I love this new pan! Martha Stewart Tea Cakes...

[richard-in-cincy]

bought this today at Macy's. Can't wait to try it out!http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/martha-stewart-collection-tea-cake-pan-30-cups

 

[desertjean]

I hope we get pictures!

 

[cheezz]

my first thought it.... how do you clean all those tiny little crevices??!

 

[gayr]

Richard, Love this, have my eye on the Nordicware "Sea Shell Tea Cakes Pan" - Love their Products

http://www.chefsresource.com/sea-shell-teacakes-pan-nordicware.html?shoppingdotcom

 

[lana-in-fl]

My daughter and I have been droooling over this pan for months

One day I will have to buy it. But I am also concerned about cleaning it.

 

[lana-in-fl]

And the ice cream cupcake pan! So cute! I have the castle bundt cake pan

and I love it, but it is a real pain to clean. The cottage pan is better. But now I have two more baking pans to lust over, and nowhere to keep them!

 

[richard-in-cincy]

LOL. My Inaugural Tea Cakes....I swear, I got a cookbook off the shelves and set in on the counter.

while I mixed up the batter. Does that count?

My Avocado-Apricot Jam-Fiori di Sicili Tea Cakes

1 very ripe avocado
2 tbl. soft butter
1/4 cup apricot jam
1/2 tsp. Fiori di Sicili

Cream.

Add:

1/2 cup sugar
2/3 cup flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt.
1 tsp. lemon zest
Juice of 1 lemon

Stir, bake.

Glaze:

1 cup confectioners sugar
1 tbl. bacon drippings
1 tsp. vanilla.
Add hot water to make smooth pourable glaze.


These were inhaled. Unfortunately, they were a litte too chunky for the molds to make precise copies, but everyone was guessing like the dickens trying to figure out what I put in the tea cakes. : ) The batter is very "green", but after they bake, it's more "old gold"

 

[cheezz]

ok, everyone -- as much as I love these cute things, how do you CLEAN them?!

I hate using my mini bundt pans because they are such a pain to clean...

 

[lisainla]

I soak them overnight, and they clean fairly easily. A toothbrush also helps.

 

[lisainla]

My latest fav is the giant cupcake pan from Wilton:

Click on the link to see the pan itself.

Here is the finished product:

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g166/Finer_Kitchens/LisainLA/PB070096.jpg

And for reference:

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g166/Finer_Kitchens/LisainLA/PB073749.jpg

http://www.wilton.com/store/site/product.cfm?id=4018F320-423B-522D-F5ECDA6F3A2ABB5E

 

[angak]

Ha, "old gold", as in "harvest gold appliances" remember those?

 

[Marg CDN]

Hey!! I still have two! No repairs in 32 years.

 

[cheezz]

yup, I do the toothbrush, too, but MAN!! there are a lot of crevices in those pans...

 

[cheezz]

AH!! and the absolutely adorable little angel must be the one you couldn't bring to lunch?

I LOVE that cupcake cake... and that cake plate... if you ever want to put it in larder barter, let me know!!! smileys/smile.gif

 

[lisainla]

Yes, she's the one! The photo is from her most recent birthday -

and yes, don't you love the cake plate? It gets lots of comments.

Thanks cheezz!

 

[lisainla]

Yes, the price we pay for having fun! smileys/bigsmile.gif

 

[angak]

what a cutie!

 

[curious1]

That's a beautiful cake and so is the honoree. She's growing up so fast.

 

[lisainla]

Thank you ((Ang)) - she's the love of my life!