Boston Bakes for Breast Cancer Starts Today!

Folks, it's time for one of my favorite annual events: Boston Bakes for Breast Cancer! From the press release:

Boston Bakes for Breast Cancer is a sweet and delicious way to raise “dough” for breast cancer research and care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. During the week leading up to Mother’s Day, May 7 through May 13, more than 250 restaurants, bakeries, cafés, ice cream, and chocolate shops throughout Massachusetts will create unique desserts. Desserts start at $3 and proceeds benefit breast cancer research and care at Dana-Farber and Bakes for Breast Cancer, Inc. a newly formed non-profit breast cancer organization dedicated to making a difference in the fight against breast cancer. For a list of participating establishments or to shop online, please visit www.bostonbakesforbreastcancer.org. 

Here is a photo of Boston Bakes founder Carol Brownman Sneider, who you can learn more about here: http://www.bostonbakesforbreastcancer.org/about-us/leadership/

Enjoy!!

Pinterest + America's Test Kitchen = FTW

For your daily dose of dessert eye candy, you can't wrong with the Pinterest boards from America's Test Kitchen:

Bake it Better

Just Desserts

Great American Cakes

Even French Toast - French Toast!!

Pick and choose more here!

Cupcakes "So Good It's Stupid"

Hi folks, still writing.

For a limited time (only until February 14!) you can sample cupcakes from Shabby Chic Sweets Boutique. Normally to sample their treats you would have to travel all the way to Windham, New Hampshire, so I highly recommend checking out their cupcake kiosk at Cambridgeside Galleria mall located between the Apple store and CVS.

I'll echo the sentiments of a coworker who called their cupcakes "so good it's stupid." I mean, look at these Peanut Butter Cupcakes:

The frosting looks and tastes like dollop of peanut butter cookie dough with a smoother, creamier texture. Shabby Chic makes their cupcakes fresh every morning with an Italian Meringue buttercream frosting.

Here's the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough cupcake:

This cupcake had large chunks of cookie dough (somewhat baked) and the smoothest buttercream frosting, making it almost creamy in texture. I'm told Shabby Chic donates any cupcakes not sold to a local homeless shelter but it's hard to believe many of these would be left at the end of the day. However, for $3 a cupcake, it's nice to think you are feeding yourself and possibly someone else who could really use a treat. Definitely check them out!

Folks, still writing that dissertation but wanted to share this post on Cakes Throughout U.S. History [INFOGRAPHIC] from the folks over at America's Test Kitchen. This infographic makes me happy:

National Brownie Day is Dec. 8th - Enter to Win FREE Greyston Bakery Brownies!

I'm briefly coming out of dissertation hibernation to share that National Brownie Day is tomorrow AND you can enter a contest to win free Greyston Bakery Brownies and Ben & Jerry's ice cream for a year! Are you grinning your brownie smile yet?

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You may recall that I'm a huge fan of Greyston Bakery and all they are trying to accomplish. It was such an honor to visit their bakery last year and learn how they are baking brownies to help their community grow and thrive.

Here's their information on how to celebrate and win:

The Yonkers-based Greyston Bakery has supplied brownies to Ben & Jerry’s® for over 20 years; so, to celebrate National Brownie Day, December 8^th, Greyston Bakery and Ben & Jerry’s® will be giving away a year’s supply of brownies (144 brownies) and ice cream (52 free pint coupons)to 2 lucky fans! Fans should post their ideal Ben & Jerry’s® ice cream and brownie sundae on Greyston Bakery’s Facebook page for a chance to win.  Entries need to be posted by 11PM EST - Dec 8, 2011.

Greyston Bakery makes over 3,000,000 lbs of brownies each year, a large part of which, goes into making Ben & Jerry’s® ice creams. Greyston Bakery’s brownies can be found in Ben & Jerry’s® favorites, such as Half Baked®, Chocolate Fudge Brownie™ and Dave Mathews Band Magic Brownies™.

Of course, I wouldn't mind if you posted your ideal ice cream and brownie sundae recipe here either. :)

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