Results tagged “baking” from The official blog of Vat19.com

I'm pretty sure this stoneware egg separator is an oldie-but-goodie. I've seen it around, and some people seem to love it. I guess those people have stronger stomachs than I do.

See, raw eggs gross me out enough as it is. They're slick and slimy and just yucky. So the last image I want to see before I start eating is some goofy-looking dude with an absurd case of the snots. Yeah, hock a loogie right on my plate there. Yum, that's how I like it. Not.

I'm sure those who love gross-out humor will think this is a riot, though. But if you're like me and are looking for unique kitchen gadgets with a lower "ick" factor, check out Vat19.com.

This week is National Cupcake Week. It's amazing the pointless little things you learn while browsing around the internet! The Hello, Cupcake cookbook is full of tons of really creative ideas for decorating cupcakes. You can learn how to make cupcakes look like animals, foods, flowers, and more.

After you spend all of that time decorating your cupcakes, you'll definitely want to protect them when you bring them in your lunch to show them off. So make sure you by some of these nifty (and cute because they look like cupcakes!) Cupcase Cupcake Holders.

I know that baking enthusiasts just love all of the different pans and molds out there, such as the Brownie Pop Mold. It's neat to make baked goods in cool shapes. However, I don't think a Brownie Bite on a stick is a cool shape. It's actually kind of weird looking, like a giant brown gumdrop.

Do you want to see a really cool brownie pan? Check out the Edge Brownie Pan. This odd looking brownie pan makes normal looking brownies, each with two or more edges.

Usually a hotel's signature will be something to do with a great mattress, a nice robe in the bathroom, superb service, or cool on-site amenities. Doubletree Hotels created a very unique signature comfort - chocolate chip cookies. As soon as you check in, you get a cookie. How great would the world be if you got a cookie every time you arrived somewhere?

These cookies are delicious. It's been a long time since I've stayed at a Doubletree Hotel, but I would take one of those cookies over the Heavenly Bath robe at The Westin any day. There's a Doubletree Hotel very close to Vat19, and I'm thinking about stopping by there one day for the sole purpose of getting a cookie.

If you are looking for other "sweet" unique gift ideas, visit the Vat19.com store.

That's right, Cake Balls. These are little balls of cake (similar to donut holes) with icing and colorful sprinkles. OMG, these are even more convenient to eat than a cupcake!

I have not tasted Scott's Cakes Birthday Cake Balls, but I imagine they are probably completely delicious and that I would eat way too many of them. They're available in boxes of 1 to 6 pounds!

Vat19 doesn't sell cakes or cake balls, but you should check out our selection of "sweet gifts"!

I can say from personal experience that the Giant Cupcake Cake Pan is one of the coolest cake pans I've ever seen and used. For looking so awesome, it isn't very difficult to bake and decorate, which is always a plus.

It would be neat to bake a giant cupcake cake in yellow or white cake, put it on a huge tray or platter, and then surround it with a bunch of regular sized chocolate cupcakes. That way everyone at the party can eat the kind of cake they like and everything still looks cute and cohesive. Love it.

For under $30 you can own this delicious piece of over-sized awesomeness. If you like giant-sized gifts, check out these ginormous goodies over at the Vat19.com store.

Did you know that neon food coloring existed? I had no idea! I want neon icing on a delicious baked good, and I want it now.

I always love a nicely decorated and colorful cake, cookie, cupcake, brownie...you name it. Sometimes it seems pretty much impossible to get the exact color of icing you want when all you have to work with is red, yellow, green, and blue dyes that come in standard food coloring sets. Good luck if you want bright pink or brown.

The McCormick Neon Food Colors & Egg Dye come with pink, purple, green, and blue. I haven't tried these (yet!), but from the looks of this picture, the colors are definitely bright.

If you're not a fan of colored icing, you could use the food coloring to dye the cake batter and make really cool looking rainbow cupcakes.