Month: July 2014

Customizing Cake Pops: Commercially Customizable and Shipped Direct to You via Zazzle

Customizing Cake Pops: Commercially Customizable and Shipped Direct to You via Zazzle

I guess it was just a matter of time when the customization giant Zazzle when pastry on us – literally. You now have the ability to create “custom cakepops“, with all your artwork on them, along with choosing the cakepop cake and icing flavor, and 

S’mores! Plus All About Campire Safety (1927)

S’mores! Plus All About Campire Safety (1927)

I recently posted on the Old School Pastry blog the original recipe for “Some More” (S’mores) from the 1927 Girl Scout handbook Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts. It also has a wealth of info on starting, maintaining, and extinguishing campfires. Enjoy. 🙂

Crumbs Cupcakes is No More: A Lesson on Trends

Crumbs Cupcakes is No More: A Lesson on Trends

For those that saw the falling trend of gourmet cupcakes, the news of Crumbs Bakery closing down shouldn’t come as a shock. Just looking back on articles from 2013 from the Business Insider and Forbes about the cupcake trend in general and what business insiders