Mini Carrot Cake Bites from Sandra Lee--just saw this five minutes ago. I always trash her,

[joe]

so I thought I should give her credit for a nice idea.

She made carrot cake in mini muffin tins, let them cool, slpit them in half, and used the cream cheese frosting as a filling. Then she piped a little star of frosting on top.

She used a cake mix, and inexplicably put grated carrots in the frosting, but still, it would be a great way to include carrot cake in a selection of bite size desserts, using a good recipe. I wouldn't have thought of it.

(OK, I turned Tyler on and went outside for a minute. I came back in and there she was. I watched. Please don't hate me.)

 

[marilynfl]

I loved her idea of making a chocolate mousse box out of candy bars.

So quick, so simple. Her concept for the filling, on the other hand, gave me convulsions. But I loved the box idea.

Maybe because I grew up with Mom making castle birthday cakes with doors and moat bridges made out of large blocks of candy bars.

Whatever the reason, it certainly resonated with me.

 

[cheezz]

Aha! Caught you... a closet Sandra Lee fan!! HA! But... gotta say it's a good idea smileys/smile.gif

 

[joe]

Fan? If I watch, mesmerised by the horror of it, slack-jawed, unable to find the remote...

I'm something, but "fan" isn't quite it.

I mostly want to see what color the KitchenAid is this week, and I hold out hope that some day she might actually use the KitchenAid.

But even a broken watch is right twice a day, and the carrot cake bites were adorable. Gotta give her credit for....... presentation.

(I'll never say "Tablescape." Ever.)

 

[cheezz]

HA!! Proving yet again that one's wardrobe can be TOO coordinated

 

[sandi-in-hawaii]

I think she must be related to the editor-in-chief of Epicurious.....

 

[marilynfl]

Somehow, in my long life with epicurious, I never associated cleavage with it.

 

[shaun-in-to]

Something's changed. Gourmet lately has a fascination with "body parts" photo shoots ...

Like a cocktail-party spread where there seem to be more pictures of people's legs than there are of the food. Epi "curious" indeed.

 

[aajay]

When my kids were small, I always put the frosting in the middle of cupcakes or

sheet cakes to pack for their lunches. There really is nothing new under the sun.

 

[angak]

It helps to watch her during your very own "cocktail time". I have used some of her ideas too.

 

[angak]

This must be realllllly bad Sandi, I get "Access Denied".

 

[cheezz]

Like the tv show "House" -- if a hospital administrator REALLY dressed like that,

there'd be hearts attacks left and right.

 

[sandi-in-hawaii]

Ang, go to Epicurious.com, look for "Videos", then look for Kid's Yule Log...

I tried linking it, but it's not a direct link. It goes to the current video, so you might have to look for it....

http://video.epicurious.com

 

[sandi-in-hawaii]

But I DO love that show. Never mind Cutty - Hugh Laurie rocks!

 

[cheezz]

I never miss a show... my brother in law is a dr. and LOVES it.... he tries to diagnose the mystery

illness before House does smileys/smile.gif