"brownie points" news and stories

My wife, who generally avoids anything related to baking, recently showed me a hidden side of her personality. Although she doesn't like to bake, she apparently finds endless joy in the world of bizarre and/or ill-conceived confectionary. Having begun with a mild addiction to Cake Wrecks, she has progressed to ever-more-advanced levels of culinary schadenfreude. And so it is that I now find myself receiving regular e-mails ordering me to check out bizarre food sites.

In a recent e-mail, my wife sent me to a site that features one woman's experiment with risqué cupcakes. Having seen more than my fair share of poorly-executed erotic confectionary, not to mention South Carolina's famous Gaffney Butt water tower, I thought that I had grown jaded. I imagined that nothing could impress me, and that attempts at rendering the nude human form in sugar and frosting were hopeless.

I was wrong.

While I would caution that these cupcakes aren't for everyone, I think that they were very nicely rendered. If you are of an adventurous bent, I strongly advise you to wait until your boss leaves the room, then direct your browser to the Brownie Points website. Enjoy!

I love when life tosses a little bit of unexpected happiness. Walking around my local farmers' market, I spotted from a distance a sugary concoction that sparked an interest. I asked the question, he answered, and I wondered if life would ever be the same.

Meet the doughnut muffin: part delectable doughnut, part soft, cake-y muffin tossed around in cinnamon sugar. Beyond filling (but not too heavy), I split this with my trusty side-kick and felt the level of comfort rising. New to block - Brownie Points located in Summit, NJ - turned out this perfect marriage of everything gone right in the pastry world along with many others.

Visit them at the Summit Farmers' Market every Sunday until Christmas or at their store: 3 Beechwood Road (908) 464-2253