Foodaphilia

Summer Time

noreply@blogger.com (e) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:38:00 +0000

It's been a hot summer so far in Philadelphia. Luckily, for me, Reading Terminal Market is air conditioned and standing in front of hot ovens all day hasn't been too bad. We'be been experimenting with new whoopie pie flavors, this one is my favorite so far.

We also made my favorite version of Pumpple Cake with seasonally available summer fruits. In this case it's fresh blueberries and tart cherries. This cake is available by the slice, every Saturday and Sunday, for just $9. Each slice should feed 3-4 people.

And an exciting heads up: September 1st we start transitioning to Fall flavors. This means the return of the original Pumpple Cake as well as the return of everybody's favorite: Pumpkin Whoopie Pies!

Cooking Demonstration at Reading Terminal Market

noreply@blogger.com (e) — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:51:00 +0000

One of the best things about being a merchant in Reading Terminal Market is the commraderie between other foodie owners and vendors. Collaboration is a beautiful thing and you'll see why when you stop by the joint Cajun/Creole Cooking Demonstration sponsored by Beck's Cajun Cafe and the Pennsylvania General Store on Saturday, June 18 from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Piano Court at the Reading Terminal Market. Chef Bill Beck will be featuring dishes made with his new Kitchen Pantry Spices including Beck’s Angel Dust, Devil Dust and Rub-a-Dub Rub. Come and sample culinary creations including Angelic Chicken, Creole Shrimp, Cajun Steak and Blackened Catfish. The event is FREE.

Cajun Shrimp

Angelic Chicken

Blackened Catfish

Cajun Ribeye

I had the pleasure of using all three of the spice rubs over Memorial Day weekend and I have my personal favorite. You should head down to Reading Terminal on Saturday, check out this FREE event and do a little taste tasting of your own. When you've decided which spice mix rubs you the right way, Beck's carries the entire line for retail purchase.

Summer Cocktail Cakes

noreply@blogger.com (e) — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:35:00 +0000

At The Flying Monkey Bakery we love to bake with booze. Check out this post for some pictures and menu items that highlight summer cocktail flavors baked into cakes and cupcakes!

Hunk of Burning Love

noreply@blogger.com (e) — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:33:00 +0000

New Post is up on The Flying Monkey Bakery Blog. Find out where you can enjoy my most popular cake around Philadelphia.

Heat Up the Night - Valentine to the Market 2011

noreply@blogger.com (e) — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:59:00 +0000

Reading Terminal Market is gearing up for a special night, Heat Up the Night Valentine to the Market! The night is filled with dining, dancing, drinking, celebrity chefs and guests and live entertainment on three stages. Valentine to the Market is a gala event to raise funds for the Reading Terminal Market Preservation Fund and will be used to preserve and enhance the historic Reading Terminal Market for future generations.

The event is rain, snow or shine on Saturday, February 26th. Most merchants are either attending the event or providing nibbles for the evening, and you can attend, too! Tickets are still available online at Party Tickets Online

At The Flying Monkey, we're donating some of our signature goodies to the VIP gift bags and our stall will be open for the dessert and dance party, where we'll be serving mini whoopie pies, mini cupcakes and our delicious cake truffles. Hope to see you there!

Lunches at Reading Terminal Market

noreply@blogger.com (e) — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:34:00 +0000

I have a terrible problem every time I fail to bring my lunch to work, where should I eat? I know that I'm spoiled rotten working in Reading Terminal Market with so many great choices for lunch, but it's a hard decision unless I have a particular taste for something specific.

I hope to find the time to do a series of posts, (not reviews!) about my lunch experiences working in one of the greatest public markets in the country. All of the merchants at Reading Terminal Market are my colleagues and friends and therefore what I have to say here about their offerings should be considered nothing more than me singing the praises of my fellow merchants.

So, amongst all the choices, who is first? The new kid on the block before I was the new kid on the block, Beck's Cajun Cafe.

Bill Beck is the chef/owner of this popular Cajun eatery just one aisle off of center court. A few vegetarian options are available every day, but this place is really for those who get excited about meat (Alligator Sausage!!) Beck's also does a great job of honoring traditional recipes while infusing creative twists.

Behold, the Trainwreck:

The po'boys are great, but if Beck's has a signature sandwich, the Trainwreck is it. It's a cheesesteak with the addition of Andouille sausage, salami, cheese, onions and some of their homemade Creole mayonnaise.

Three of us split this for lunch one day and couldn't finish it despite the fact it was delicious, it's just that big.

Other Order Worthy Menu Items: Bread Pudding with Pears and Whiskey Sauce, Shrimp Po'boy, Muffaletta, Alligator Gumbo, Any of the Breakfast options

Welcome!

noreply@blogger.com (e) — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:12:00 +0000

As of October 1st, The Flying Monkey is under new ownership.

The location and the name are the same, but all the sweets have undergone a major flavor overhaul. All of the recipes are new and much improved! Fresh and seasonal ingredients are now the star of the show. We make delicious whoopie pies, cupcakes and cakes in a variety of fun and seasonal flavors. Additionally, we have a creative array of brownies, blondies and bars.

One of the major innovations of the new ownership is our Pumpple Cake. We started making this big beautiful hybrid cake/pie in early October, just a week or so after I took over and we've been selling out daily ever since. The national press has been all over the Pumpple cake. Our cake/pie hybrid has made television appearances on NBC's Today Show, Food Network's Outrageous Food and The Rachael Ray Show. We're honored to receive the press and are glad so many folks have come down to the bakery for a slice since seeing our mammoth confection on TV.

We hope to keep this blog updated with new items we have available at the Flying Monkey as well as news and updates about our infamous Pumpple Cake.

If you've had a not so great experience in the past with The Flying Monkey we urge you to try us again. It's a completely different bakery than you've seen in years past. We're sure you'll love the new versions of our goodies as much as we do.

Follow us on Twitter @FlyngMnkyPhilly

Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Flying-Monkey-Patisserie/159188740770

Thanks,

E

Pumpple Cake on Today!

noreply@blogger.com (e) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:18:00 +0000

So a few days ago my friend Shane and I drove to New York with a few 15 pound cakes in my trunk. We brought them to NBC studios for an appearance on The Today Show. Please check out the clip below as well as the accompanying story.

Slice of Pumpple Cake are available most days at the Flying Monkey in Reading Terminal Market. Slices from our 9 inch cake are $8 and feed 3-4. A whole cake can be ordered with 72 hours advance notice for $75 and feeds more than 40. Sorry, we can not ship the Pumpple Cake.

Pumpple Cake

noreply@blogger.com (e) — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 09:30:00 +0000

I want to share something amazing with all of you. The Pumpple cake. Apple and pumpkin pies are baked inside layers of chocolate and vanilla cake! Vanilla buttercream holds the whole thing together.

It's taller than it is in diameter and every inch is packed with love. We make the pie crust from scratch with only real butter, peel and prep the apples and mix up the pumpkin with sugar and spices. Our signature chocolate and vanilla cakes bake up around the pies making each layer one cohesive unit of awesome.

If you've heard of or tried turducken, here is the dessert equivalent. At The Flying Monkey in Reading Terminal Market, we think this cake is going to be the highlight of our entire autumn. Please visit us for a slice or to place an order for a whole cake. We're open M-Saturday 8 to 6pm and Sundays 9 to 5pm.

The Next Step

noreply@blogger.com (e) — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:22:00 +0000

This post marks a huge turning point in my life and my writing here on Foodaphilia. It's a really exciting and busy time for me as I'm buying my own bakery!

October 1st, I will be the owner of The Flying Monkey Patisserie located in the famous Reading Terminal Market. I'm changing up the menu and bringing in my recipes, whoopie pies and my signature cakes that have been made popular at A Full Plate Cafe.

This blog has been a huge part of my life for the past five years, and helped to solidify the idea that I needed to devote my life to my culinary talents. Foodaphilia started with the need to write about something fun and relieve some of the pressure and stress associated with my academic life. After leaving school last summer, and immersing myself completely in the business of making a living from food related endeavors, I found myself having so little time, that posts here became rare.

From now on Foodaphilia is a site devoted to the business of baking full-time. The archives will remain for you to enjoy, but I will no longer review restaurants or do any product reviews or endorsements. I hope you continue reading and I really hope to see you at The Flying Monkey for a sweet treat sometime soon!

Thanks for being part of this ride,

e

The Best of Vacation

noreply@blogger.com (e) — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:55:00 +0000

I just experienced a much needed long weekend in Maine with family. Hammock time and a midnight boat ride to admire the vivid Milky Way in the sky above the Northwoods was just what the doctor ordered.

I also ate my fair share of local bounty, including this gorgeous and delicious fellow above.

While returning to Philly I took the advice of New Hampshire's discount liquor stores (tax free shopping!) and stocked up on some much needed bar staples.

Back to work!

Cooking Channel Ice Cream Truck

noreply@blogger.com (e) — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:38:00 +0000

The Cooking Channel's Ice Cream Truck rolled into Philly last week and I was on call to snap some photos and meet up with Ching He-Huang, one of Cooking Channel's chef-hosts.

Free scoops of ice cream will almost always draw a crowd, and last Wednesday's stop was no exception. Cooking Channel staffers were swarming the crowd, recording interviews and collecting information on what Philadelphians love about Bassetts Ice Cream.

In honor of the event, Bassetts unveiled a new flavor, Guatemalan Ripple! From the Bassett's website: "Developed by WMMR's Preston & Steve, Guatemalan Ripple is a Guatemalan-sourced coffee base with mocha fudge ripple blended with mini coffee-filled chocolates. Available in dipping parlors in July"

After sampling a scoop of Bassetts new flavor, I had a few minutes to sit with Ching and dish about her food story.

E: You started your culinary business ventures when you were just 21, that's incredible! What was it like starting out on your own so young?

Ching: Looking back, it is a lot of hard work, I gave up most of my 20’s to working on building my business. At first, I bargained with this land lady for the use of her commercial kitchen on this strange office block. I struck a deal with her, and got three months free rent as a trial for my business. She was my guardian angel, really. But I’ve always loved food and It was the only thing I knew to do when I finished university. There was no other choice I was eating and working to live.

E: Any advice for other young food entrepnuers?

Ching: You need to have a passion for it. Being in food and the food industry is a tough choice, any business is tough, but with food its even tougher. If you truly want a proper food business as well, make sure you’re armed with all the information and research. You need to give it everything.

E: Do you like ice cream? Do you make it yourself? Any recipe you want to share?

Ching: I love ice cream, I have a sweet tooth. I love green tea, black sesame, mango, all the Chinese flavors. For me, a very simple recipe is using cream, sugar, and mixing in a mango puree using fresh as well as tinned mango for the depth of flavor. Blend it up, put it in the churner and then there you have it.

E: Your book and show are called Chinese Food Made Easy. Is Chinese food easy to cook?

Chinese food is easy. Sometimes, people email me and facebook me “Ching, this is not so easy! I’ve got to get like X,Y & Z!", but really, as long as you understand the steps to making Chinese food, of how to treat the ingredients, it is easy. It’s about what flavor combinations you enjoy and putting them into a dish in balance.

Make sure to check out Ching's show on the new Cooking Channel, Saturdays at 1pm!

And don't forget to check out Guatemalan Ripple next time you're at Reading Terminal Market or one of the many scoop shops that serve Bassetts Ice Cream.

A Full Plate's 4th Annual Rib Cook-Off

noreply@blogger.com (e) — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:27:00 +0000

Free Ice Cream

noreply@blogger.com (e) — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:00:00 +0000

Heat waves like the ones we've been experiencing recently in Philadelphia necessitate three things: water, air conditioning and ice cream. I've been enjoying the AC while indulging in the new Cooking Channel. Julia Child, The Galloping Gourmet and Two Fat Ladies? Yes! In addition to the array of vintage cooking shows featured on Cooking Channel, there are familiar personalities from the Food Network and some new faces to learn.

Lucky for Philadelphia, the Cooking Channel's Ice Cream Truck Tour is making a stop here before continuing across the country, featuring the best local products along the way. From 10:00am - 6:00pm on Wednesday, July 28th, this one of a kind ice cream truck will be parked at Reading Terminal Market serving up FREE scoops of Bassetts Ice Cream. To make the deal even sweeter, the star and host of Chinese Food Made Easy, Ching He-Huang, will be making an appearance at the truck. Lucky for me, as the official blogger for the tour stop in Philly, I'll be getting in on the deal by interviewing Ching and serving up some scoops.

Visit me and Ching He-Huang at Reading Terminal Market on Wednesday, July 28th and cool down with a FREE scoop of ice cream courtesy of Cooking Channel and Bassetts Ice Cream.

New Cake: Arnold Palmer

noreply@blogger.com (e) — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:16:00 +0000

After a friend and I indugled in a little too much FireFly Sweet Tea Vodka, we brainstormed the delicious idea to work some of that tasty liquor into a cake for A Full Plate.

Behold, the Arnold Palmer! Dense and moist lemon bundt cake is spiked with sweet tea vodka and then glazed with a lemon/sweet tea vodka glaze.

Come and get some at A Full Plate Cafe. This cake seems to be taking off, so look for it throughout the summer.

Beer Week Whoopie Pies

noreply@blogger.com (e) — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:10:00 +0000

Chocolate whoopie pies with Troegs java head stout cream filling. Available @greenaisle during Beer Week

The Water Club at The Borgata - My First Trip to Atlantic City, Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (e) — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:37:00 +0000

I've lived in Philly for over 7 years now and just recently made my first trip to Atlantic City. I know, I know, why did I waste so much time? As a friend put it, "What's next? You're going to tell us you've never been to Pat's or Geno's?"

My only defense is that I'm glad I waited to visit Atlantic City until I was invited by the good folks at The Borgata. I had a stellar time, and have not had a day off since the gluttonous Saturday I spent tasting dishes from each and every one of the restaurants housed in The Borgata. Needless to say, I'm remembering my experience there very fondly and I'm excited to return.

So aside from being driven to AC in style by a delightful driver named Francis, the room I stayed in at The Water Club was totally luxurious and beyond any expectation I may have had. A king sized bed, a TV that knew my name, a view of Trump Marina and a shower that rains down on you from the ceiling were just a few of the many touches that made me feel like a queen for the weekend.

After arrival and check-in, I was feeling a little peckish, so I ducked into The Sunroom, conveniently located by the front desk for a little snack and a drink.

The cheese plate was overflowing with cheese and some of the most luscious pitted dates I've ever eaten. Along with toasted bread, the cheese plate came with a delightful apple pastry, I assumed to be eaten the dark yellow aged cheese in the center of the plate. It was the perfect kick-off to the eating binge that was to follow in the evening as well as the next day.

Pretty soon it was time for dinner! And what a dinner it was at The Old Homestead Steakhouse where there was a big celebration as the restaurant served it's 1,000,000th customer! That is really quite a thing for a casino that hasn't been open for decades. As the one-millionth customer, Eric Schepp will receive dinner for two at the restaurant once a year for life from owners Greg and Mark Sherry. What a lucky guy! I hope he gambled a little bit after dinner to see if his lucky streak held!

We were treated to a delicious dinner with some of The Old Homestead's most popular menu items. I especially enjoyed the lump crab cake and the mapled pork belly.

During the fish course, we had a VIP guest who shared a very nice scotch with us. By the end of dinner I was stuffed and drunk, exactly how I wish every meal ended!

The Water Club at The Borgata is a separate hotel from the original Borgata Hotel and Casino, but it's just a short walk away from all the shopping, dining and gambling that The Borgata has to offer to guests. Stay tuned for another post devoted entirely to drinking and dining at all of the restaurants inside The Borgata.

The Water Club Hotel
1.800.800.8817
Reservations

Great American Bake Sale Rundown

noreply@blogger.com (e) — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:49:00 +0000

We're just days away from The Great American Bake Sale benefiting Share Our Strength. The event is being held on April 17th from 10-3pm at A Full Plate Cafe, the restaurant where I work and bake every day! April 17th also happens to be my birthday, so you really should come out to the Bake Sale and eat something sweet to raise money for kids who are in need of nutritious food and to celebrate my last year in my twenties! Oy vey.

Since we're just a few days away I thought I'd give you a little peek at to donation list to get your tastebuds going!

Hazelnut Anise Biscotti & Savory Cheese Crackers from Tastebuds & Tidbits

Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip & Raw Macarons from HelloPa

Snickerdoodles from Fries With That Shake

Casbah Cupcakes & Carbomb Cupcakes from Sweet Swallows

Peanut Butter Cookies & Lemon Sugar Cookies from Love Of Oats

Margarita Cupcakes from The Sunday Flog

Black Cocoa & Orange Zest Brownies from No Counter Space

Pints of Homemade Granola from Food in Jars

Vegan Peanut Butter Cinnamon Frosted Blondies from Living on the Vedge

Whole Grain Apple Pie Pockets from Apples & Cheese, Please

Chocolate Dipped Pretzels from Rhodey Girl Tests

Gluten-Free Double Chocolate Nut Cookies from Mac & Cheese

Elvis Cake, Cookies 'n Cream Whoopie Pies and maybe Cinnamon Rolls from Foodaphilia

Food Blogger Bake Sale for Share Our Strength

noreply@blogger.com (e) — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:04:00 +0000

On April 17th Food Bloggers from Philadelphia will be gathered with goodies for sale from their home kitchens in order to raise money for Share Our Strength. Funds raised through Great American Bake Sale support Share Our Strength’s efforts to end childhood hunger in America. Nearly 17 million— almost one in four—children in America face hunger. Despite the efforts of governments, private-sector institutions and everyday Americans, millions of our children still don’t have daily access to the nutritious meals they need to live active, healthy lives. Click for more information on Share Our Strength.

Philadelphia's Great American Bake Sale is being held on April 17th from 10am till 3pm at A Full Plate Cafe on Liberties Walk (1009 N. Bodine St Philadelphia, PA 19123) in Northern Liberties (yes, this is the restaurant where I bake full-time) and snag goodies made by some of Philly's most beloved food bloggers! I'm donating some Cookies 'n Cream Whoopie Pies to the event and I know Sabrina of Rhodey Girl Tests is going to whip up some of her delectable chocolate and candy covered pretzel rods.

So, if you're a fan of food blogs, or just want to do your part to ensure kids across the country are getting the nutritious food they need, come on out to the National Food Bloggers Bake Sale and spend some money! All proceeds benefit Share Our Strength. If you can't make it to the bake sale, but would like to donate to the cause, please visit this link to make a safe and secure donation.

If you're a food blogger in Philly or the surrounding area and would like to donate a goodie to the bake sale, please contact Julie at jmdenouden@gmail.com and visit her post of the Great American Bake Sale here.

Flying Monkey & Philadelphia Flower Show

noreply@blogger.com (e) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:58:00 +0000

The Philadelphia International Flower Show started this past Sunday and runs until March 7th. If you're in the city for the show and work up any sort of appetite, the best place to satiate your hunger is around the corner from the convention center at Reading Terminal Market. With dozens of vendors serving up local and regional favorites as well as extended hours during the week of the Flower Show, Reading Terminal Market is the best choice for a meal or snack.

One of the best choices in the market to satisfy your sweet tooth is The Flying Monkey Patisserie*. In the spirit of the Flower Show, The Flying Monkey is baking and frosting cupcakes with floral themes. If you're a fan of flowers and frosting you'll be guaranteed to find something you'll love.

Violet Lavender

Rose

Jasmine

If flower flavors aren't exactly your thing, The Flying Monkey offers a variety of other cupcake flavor combinations from Vanilla and Chocolate to Chai Tea and Lemon-Blackberry. If cake isn't your favorite, brownies and bars are available in unique flavors such as Orange Brownies or Santa Fe Brownies stuffed with cinnamon, cayenne and cocoa nibs.

Flying Monkey Patisserie
Reading Terminal Market
12th and Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA
215.928.0340

*Full Disclosure: I've been happily working early mornings at the Flying Monkey since September. This post is not intended to be a review of The Flying Monkey or The Reading Terminal Market. Just want to let you all know about these special cupcakes available all week long.

Mini ROOT and Red Velvet Cupcakes @ Art In The Age

noreply@blogger.com (e) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:45:00 +0000

Starting today, Wednesday the 10th of February, when you're shopping for that perfect Valentine's gift for your sweetheart at Art In The Age, you can have a complimentary taste of my ROOT 'n Red Velvet Cake! I've also been making these cake at A Full Plate Cafe and will continue to keep it in stock through Valentine's Day.

I whipped up a bunch of these bite-sized liquor-infused cakes for Art in the Age and decorated each of them with a special Valentine's Day touch.

Sip on a Vanilla ROOT Fizz, also on the house, to wash down your cupcake. In addition to the free drink and cupcake, Art in the Age is offering FREE gift wrapping on all purchases and 20-40% off items storewide.

I know it's snowpocalyspe out there today, but if you're off work why not head down to Art in the Age for a little love?

Art in the Age
116 North 3rd Street (just north of 3rd & Arch)
Philadelphia, PA 19106

STORE HOURS:
Tuesday-Saturday: 11am-7pm
Sunday: 12pm-6pm
Closed Mondays

2010 is the year of Whoopie

noreply@blogger.com (e) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:16:00 +0000

Whoopie Pies that is. I'm determined to give cupcakes a run for their money. Cupcakes are out and Whoopies are in. Especially if those whoopies are made by your very own Baker E!

The concept is simple: Two soft, cake-like cookies surround a luscious cream filling. But the possibilities are endless in terms of flavor combinations. Above you see the innards of a Cookies 'n Cream Whoopie.

Sweet buttermilk and a hint of cocoa are what make the Red Velvet Whoopies so special, and you can almost always pick one up at Green Aisle Grocery.

And there isn't a thing wrong with the classic whoopie, this is the type of whoopie pie I grew up on, but I've added premium vanilla to the cookies and real vanilla beans to the billowy filling.

You know you want one, so visit A Full Plate or Home Slice Pizzeria if your in the Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia or Green Aisle Grocery on E. Passyunk to get your Whoopie on.

Green Aisle Grocery

noreply@blogger.com (e) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:05:00 +0000

Hey! You've probably heard by now about Green Aisle Grocery, a specialty grocery store lighting up East Passyunk with it's selection of locally prepared goods. Green Aisle Grocery is the labor of love of Adam and Andrew Erace.

They've gotten some great press in the local papers and most recently Green Aisle was the recipient of the 2009 Phoodie award for Best New Business. Congratulations! I've been lucky enough to have some of Baker E's products on the shelves in Green Aisle since they opened in November, so I figured it was about time to couple some shameless self-promotion with some legitimate promotion of this very cool grocery store.

The store may be small, but the space is packed to the gills with goodies you didn't even know you needed! If you live in the vicinity, Green Aisle is definitely the kind of place to go when you don't know what you want for dinner, but you're hungry and feel like cooking. Various types of lentils, rice, quinoa and other grains are available as well as cans of imported San Marzano tomatoes, convenient tubes of tomato paste, handcrafted pastas, and most recently tubs of Ekta Indian take-out!

Refrigerated products include an incredible dairy selection. Everything from half and half to raw milk is available for you to try at home. Vegan soups and cheeses, tempeh, soups from Cafe con Chocolate, Indian simmer sauces, yogurt, orange juice, fresh herbs and even edible flowers have graced the shelves of this grocery case.

Produce will rotate, as it should, depending on the season.

This fall I've noticed a selection of locally grown apples and pears, with some Myer lemon and lime imports.

Cocktail afficianados will go weak in the knees for the selection of alcohol accroutement, such as this collection of Fee Brothers Bitters.

Not many neighborhood groceries make a habit of carrying rose water or orange flower water, but products like this, as well as Pub & Kitchen's BBQ sauce, Zahav's hummus, and Johnson's caramel corn make Green Aisle Grocery a special place to shop.

There is no denying that part of my affection for Green Aisle comes from the fact that they carry a selection of Baker E's jams, curds, cookies and whoopie pies! If you haven't had the pleasure of trying a homemade whoopie pie you should run to Green Aisle right now and buy one, it's a delicious snack that will satisfy your sweet tooth for just $3!

Green Aisle Grocery
1618 East Passyunk Avenue
Philadelphia PA 19148
215.465.1411

Cake Parade

noreply@blogger.com (e) — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:32:00 +0000

I've got a post coming up for you soon about my (fairly) recent trip/eating binge in San Francisco with Foodbuzz. For now, since it's a holiday and holiday's deserve cake, I thought I'd take you on a small picture-heavy tour of what has been coming out of Baker E's kitchen lately.

Home-made lime curd (available for purchase at Green Aisle Grocery!) is sandwiched between layers of moist vanilla cake, topped with a light vanilla frosting and more lime curd, then decorated with strawberries.

Dense devil's food cake is layered with rich chocolate American buttercream, filled with marshmallow fluff. The whole thing is frosted with more chocolate buttercream and garnished with graham cracker crumbs and additional marshmallows.

Light chocolate cake is frosted with caramel cream cheese frosting, then drizzled with more caramel and finished with chocolate shavings.

This cake should only be attempted with blackberries are at their finest. Moist vanilla cake is frosted with Vanilla buttercream and stuffed and topped with ripe blackberries.

Mashed sweet potato added to vanilla buttermilk batter gives this cake a tender crumb and seasonal flare. Frosted with cream cheese frosting and garnished with pecans or walnuts.

White cake, marshmallow fillings and peanut butter buttercream.

Lime flavored cake, stuffed with home-made lime curd, covered with lime buttercream and garnished with graham cracker crumbs.

A classic birthday cake: Yellow cake with dark chocolate frosting and rainbow sprinkles.

Perfect for special occasions, mini red velvet cupcakes look exquisitely cute and taste just a nice. Look for my mini red velvet cupcakes spiked with Root Liqueur at Art in the Age, starting Feb 10th.

Best when strawberries are in season, layers of white or yellow cake are stuffed with a whipped vanilla frosting and tons of berries!

If you're in need of a cake, box of cookies or special dessert for any occasion, I would love to make it for you!

Please e-mail me at ContactBakerE@gmail.com. My website is coming soon!

Baker E

noreply@blogger.com (e) — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:16:00 +0000

A rotating selection of Baker E's cookies and whoopies are available at A Full Plate Cafe and Home Slice Pizzeria, both located on Liberties Walk.

Green Aisle Grocery, a cozy store focused on selling locally produced products also carries a rotating line of Baker E's cookies and whoopies as well as a selection of seasonal jams.

If you have groceries delivered from Farm Fresh Express or shop at their farmer's market in Lansdowne you can pick up Baker E's buttery pie crust or a jar of seasonal jam.

If you're interested in ordering dessert from Baker E's please email me ContactBakerE@gmail.com