatmeal and Currant Cake, and even a little bit outlandish—Chocolate Sauerkraut Cake, anyone? Brown breaks up the recipes into regions and explains the origin of each cake's story and how it relates specifically to the place where it came from. While many of the cakes have natural ties to the state's agricultural production (Avocado Cupcakes from California), other have beginnings that are a bit more mysterious. The Lady Baltimore Cake,...Calling All Cakemakers in Scottsbluff, Nebraska: Can You Make a Tom Selleck Cake?
If you are a cake-baker based in or around Scottsbluff, Nebraska, please read on. A serious eater in Scottsbluff wants to get his wife a Tom Selleck cake for her birthday. We realize it's quite a hairy challenge. Can anyone step up? Details ahead!Photo of the Day: 7-Layer St. Patrick's Day Cake
St. Paddy's Day may be the national dye-whatever-food-you-can-find-green day, but this seven-layer cake with varying hues of green takes that to a whole 'nother level.Video: Chris Kimball Explains How to Tell When Your Cake Is Done
In this video over on the Christopher Kimball Blog, Kimball is full of great tips on figuring out when your cake is donezo. First, know your oven. Is it lying? When it says 400°F, does it mean it? He also recommends buying an oven thermometer—a worthy investment at $8. Watch the video for more cake-baking wisdom.Photo of the Day: The Cherpumple
[Photograph: This Is Why You're Fat] Remember the Cherpumple? That pie-cake-splosion from Charles Phoenix we told you about? Here's a better view of the monster. The anatomy: Bottom: Pumpkin pie inside a spice cake Middle: Apple pie inside a yellow cake Top: Cherry pie inside a white cake, all surrounded by cream cheese frosting That's a whole lot of pie guts. Cherpumple: probably more fun to say than it is to eat. Related How to Make the Cherpumple Cakespy: The Pumpkin-Apple-Pecan Pie Taste Test: Frozen Apple Pies...Mixed Review: Duncan Hines Angel Food Cake
Store-bought angel food cakes are much more convenient but severely lacking in flavor. Too often they are cloyingly sweet, sticky, and quick to go stale. The solution? Angel food cake mixes, which deliver straight-from-the-oven flavor with a minimum amount of elbow grease.Video: How to Make Charles Phoenix's Cherpumple, the Monster Pie-Cake
It was only a matter of time before somebody would come along with the dessert version of turducken, and that somebody was Charles Phoenix. Already known for his kitschy pop culture humor, Phoenix here creates a monster of a three-layered dessert where each layer (CHERry, PUMpkin, and apPLE pie) is also baked inside a cake mix (white, yellow, and spice, respectively). Judging by the faces of the mechanics who got to try a freshly-baked Cherpumple (fresh from a pink vintage stove at The Antique Stove Shop in Ventura, California) it's sure worth a try. And if one of those pie flavors just ain't your thing, think of all the possibilities—like Cherpumpbarb (with rhubarb!). Watch the video, after the jump....Photo of the Day: Turkey Cakes
[Photograph: Cakespy] Our goddess of sweets, Jessie Oleson, aka Cakespy, spotted these festive turkey cakes at Madison Park Bakery in Seattle. Like real turkeys, you can choose between white and dark "meat." Related Video: Big Top Cupcake Informercial Photo of the Day: 28-Layer Rainbow Cake Threadcakes 2009 Winners...Hot Topics: Technique of the Week | The Food Lab
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8 Delicious Chocolate Cakes and Pies for Valentine's Day
Some might say that chocolate on Valentine's Day is about as unoriginal as you can get. We all remember the first heart-shaped box of overly sweet chocolate bonbons from grade school Valentines. But chocolate gift-giving needn't be a cliché. This year, let's bake our sweethearts chocolate cakes and pies instead! Here are 8 delicious recipes perfect for celebrating your love (of chocolate.)
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