Chickadee's Bake Shop

07/17/2016

Dear ones,
Not on Facebook these days but wanted to share with you my latest order: two dozen Sue's Linzer Cookies for my dear friend Sue Horn, after whom they are named. She has family members in Colombia who have become enthusiastic Chickadee's fans, so much so that they have told her to not come back without Sue's Linzers!! Haha!! But this time, the Linzers were for her nephew's graduation party in New York. I packed the crap out of them, she took them up there in her carry-on, and they were gleefully savored by one and all.

06/05/2016

Dear ones,
For your reading pleasure...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/the-epiphany-that-turned-me-into-a-good-baker/2016/03/28/a13d06ee-f220-11e5-89c3-a647fcce95e0_story.html

It took a crash course to teach me: You must understand the rules before breaking them.

05/30/2016

Dear ones,
It just so happens that my brother, whom I mentioned in my last post, was celebrating his birthday yesterday. I asked my dad what we could get him or do for him. When he commented, "Maybe a cake from Publix, but he and Laura (my sister in law) are gluten sensitive," I just looked at him and said, "You remember I make cakes and I can do gluten free cakes, right?" 😂
So, I made Marion a gluten free version of Patrick's German Chocolate Cake.

05/28/2016

Dear ones,
Father's Day is just a few days away. How about showing your favorite dad in your life how much you love and appreciate him with some love from Chickadee's? My three suggestions are Bubby's Brownies, named after my own dad, Marion's Homemade Oreos, named after my brother, and Patrick's German Chocolate Cake, named after a friend, all three of whom are stellar dads. You know the favorite dad in your life wants some Chickadee's love! Place an order before the rush.
Pictured: Patrick's German Chocolate Cake

05/21/2016

Dear ones,
The world's best chocolate cake is purported to be in Lisbon, Portugal. According to the baker, "It's not just a chocolate cake, it's the way people feel about the experience of coming to us and trying the chocolate cake. So it's, I guess, attention to detail and the love to our customers, and chocolate of course!"
They totally get it. 🤗🤗🤗

In this video by Food & Wine, get an inside look at Lisbon's Landeau Chocolate, that may just be serving out the best chocolate cake in the world.

05/03/2016

https://www.facebook.com/NPR/posts/10154391460601756

Vanilla has become a cultural metaphor for blandness and whiteness. But the flavor's history is rife with conquest and slavery and theft.

04/23/2016

Hello dear ones,
This evening a friend of mine was hosting a birthday gathering at his home for family and friends in Lilburn. I did another Patrick's German Chocolate Cake. This time I laid a different ganache pattern across the top but apart from that, it was the same. It was a big hit. (A few people were saying things like, "That was honestly the best cake I've ever had!" And "I'm not a cake person but I REALLY liked this one!") The PGCC could very well become one of the most popular cake items on the Chickadee's menu. It has already become one of my personal favorites for sure! Mission accomplished once again! 💜🎂💜

02/21/2016

Hello, dear ones!
I know it's been a while... Chickadee's is still around, but has just been attending to other pressing priorities in the nest. 😊 Today we celebrated the birthday of the baker's best friend. Normally she requests the gluten free version of Chickadee's OMG Coconut Cake (one of my three signature cakes), but this time we decided to do something just a little different - instead of the coconut buttercream and toasted coconut flakes I normally use to decorate this cake, we did raspberry buttercream. The result was an amazingly complex cake. The brightness and slight tartness of the lemon and fresh raspberries in the raspberry buttercream frosting perfectly offset the rich almond, vanilla and coconut nuances of the coconut cake. It all came together in a symphony of flavors that got two enthusiastic thumbs up from the birthday girl and all the guests. Mission accomplished!

07/18/2015

Bubby's Brownies, made on July 3 2015 for the Xperience Connections women's networking event.

07/18/2015

Dear ones,
I completely forgot to share that Chickadee's now has fans in Colombia!! They love Sue's Linzer Cookies (which are the lovely sugar-dusted cookies with the heart cutouts you see at the top of this page).
Enjoy your weekend!!
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155031374750244&set=a.10151421015690244.821006.596705243&type=1

06/29/2015

Dear ones,
Here's Alton Brown's recipe for Individual Peach Upside Down Cake. As usual, he has a very scientifically effective (and delicious) way of doing it. https://www.facebook.com/altonbrown/posts/1105153609514246

06/04/2015

Dear ones,
Introducing... The Bronut!
😂
Unlike a cronut, which is a cross between a croissant and a donut, the bronut is a brioche feuilletée, which is a cross between brioche, a croissant, and a donut. It's less fratty than it sounds.
http://www.foodandwine.com/fwx/bronut-strives-be-more-trendy-less-fratty-it-sounds?xid=soc_socialflow_facebook_fw