November 1, 2008
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Eat two cupcakes, and call me in the morning
So what's the deal with cupcakes? Trends usually fade, but the cupcake craze remains in full bloom. The television show credited for making cupcakes cool...
The presidential cookie poll winners are...retail bakers
A national cookie poll accurately predicted the presidential winner in a second consecutive election. The Retail Bakers of America (RBA), McLean, Va.,...
Study reveals whole grain growth
The American Dietetic Association (ADA), Chicago, recently released its public opinion survey, Nutrition and You: Trends 2008. Among a range of questions...
In-store cake event a success
Marketplace Foods, Minot, N.D., held a decorated cake auction last month, which raised more than $5,400 for the Minot Hospital Cancer Unit during Breast...
Top raisin breads named
The California Raisin Marketing Board, Fresno, Calif., announced the winners of its inaugural America's Best Raisin Bread Contest hosted at AIB International...
Jenny McCarthy endorses Nana's
Nana's Cookie Co., San Diego, participated in the launch of Generation Rescue as a Jenny McCarthy Preferred Product. Generation Rescue is an international...
Home is where the hearth oven is
Most people do not like to take their work home with them. Steve Nelson, a baker in St. Joseph, Minn., is not one of those people. After two years of...
Cake decorators shine at Mall of America
Darla Julin of Fantasies in Frosting, Moorhead, Minn., won top honors and a $5,000 Hobart mixer in the 2nd Ultimate Cake Decorating Competition held last...
Great Harvest franchise awarded
The Franchise Research Institute, Lincoln, Neb., recognized Great Harvest Bread Co. earlier this month as a World-Class Franchise. Dillon, Mont.-based...
Desserts key to in-store sales
As a key component to supermarket in-store bakery sales, the dessert category continued to grow nationally during the 52-week period ending July 26, 2008....
HBS East addressed latest health issues
Healthy Baking Seminar East, presented by Modern Baking and Baking Management magazines, welcomed bakers from across the nation to Boston last month....
Show Report
Custom blends Bay State Milling Co. produces flour and grain products with quality and consistency by continually adding capabilities in research and...
People in Baking
World champion pastry chefs En-Ming Hsu and Dimitri Fayard have been named chef instructors at the French Pastry School, Chicago. Hsu formerly served...
OBITUARY
John Gorman, Northbrook, Ill., died last month at the age of 88. In 1964, he founded Gorman Publishing Co. with his brothers, Bill and Tom Gorman. The...
Events in Baking
Jan. 11, 2009Atlanta SRBA Workshop Southeastern Retail Bakers Assoc. 803/407-5388 www.southeasternretailbakers.com Jan. 18-20San Francisco 34th Annual...
Bakery packaging goes green
It's the way the world is changing, says Christina Jessie of the growing trend. Bakery packaging is no exception, and more consumers are demanding that...
The Workbench
Q: How can we create a quick and easy velvet look on cakes?James, via e-mail A: Using a spray gun is a very economical way to apply velvet finish to several...
Chocolate-orange biscotti
INGREDIENTS LBS. OZS. METHOD Unsalted butter, softened 10 Mix on first speed unitl creamed. Sugar 1 6 Liquid whole egg, refrigerated or frozen (thawed)...
Chocolate almond espress petit fours
INGREDIENTS LBS. OZS. Orange Marzipan Almond paste (50/50) 8 Corn syrup 2.1 Orange zest, 1 orange Orange oil 1 tsp. Confectioners' sugar, sifted 6.5 Dark...
Bakeries appeal to discerning customers
It may seem odd to discuss upscaling product lines while in the throes of a volatile market. After all, consumers have less overall buying power and are...
Highland Park in-storeshit right product mix
Highland Park Market in Farmington, Conn. is not Robyn Bonini's neighborhood grocery store. But it is her favorite. She regularly drives miles out of...
Spicy Pickle stays sweet in sour economy
The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in Colorado's Mile-High City. While the economic down-turn and credit crunch have snuffed growth plans for...
A chouxpiece
You will find the religieuse alongside the chocolate, coffee and vanilla clairs in pastry shops across France, often presented with the same flavors....
Pte choux
INGREDIENTS LBS. OZS. METRIC Whole milk, fresh 4.4 125 g Water 4.4 125 g Unsalted butter, 82% fat 3.9 110 g Sugar 0.2 5 g Fleur de sel, finely ground...
Caramel/chocolate pastry cream
INGREDIENTS LBS. OZS. METRIC Whole milk, fresh 1 1.6 500 g Cocoa powder, 20-22% fat 0.3 7.5 g Bourbon vanilla bean pulp, 1/2 Ceylon cinnamon, as needed...
Chocolate ganache
INGREDIENTS LBS. OZS. METRIC Heavy cream, 35% fat 10.6 300 g Dark chocolate couverture 58% 10.6 300 g Unsalted butter, 82% fat 1.8 50 g Total appr. wt....
Caramel
INGREDIENTS LBS. OZS. METRIC Water 3.5 100 g Sugar 10.6 300 g Glucose 3.5 100 g Total appr. wt. 1 1.6 500 g Method: Place the water in a pan. Add the...
Cakes to treasure
With snowflakes just beginning to fall in much of the country, it is hard to turn our thoughts to spring. But amidst the busy winter holiday season, it...
Decorating Ideas
Collegiate themes Bakery Crafts offers officially licensed collegiate cake designs. Football bowl games will begin at the end of December, and March Madness...
Bakers sought ideas at ABE
The thirst for ideas was evident at the American Bakery Expo (ABE), held last month in Atlantic City, N.J. An estimated 4,600 attendees took part in educational...
Get ahead of changing consumer trends
Consumer trends always change and evolve. A hundred years ago, they drank oil to be healthy, said Phil Lempert during ABE's general session. Lempert is...
Colorful cupcake designs
Liv Hanson, The Whimsical Bakehouse, presented Small Wonders-Cupcake Art at ABE's Cake Dcor Demo Theatre. The four ways to ice a cupcake are to spread...
Frozen Product Ideas
Improved cookie formula Bake'n Joy introduces a new and improved formula, flavor line-up and pack size for its 1.6-oz. ButterRich frozen, portioned cookie...
Ingredient Ideas
Spreadable, bakeable jams Rainsweet Berry Extremes European-style bakery jams are made with the highest quality ingredients and contain no artificial...
Equipment Ideas
Table top sheeter LVO Manufacturing Inc. now offers a 24.5-in. by 30-in. by 31.25-in. sheeter for pie crusts, cinnamon rolls, Danish, puff pastry, donuts...
Product Focus
Handy, mini Danish Vie de France Yamazaki expanded its line of pre-proofed Danish. The company now offers three flavors in handy mini size. Ideal for...
Croissants and Danish
Authentic European flavor Offer premium freezer-to-oven pastries and croissants from Schulstad in North America, a Lantmnnen Unibake company. The real...
Packaging & Supplies
New Web site for convenience Schaumburg Specialties announced the completion of a new Web site, created so customers can have easy and convenient access...
Christmas blues
Christmas retail sales will likely disappoint this year across the board. A survey by NPD Group Inc., a market research company, showed that this holiday...
St. Agnes finds growth with comfort food
While the economy has not been good to small businesses lately, some bakeries are reporting positive results and even growth in some market niches. Dan...
Customer behaviorto expect in 2009
Consumers are shaken by the global economic crisis. But many Americans are cautiously optimistic about potential for better times. Consumer and product...
Clarification
The image appearing on p. 78 of the October, 2008 Modern Baking was not identified. The photo by Bill Lambert featured Halloween cakes from Bleeding Heart...
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