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Cupcakes, Cake Balls and Cake Pops

The perfect little indulgence, cupcakes create just the right sweet for celebrating Valentine's Day or any special occasion. Their cousins, cake balls and cake pops, are similarly bite-sized treats that delight the eye while also pleasing the palate.
 

IN THIS ISSUE, we serve up recipes, hints, and how-tos for cupcakes, cake balls, and cake pops - information you can put to immediate use in creating your own Valentine's Day festivities. In addition to these sweet suggestions, you'll find more inspiration in our store for celebrating the season of love!

In This Issue:
Saturday Morning Demonstrations
February Specials
Cupcake-ology
Frosting Flourishes
Cupcake Tools
Cake Balls
Tempering Chocolate
Cake Pops
Cookbook Reviews
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Saturday Morning Demonstrations
Feed Your Inner ChefWe have a great line-up of cooking demonstrations for the winter and spring months....
 

Cooking demos begin promptly at 10:00a.m. each Saturday. Class fee of $5. Pre-registration is not needed. Please note that seating is on a first-come basis. We suggest early arrival for best seating.

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Saturday February 5 - PIZZA! with Greg Harvey, Owner, Black Market Pizza - Dishing up some of the most original pizza in the state -- taste the creative, personal recipes that have helped Greg make Black Market Pizza (as seen on Man v. Food) criminally good!

Saturday, February 12 - White Chocolate Cake with Amy Porath - It would be hard to imagine a time, a place, or an audience for which this cake wouldn't be right.  "Yum" is all you'll get from your guests.

 
Saturday, February 19 - Cheeseburger Chowder with Margaret Welder - This is my son's recipe from one he developed for a country club. It is unusual as it has dill pickles in it. It is rich and creamy and has always been a hit.

 
Saturday, February 26 - Braising with Kurt Chausse - It's cold and we've all settled in to our homes, enjoying our favorite comfort foods.  Kurt will demonstrate this long, slow cooking method that develops flavor and tenderizes meat & veggies.  It will be another favorite to add to your list of comfort foods.

Saturday, March 5 - Asparagus with Margaret Welder - I will share a recipe with you that wraps asparagus spears in bacon, has a sauce drizzled  over them and is then baked in the oven.  I
will also share a recipe that is my husband's favorite - asparagus wrapped in ham, with cheese sauce poured over and baked in the oven.

Saturday, March 12 - Quinoa with Beatriz Spalding -
Quinoa is lighter than, but can be used in any way suitable for rice as part of a main dish, a side dish, in soups, in salads, and even in puddings. You'll enjoy the variations Beatriz will offer this
morning!
 
February Specials!
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Cupcakes
Better Batter Secrets
Almond CupcakesCupcake Tips
Final Frosting Flourishes
Cupcake Tools
Cupcake Stand

Paper Liners

Decorating Kig

Cupcake Tools
Decorating Pen

Batter Scoop

Muffin Pan

Cupcake Tools
Cake Pan

Cupcake Carrier

Silicone Baking Cups

Cake Balls
Cake Balls
Tempering Chocolate
Cake Pops
Cake Pops
Cookbook Review

Hello, Cupcake! by Karen Tack and Alan Richardson. Copyright © 2008 by Karen Tack and Alan Richardson. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

This book is all about inspiring cupcakes that delight the eye and tickle the imagination. The focus of the book is on decorating and transforming a plain cupcake into fun faces, furry pups, happy sunflowers, and dozens of other creations. Six different cupcake recipes are offered along with six frostings, and six cake mix variations. The rest of the book is full of step-by-step how-tos for working the icing and embellishments into delightful pieces. You'll enjoy choosing your favorite construction, then riffing on the theme for your own cupcake improvisation.

Stripe
Cake Pops

Cake Pops
by Bakerella. Copyright © 2010 by Angie Dudley. Published by Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA.

Like the author's own experience, after our first cake ball, we noted that this was a subject to be revisited. We immediately fell in love with the Cake Pops book as an excellent guide for our explorations. The basics are presented thoroughly with all the tips for success generously included. From there, more than 40 different creations are detailed and pictured - from Spring Chicks, Bride & Groom Cake Pops, to Lovely Little Ladybugs - there's a cake pop for every occasion and every season. After initial success, you'll want to make more and expand your abilities - the instructions and tools for beginners and the advanced alike are all there waiting for you!
Enjoy celebrating all the special people in your life this Valentine's Day!
Marg & Vicky
and all the Staff at Cooks' Emporium

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