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Cupcakes, Cake Balls and Cake Pops

The perfect little indulgence, cupcakes create just the right sweet for celebrating Valentine's Day or any special occasion. Their cousins, cake balls and cake pops, are similarly bite-sized treats that delight the eye while also pleasing the palate.
 

IN THIS ISSUE, we serve up recipes, hints, and how-tos for cupcakes, cake balls, and cake pops - information you can put to immediate use in creating your own Valentine's Day festivities. In addition to these sweet suggestions, you'll find more inspiration in our store for celebrating the season of love!

In This Issue
Winter Cooking Classes
Cupcake-ology
Frosting Flourishes
Cupcake Tools
Cake Balls
Tempering Chocolate
Cake Pops
Cookbook Reviews
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Winter Cooking Classes
Winter Cooking ClassesPut some fun into these long winter days with a cooking class at Cooks'Wares!  You'll find our kitchens warm and inviting, our instructors excellent, and the entire experience a great time!  Find a friend and come together for a great evening or weekend time together.

The Winter Schedule of cooking classes at both Cooks'Wares locations is available for viewing on our website. Look over our offerings and choose your favorites now. There's something for every interest and every skill level!
 

You may register online, by phone, or in person at either store. Sign up early as many of the classes do fill up quickly!
 

FEBRUARY 2011 COOKING CLASSES


Thurs, Feb 3 - Food and Wine Pairing with DāVeed's with David and Liz Cook
Settlers' Walk 6:30 - 9:00pm $65


 Tues, Feb 8 - From the Bayou to You: a Cajun Occasion with Bill Schroeder
Settlers' Walk 6:30 - 9:00pm $45
 

Wed, Feb 9 - Can You Bake A Pie? with Karen Harmon
Harper's Point 6:30 - 9:00pm $40
 

Thurs, Feb 10 - Food and Wine Pairing with DāVeed's David and Liz Cook
Harper's Point 6:30 - 9:00pm $65

Class Full; also offered at Settlers' Walk on Feb 3 - limited space available


Wed, Feb 16 - Pasta Making from Scratch a la The Very Zest... with Terri Schmitt
Settlers' Walk 6:30 - 9:00pm $40


Thurs, Feb 17 - A Trio of Soups and Trifle, Too
with Denny Williams
Harper's Point 6:30 - 9:00pm $40
 

Tues, Feb 22 - Adult Basic Culinary Skills 3 Class Series with Chris Weist
Harper's Point 6:00 - 9:00pm $180/Series of 3 Classes; also Mar 1 and Mar 8 Hands-on Class; Limited to 16 students.

 

Wed, Feb 23 - Can You Bake A Pie? with Karen Harmon
Settlers' Walk 6:30 - 9:00pm $40

 

Thurs, Feb 24 - Pot Luck: To Take Along or Serve at Home with Rhonda Clark
Harper's Point 6:30 - 9:00pm $40

 

Mon, Feb 28 - An Elegant Dinner with Paul with Paul Dagenbach
Harper's Point 6:30 - 9:00pm $50

 

Check out the classes we have planned for, March & April on our website!

 

Harper's Point classes - Call 513-489-6400   
Settlers' Walk classes - Call 937-748-4540
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Cupcakes
Better Batter Secrets
Almond CupcakesCupcake Tips
Final Frosting Flourishes
Cupcake Tools
Cupcake Carrier

Paper Liners

Decorating Kig

Cupcake Tools
Cuisipro Kit

Batter Scoop

Muffin Pan

Cupcake Tools
Cake Pan

Cupcake Carrier

Silicone Baking Cups

Cake Balls
Cake Balls
Tempering Chocolate
Cake Pops
Cake Pops
Cookbook Review
Cookbook Hello Cupcake
Hello, Cupcake! by Karen Tack and Alan Richardson. Copyright © 2008 by Karen Tack and Alan Richardson. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

Available at Cooks'Wares.


This book is all about inspiring cupcakes that delight the eye and tickle the imagination. The focus of the book is on decorating and transforming a plain cupcake into fun faces, furry pups, happy sunflowers, and dozens of other creations. Six different cupcake recipes are offered along with six frostings, and six cake mix variations. The rest of the book is full of step-by-step how-tos for working the icing and embellishments into delightful pieces. You'll enjoy choosing your favorite construction, then riffing on the theme for your own cupcake improvisation.

Stripe
Cake Pops

Cake Pops
by Bakerella. Copyright © 2010 by Angie Dudley. Published by Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA.

Available at Cooks'Wares.


Like the author's own experience, after our first cake ball, we noted that this was a subject to be revisited. We immediately fell in love with the Cake Pops book as an excellent guide for our explorations. The basics are presented thoroughly with all the tips for success generously included. From there, more than 40 different creations are detailed and pictured - from Spring Chicks, Bride & Groom Cake Pops, to Lovely Little Ladybugs - there's a cake pop for every occasion and every season. After initial success, you'll want to make more and expand your abilities - the instructions and tools for beginners and the advanced alike are all there waiting for you!

Enjoy celebrating all the special people in your life this Valentine's Day!
Mary Fricke
Cooks'Wares, Inc.
e-mail:  cookswares@aol.com
website:  www.cookswaresonline.com
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