The Cupcake Deck

25 cupcakes, 25 cards, 25 recipes - Oh Joy! loves The Cupcake Deck. 

By Robert | June 14, 2007 in A Food & Wine Gift Guide, Baking | Permalink | Comments (0)

New Cake Styles from Martha Stewart

Oh Joy! finds new cakes designs from Martha Stewart.

By Robert | June 4, 2007 in Baking | Permalink | Comments (0)

Bread Bags

For those of us who love bread, we know that fresh, warm bread is heavenly. These bread bags from Stelton do the trick and are very versatile - for all loaf sizes.

Stelton Bread Bags  l  $32 from lekkerhome.com

By Michelle Alderson | April 10, 2007 in Baking, Food, Kitchen Gadgets | Permalink | Comments (0)

Edible Chess Pieces

These charming chess piece moulds make for a great dessert conversation piece.

link: Edible Chess Pieces Cookie Cutters

By Bryce Longton | March 12, 2007 in A Food & Wine Gift Guide, Baking | Permalink | Comments (1)

Miette Patisserie & Confiserie

Self described as modern yet traditionally American, with a European bent, Miette specializes in delicious confections of the cake and candy variety. From humble beginnings at Berkeley’s weekly farmer’s market in 2001 Miette has grown to encompass two stores, one in San Francisco proper and one in Hayes Valley. For those not in the Bay area, they have a scrumptious online menu to choose from, along with a fantastic cake gallery to browse through. [via decor8]

See Miette photos at Flickr. 

Final Word: Caramels, Macaroons and Lemon Shortbread Cookies, the perfect housewarming gift.

By Bryce Longton | February 22, 2007 in Baking | Permalink | Comments (0)

Checkerboard Cake Set

Get ready to impress your friends with this Checkerboard Cake Set from Chefs Catalog. This easy pan and batter-ring quartet makes it easy to make a Neapolitan cake anytime you like.

Final Word: King me!

Checkerboard Cake Set  |  $13 at CHEFS!

Chef's Special:  Free Shipping $99 or More

By Bryce Longton | February 21, 2007 in Baking | Permalink | Comments (0)

Valentine Hearts Copper Cookie Cutter Set

Flowers are beautiful, but like my high school sweetheart, they soon fade away. This Valentine’s Day, forget the roses and make a lasting— and edible—impression with these beautiful heart-shaped copper cookie cutters.

Final Word: I heart you.

Heart Cookie Cutter Set  |  $25 at Sur La Table 

By Bryce Longton | January 13, 2007 in Baking, Valentine's Day | Permalink | Comments (0)

Two Unique Pie Crust Cutter Designs

Liven up your holiday baking pie crusts with either this oak-leaf lattice cutter or set of 4 fall shapes piecrust cutters from Williams Sonoma.  [via Slashfood]

By Robert | November 8, 2006 in Baking | Permalink | Comments (3)

Cupcake Design Continues to Evolve...

Sure, cupcakes seem to be everywhere and our latest design inspirations were created by Kylie Lambert who owns Le Cupcake all the way down under in Australia.  See more of her cupcake creations at her Flickr page.  [via Oh Joy!]

By Robert | September 27, 2006 in Baking | Permalink | Comments (0)

No More Undercooked Middles with Baker's Edge

Baker's Edge is a non-stick baking pan that eliminates the undercooked "middle" of your traditional baking pans.  If you love eating the brownie corners because of the chewy edges, then you'll love that inventor Matt Griffin developed Baker's Edge to maximize the edges for the same reason.  Clotilde at Chocolate & Zucchini gives her hands-on review of this unique baking pan while baking a French pound cake.

Baker's Edge Baking Pan  |  $33 at The Gilded Fork 

By Robert | September 25, 2006 in Baking | Permalink | Comments (3)

Cookie Baking Science by Alton Brown

If you're baking holiday cookies this weekend, and want to know the baking science behind crispy cookies and chewy cookies, then Alton Brown has your answers.  Alton delves into the details of flat and crispy cookies, puffy cookies, and chewy cookies which is all about the ratios of butter, egg, baking soda, and sugar.  All interesting information while you're baking your Christmas cookies.

Also fascinating is where we found this cookie baking resource - from the GoodEatsFanPage that has compiled all of Alton's Good Eats show transcripts.

Alton Brown's How-to Cookie Show  |  via Slashfood 

By Robert | December 10, 2005 in Baking | Permalink | Comments (0)

Chocolate for Baking - by America's Test Kitchen

America's Test Kitchen just recently tested chocolates in preparation for our holiday baking.   Here are their Test Kitchen winners--

• Unsweetened Chocolate - Scharffen Berger Unsweetened Chocolate
• Cocoa Powder - Callebaut Cocoa Powder
• Bittersweet/Semisweet Chocolate - Ghirardelli Bittersweet Chocolate
• Chocolate Chips - Guittard Semisweet Chocolate Chips & Nestle Semisweet Chocolate Chunks

via Cook's Illustrated

Give a Cook's Illustrated Gift Subscription this holiday season.

By Robert | November 7, 2005 in Baking, Chocolate | Permalink | Comments (0)

10 Favorite Cakes & Pies for the Holidays

Great baking ideas for Thanksgiving and Christmas

Epicurious.com presents its top 10 favorite cake and pie recipes from their recipe database.  Some are just perfect for your Thanksgiving dinners and Christmas parties.  If you have your own favorite, submit your own dessert recipe to their monthly contest for different prizes each month.

Favorite cakes and pie recipes  |  via epicurious.com

By Robert | October 31, 2005 in Baking, Christmas, Thanksgiving | Permalink | Comments (0)

How to Bake Bread in a Dutch Oven

Dutch ovens were made for baking. In the hands of a practiced baker, a Dutch oven will create beautiful breads and desserts. (Though some of us tend to burn breads in a Dutch oven.)

You can always bake bread in a well-oiled Dutch oven but instead of baking directly in the oven, consider this method: Put the dough in a baking pan and the pan in the Dutch oven.

Continue reading "How to Bake Bread in a Dutch Oven"

By Robert | September 25, 2005 in Baking | Permalink | Comments (0)

Cookie cutters for Halloween cookies

Make your spookiest  cookies with these  Halloween themed copper cookie cutters.

Halloween Cookie Cutters  |  $19 at Sur la Table

By Robert | September 16, 2005 in Baking, Halloween | Permalink | Comments (0)

The Cupcake Rage Continues

Track the love affair with cupcakes at Cupcakes Take the Cake blog. Filled with photos, recipes, and reviews of cupcake bakeries from around the country.  Make no mistake, cupcakes are a real food trend.

Visit the blog:  Cupcakes Take the Cake

By Robert | July 28, 2005 in Baking, New Food Trends | Permalink | Comments (0)