Posts with tag glaze
Posted Dec 22nd 2006 9:01AM by Nicole Weston
Filed under: Dessert, Food Porn , Culinary Kids, Recipes, Baking, How To, Spirit of Christmas, Comfort Food

By now, with all of our Christmas cookies recipes - Gingersnaps (two ways!), Cranberry, Orange & Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies and Chocolate Peppermint Drops - your cookie plate is going to look very appealing when you put it out with a nice variety for Santa on Christmas Eve. But Christmas just isn't quite right unless you get to spend some time decorating cookies. Not only is it a great creative outlet, but you get to eat the results.
Rather than opt for the traditional gingerbread men with royal icing, especially in light of the fact that I made gingery cookies last week, I opted to make some of my favorite Vanilla Cutout Cookies. These cookies are soft, but not cake-like, and are very easy to make. They use both butter and buttermilk in dough, both of which add a richness to the cookie, and vanilla extract with a touch of almond to keep the flavor bright. As always, I recommend using a very high quality vanilla extract or something even more vanilla-y, such as vanilla bean crush or vanilla paste to boost the vanilla flavor.
Continue reading Vanilla Cutout Cookies, Christmas Cookie of the Week
Posted Aug 1st 2006 11:10AM by Nick Vagnoni
Filed under: Vegetables, Beef, Baking, Food Oddities, How To, Bakeries

No, this isn't just a meat cake because it has a T-bone steak in the icing. This is actually three layers of meatloaf and ketchup glaze frosted with mashed potatoes. So far, it's the only thing posted at
BlackWidowBakery.com. The meat cake's creator says it was made for the wedding of friend who wanted "A guy's cake. Like..made out of meat." The meatloaf recipe looks pretty standard, as does the glaze. The mashed potatoes came from flakes, however, to ensure a smooth frosting. The results were "delicious" according to the baker. I wonder what the groom thought.
Posted Apr 3rd 2006 7:50PM by Nicole Weston
Filed under: Snacks, Dessert, East Coast, Food Porn , Chocolate, Pop Food, Recipes, Baking, Raves & Reviews, Comfort Food

If people would only look to the cookie all our problems would be solved." - Jerry Seinfeld, Seinfeld
(The Dinner Party)
Black and White cookies are one of the best things to ever come out of New York City, where they are so popular
that they could be the city’s food mascot, with thin crust pizza running a close second. At first glance, the
cookie looks relatively simple, but achieving Black and White perfection isn’t, well, black and white.
A real Black and White cookie has a thick, cakelike base. It is softer than a cookie and lacks the chew that a
sugar cookie – which many bakers unfortunately choose to use as their base – would have. It also is not
nearly as sweet as a sugar cookie, an important element because the cookie has to stand up to the sweetness of the
icing on top without overwhelming the taste buds. The icing on the top of the cookie is a key element in the Black and
White, not just because it creates the color pairing that gives the cookie its name. The icing – not frosting
– is a relatively thin layer of chocolate or vanilla that is poured smoothly onto the cake-like cookie. A thick
glob of overly buttery or sugary frosting would upset the balance of flavors – not to mention that it just
wouldn’t taste that great on a cookie.
Continue reading What makes a Black and White a Black and White?
Posted Sep 19th 2005 8:09AM by Kim Voynar
Filed under: Food Porn , Recipes, Baking

We love banana bread and we love pound cake, so it stands to reason that this Banana Pound Cake I found over at Sweetnicks will be a surefire hit around my house. Just look at it, in all its banana glory, dripping with a confectioners' sugar glaze. Of course, with ingredients like butter, sour cream and three CUPS of sugar (not counting the glaze) it's not exactly a low-cal treat, but hey, this is Food Porn, folks. Who cares what's good for you? We care about what looks and tastes sinfully good.