Desserts

When I’m mixing up a recipe in my kitchen, one of the tools that I use the most is a spatula. I use it to scrape the sides of bowls, fold together ingredients and scrape batters into waiting pans. Since I also use a whisk or a mixer, I often need to set my spatula down when I’m not using it. Most spatulas are flat, so anything on them – such as sticky batter or meringue - will end up on your counter if you need to set your spatula down unless you can find something to lean it against. This set of Elevate Spatulas are designed to avoid this problem and each has a small stand built into the handle that keeps the spatula head elevated and off the counter. It’s a small addition to the traditional design of a spatula, but it is one that makes so much sense! The spatulas otherwise work like traditional spatulas, with flexible silicone heads that are heat resistant up to 650F. They are sold as a set that includes three different sizes: small, large and spoon.

One of the keys to the gummy rise to candy greatness is the range of shapes it can take on. For a while I tried to collect photos of every single shape of gummy that I ever came across, but it was too big a task. Every time I step into a candy shop I discover a new shape, some are strange, some are pretty boring. This week's review looks at how shape is really becoming a crutch of gummy producers, and it seems like they may be missing the boat with flavour range.Again, today's review was provided to us from our great friends at sugarfina.com.Click here to read the review.CC

TidyMom.net is a place for easy recipes, household tips, crafts and products that  help women ease the chaos of everyday life – who doesn’t need that?!  Cheryl, the blog’s author and a personal friend of mine, is in the middle of a move and – as tidy people do – she’s planned ahead (always impressive to me) and asked friends to write guest posts on the blog. To give Cheryl’s readers a taste of what happens here at Cupcake Project, I created a cupcake that embodies my style of baking – pairing unusual flavors that unexpectedly work.  You’ll find more details and the recipe for these BBQ maple syrup cupcakes on TidyMom, but I bet you’ll end up finding ten other projects to work on while you’re there.

Arrgh! These are great cupcakes for a birthday party. .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }Pirate Cupcakes, originally uploaded by Julycupcakes.Via JulyCupcakes in Russia:

It’s been quite a while since I reviewed (or even ate) any Lindt chocolate, so I thought I would give this one a go. On reflection, it probably wasn’t the best idea. The name ‘Lindt Excellence Blueberry Intense’ should have been a clue. Blueberries are a lot of things, but one thing I wouldn’t describe them as is “intense”. A quick glance at the ingredients on the back of the packet confirms my worst fears. Not only is is a paltry 47% cocoa solids, but it’s also packed with other ingredients. Mmmmm, Vegetable Anthocyane E163! Feeling a little concerned about what I was about to let myself in for, I opened the pack. Rather than the pristine looking Lindt chocolate I had expected, this is what greeted me. It appears to be covered in ‘dents’, but I can only assume that those marks are some kind of moulding imperfection, as there are no marks on the packaging. It’s quite odd. Under the surface and on the underside of the bar, lots of bits of ‘fruit’ are visible, along with some fine slithers of almond. It’s not that it looks unappetising, it just looks like it’s been put together in a bit of a hurry. The chocolate itself is very soft. There’s no ‘snap’ to it, but it bends a little before it breaks. That’s partly because of the fruit, but the poor quality chocolate doesn’t help. The taste is overwhelmingly one of sugar and artificial fruit. There’s really nothing chocolatey here at all, unfortunately. Bizarrely, the fruit tastes more like apple than it does blueberry too. That long ingredients list have apple (and pineapple) on it, so I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. The texture of the fruit pieces isn’t particularly pleasant either. They have a jelly like texture on the outside with a slightly crunchy, grainy texture in the middle. I’m not a fan. I always like to think of Lindt as a ‘stepping stone’ from confectionery chocolate to ‘real chocolate’, but this is so sweet and packed with unnecessary ingredients, I would have to put it firmly in the ‘candy’ category. Unless you really like the taste of sugar and artificial fruit, you should probably avoid it. Information Buy it online from: Lindt-Shop.co.uk Contains dark chocolate (47% cocoa solids). Filed under almond, blueberry, lindt. Tweet This The post Lindt Excellence Blueberry Intense appeared first on Chocablog.

My mother shared this speedy recipe with me. There are not a lot of ingredients, so these chewy treats are easy to fix in the microwave. —Annette Self, Junction City, Ohio

This cake is perfect for fall. As it bakes, the aroma fills the house with a spicy scent.

Out of all my cookie recipes, I get the most requests for this one. A friend gave the recipe to me years ago and it's become our family's favorite.

Hey everybody, with the holiday weekend coming up, we decided to switch up the nosh show schedule a bit. A you ready for our quartultimate episode? Wait, that's not a word. Episode 4 of The Nosh Show is now available! Head on over to The Nosh Show website to listen and to see a complete rundown of everything we talked about. We got a little crazy this including a neat behind the scenes

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