Category: sweets

Johnna’s Pick of the Week: Baked and Wired (DC)
[ 0 ] September 17, 2009 |

Johnna’s Pick of the Week: Baked and Wired (DC)

Gotta love a good cupcake. Every week it seems like there’s a new cupcake shop popping up around the District and making itself the new trendy place to spend 4 bucks on a small sweet treat. We’re feeding into it and that’s how we stumbled upon Baked and Wired. Baked and Wired has been in […]

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Food.Fun.Stuff: Trying to Stay Cool…
[ 0 ] August 20, 2009 |

Food.Fun.Stuff: Trying to Stay Cool…

Chili, cheese and french fries are a bad idea when the temperature is 91 degrees outside.* We didn’t get this concept until we experienced it ourselves. After basically wasting $10 on a lunch that turned into a nightmare for our stomach (*with the factor of the heat), we got to thinking about places that would […]

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Food.Fun.Stuff: World’s Largest Cupcake
[ 0 ] August 17, 2009 |

Food.Fun.Stuff: World’s Largest Cupcake

1,224 lbs., 800 eggs, 200 lbs. flour, 200 lbs. sugar and 12 hours baking time…what is all this?? This is what is now the World’s Largest Cupcake. The 1,224 lb. cupcake was unveiled Saturday in Michigan which is 8 times the size of the previous record holder. Ryan Abood, owner of Gourmetgiftbaskets.com, is responsible for […]

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Pecan Pie
[ 0 ] April 29, 2009 |

Pecan Pie

Pecan Pie9″ pie crust3 large eggs1 cup corn syrup1/2 cup packed brown sugar1/2 stick butter (melted)1 tsp. vanilla extract1 cup pecan halvesPreheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare the pie crust and fit to 9″ plate. In a medium size bowl, beat the eggs until blended. Beat in the corn syrup, brown syrup, butter and vanilla. […]

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Super Yummy Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
[ 0 ] April 28, 2009 |

Super Yummy Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

Super Yummy Double Chocolate Chip Cookies1 stick unsalted butter (salted ok, just add like 1/4 of the salt required)3/4 cup brown sugar (light or dark ok)3/4 cup sugar2 large eggs1 tsp. vanilla extract (Suggestion: A generous teaspoon)1 12 oz. semisweet chocolate chips (Do about 9 oz. of semisweet chips and 3 oz. of milk chocolate […]

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