Dessert Blog

Anna Ginsberg of Austin, Texas has won the $1 million Pillsbury bake-off prize for her baked chicken with spinach stuffing. Sacbee.com reports that Ginsberg is an expert at recipe contests. She once won $2,500 in a cheesecake contest. Last year, she won $10,000 in the California Raisins contest and recently she won $500 in the "Mix It Up With Betty," a Betty Crocker contest using cake mix.

All of the finalists' recipes can be found on the Pillsbury Web site, www.pillsbury.com/bakeoff.

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Someone just sent us an e-mail request for a customized "Strawberry sht cake". I guess they saw our selection of delicious mouth watering cakes and wanted more info....

But wait a minute, what the heck is a "strawberry sht cake"?

Is this what they were referring too?

We don't sell these.

It's been a rather long day.....

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Still looking for that perfect mate? Tired of the same old singles scene? With a little bit of luck and some hard work you may now be able to find that special someone by learning about the eating likes and dislikes of your potential mate. So says Dr. Alan Hirsch as reported on WCBS TV in New York.

Dr. Hirsch, a Chicago neurologist, has spent over 20 years studying 18,631 people to see if in fact personality types can be linked to a person's taste in food. His results are an overwhelming YES. Check out this video link to see the full story.

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During the next few weeks I'd like to blog on some of the most unique and beautiful wedding cakes I've seen out there...and there are many.

Wedding cakes, Anniversary cakes, Birthday cakes, ....basically any cake today is not merely judged on taste.

Indeed, the very first impression you get when you open a cake box or when someone looks at a cake platter has nothing to do with how it tastes, but how it looks.

There are many cake companies that place an emphasis on creating beautiful, one-of- a kind cakes to suit and reflect all pursuits, interest, and hobbies.

The key is to make the cake beautiful and tasty at the same time.

Check out my first link here for some dazzling cake ideas!

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Ever wonder what a Bund cake is?

Bundt Cake........Candle !

They are extremely popular and tasty...and we also sell bundt cakes online, so It's probably appropriate to give you an accurate definition :).

A Bundt cake is simply the name used for a dessert cake cooked in a Bundt pan. The Bundt pan (a registered trademark) was created in 1950 by H. David Dalquist, founder of Nordic Ware, at the request of members of the Hadassah Society's chapter in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They were interested in a pan that could be used to make kugel, a Jewish dessert. He modified some existing ceramic pan designs by introducing folds in the outer edge, and fashioned the pan out of aluminum.

Check out this link for more info. on bundt cakes and their history.

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Andy Borowitz at Yubanet.com brings us an exclusive you may have missed. Strung out on incessant reruns of Hogans Heroes, Saddam Hussein has taken matters into his own hands. Using a birthday cake to hide a hacksaw and nail file the Russians have attempted to spring the Butcher of Baghdad from captivity.

What Andy failed to mention in his piece is that the suspect cake was actually a copy of the chocolate birthday cake that has become a popular favorite at 1800Dessert.com. Luckily, the US guards monitering Saddam are frequent 1800Dessert customers and were well equipped to spot the fraud thereby avoiding an international crises.

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One of my co-workers, a guy named Dan, comes in the other day with a beautiful gift basket over-stuffed with all kinds of chocolates, truffles, sweets, mints,....just a real diet-ers delight.

Chocolate Gift Basket

All day long I'm watching Dan stuff one tasty morsel after another down the hatch, almost without stopping for oxygen.

Finally when I'd just about had it, I walked over to Dan and asked about this chocolate gift basket.

I asked Dan who got him this beautiful candy basket and what the ocassion was.

Dan looks at me (between bites) like I'm absolutely certifiable and says, "Oh, it's just a gift basket I bought my wife for our wedding anniversary".

Now it was my turn to look at Dan like he was retarded. I asked him what in the world he was doing with the basket (much less devouring it) if it was a gift for his wife.

Dan tells me his wife's motto is always "the thought that counts". While she really loves and appreciates these delightful chocolate gift baskets, she is also on the weight watchers diet.

Dan loves buying his wife chocolate and candy baskets for almost every occassion. "They are very inexpensive, they look awesome, I score brownie point with the missus, and I get to enjoy every last bite myself"!!

He tells me he cannot think of a better gift for "his wife" and encourages me to "see the light".

Do you believe this shlub??

I mean, is this guy for real??

Dan's wife is really a wonderful woman. Quite attractive too.

Small wonder however that my buddy Dan looks like this.

Too many chocolates for Dan!

Moral of the story: Buy your wife a gift basket and keep your grubby paws to youself!

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Cool, "conceptual" desserts are being whipped up at "Room For Dessert", the new Manhattan eatery devoted exclusively to desserts. Hey, the world is finally hearing us....START WITH DESSERT and finish with dessert. Who needs all that other stuff in between.

As the Ticker reports, this is the second dessert bar to open recently in New York city. And they say the west coast are the trend setters. Yeah, maybe when it comes to tofu. Pass me the whipped cream please.

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The NY Post reports the Eskimo Pie company has introduced a cherry-flavored ice-cream sandwich called the "Cherry Chip Bada Bing!" In addition to getting a small cut of sales, HBO will benefit from having "The Sopranos" logo emblazoned in red on boxes of the ice cream sandwiches. Sixpacks of "Cherry Chip Bada Bing!" began shipping to stores this month. They will be available in New York, birthplace of the original chipwich, as well as other parts of the Tri-State area.

As part of the deal, CoolBrands is talking with HBO about the potential for product-placement shots, which could lead to Tony and Carmela munching on ice-cream sandwiches following a sushi date. Or perhaps to somebody getting wacked with a thoroughly frozen Eskimo Pie.

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The latest craze for pet lovers is throwing birthday parties for their furry friends. According to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association, between 40 and 70 million pet owners attend pet birthday parties each year. I feel a few questions begging. Is this birthday celebrated every year or every seventh year and would pin the tail on the donkey be a politically incorrect game to be played at an animal's party? I'm just asking.

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The dessert industry has hit the big time with its very own trade show. The Great American Dessert Expo will be held June 9 - June 11, 2006 in Las Vegas. Desserts continue to be one of the hottest segments in the food industry nationwide, growing by at least 10% a year, almost twice as fast as food sales in general. See ya in Vegas!

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Leave it to the Brits to come up with the 50 most popular foods one should sample before they check out of this world. The BBC Lifestyle page lists all 50. It's interesting to note that while many ethnic foods are listed (i.e. Mexican, Chinese, Greek, etc.) there's no entry for English food. Wow, big surprise!

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Seems like the latest craze in desserts is cupcakes. Everyone's eating them and loving them. Cupcake shops are popping up in New York and a pushcart is even selling them in Central Park. Check out the Tennesean.com for the full story.

I've always loved a good cupcake. You get to eat an entire cake and not feel very guilty.

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A 16 year old California high school kid has been arrested on suspicion of selling marijuana-laced cookies on campus. NBC11.com reports that several of the students were taken to the hospital. If this kid would have applied himself more seriously to his studies he would have learned that pot goes in brownies...not cookies. Duh!

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The next time the wife's meatloaf tastes a little bland, don't reach for the salt or pepper shaker. Just close your eyes. Your taste buds will be pleased with the experience. Telegram.com reports on a new Manhattan restaurant that serves their patrons while being blindfolded.

I remember my parents telling me as a kid to "stop walking around with your eyes closed" when I wanted to see what it was like to be blind. This was akin to "don't run with scissors" which I still do occasionally if only to be rebellious.

I think there's great potential for eateries of this kind. Imagine the possibilities. The quality of presentation is no longer an issue, who cares, you can't see the plate anyway. Dress code goes right out the window, come as you are, nobody sees you.

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