OCTOBER 2013 NY Cake Club Newsletter

Are you an Official   Cake Club Member?  This is the last month to receive the NY Cake Club Newsletter without paying the yearly dues.  Don't miss out! What does the $20 NY Cake Club Membership get you?  Membership to NY Cake Club through Dec 2014 NY Cake in-store discount of 10% Access to special NY Cake Club events and demonstrations. First access to new NY Cake products and classes And much much more!  This is YOUR club and we want to make it great for this amazing community of cake enthusiasts!  We're so glad you could join us, and we look forward to providing you with lots of information and inspiration to make your cake adventures easier, more rewarding and more fun. And if you have any feedback for us, we'd love to hear it.... this is YOUR club, and we aim to make this newsletter an interactive forum, where members can help shape the content. Please submit any comments, suggestion, or topics you'd like covered to nycakeclub@yahoo.com.    featured HOW-TO VIDEOS   Ever wonder how to create beautiful fondant high heel shoes with ease?    Watch award wining cake-decorator and instructor Lisa Mansour demonstrate how to use her Stiletto High Heel Shoe Kit to create stunning fondant shoes.  A must watch video!    Fondant High Heel Shoe Demo   Halloween is right around the corner!  Watch this video for some tips and tricks to making perfect Halloween Treats for any Halloween party or get-together!   Halloween Decorating With Fondant & Chocolate   For more videos subscribe to the Lisa Mansour Channel here    FALL IS HERE! Try Sandra Lee's Pumpkin Sweet Potato Pie Recipe   Makes: 8 servings   - 1 (9-inch) frozen unbaked deep pastry shell, thawed INGREDIENTS: PUMPKIN CREAM CHEESE LAYER:    - 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened     - 1/4 cup sugar    - 1/4 cup canned solid-packed pumpkin    - 1 egg    - 1 teaspoon imitation maple flavoring    - 1 teaspoon SILVER CLOUD pumpkin pie spice   SWEET POTATO LAYER:    - 1 can (15 oz) cut sweet potatoes    - 2 teaspoons vanilla extract    - 1 can (14oz) sweetened condensed milk    - 2 eggs    - 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon     - 1 teaspoon SILVER CLOUD pumpkin pie spice     - Frozen whipped dessert topping, thawed (optional)  DIRECTIONS: 1.  Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.  Line a baking sheet with foil. 2.  Prick the bottom of the pastry shell with a fork; place on prepared baking sheet.  Bake for 10-20 minutes or until golden brown.  Transfer to a wire rack; cool completely. 3.  Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F. 4.  For pumpkin cream cheese layer, in a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar with an electric mixer on medium until creamy.  Add pumpkin, 1 egg, maple extract, and 1 teaspoon SILVER CLOUD pumpkin pie spice; beat until smooth.  Spoon cream cheese mixture into cooled pastry shell.  Spread mixture on the bottom and up the side of the pastry shell; set aside. 5.  For sweet potato layer, in a large mixing bowl, beat sweet potato and vanilla extract with electric mixer on low until smooth.  Add sweetened condensed milk, 2 eggs, the cinnamon, and 1 teaspoon SILVER CLOUD pumpkin pie spice; beat until smooth.  Pour over cream cheese layer to fill pastry shell. 6.  Bake for 1hour to 1 hour 15 minutes or until set in center.  Cool on wire rack.  Cover and chill within 2 hours.  If desired, serve with whipped topping.  Recipe adapted from Sandra Lee's Semi-Homemade.   See her full recipe here

New Products for HALLOWEEN!! We strive to bring you the latest merchandise available in the cake decorating world. Here are a few items we've just added to our shelves.  Get them while they last!   ____________________________________    1.  First up is our new 3-D Wilton Skeleton and skull cake pans!  Whether you are making a Dia De Los Muertos cake, a spooky zombie cake or a Frankenstein cake, these pans will add pazazz to any party!  _____________________________________    2.  Next is our lovely selection of Halloween and Fall Sprinkles!  Anyone who has ever been in NY Cake knows that our selection of sprinkles and sugars is like a wonderland for any cake decorator or cake enthusiast. ____________________________________     3.  Our last featured product are our adorable Wilton Icing decorations.  These beauties will look adorable on any cupcake or cake pop!      ___________________________________ How Do I Use...? Paramount Crystals  Paramount Crystals are one of our favorite "tricks of the trade" here at NY Cake! DO YOU MAKE:     -Cake Pops?    -Chocolate Strawberries?    -Chocolate Lollipops?    -Chocolate Dipped Pretzels?    -Chocolate Potato Chips?    -Chocolate Dipped Oreos?         If so, you definitely want to know about   Paramount Crystals!   WHAT ARE THEY? Paramount Crystals are used to aid in the melting of carob, chocolate, chocolate coatings and yogurt coating. HOW DO I USE IT? Add 1 tablespoon (per pound of chocolate) to your melted chocolate.  Simple as that. WHY BOTHER? Paramount crystals are one of the secrets bakers use to make their confections look flawless!  The addition of Paramount Crystals helps your chocolate stay smooth and prevents clumping.  The other magical aspect of the Paramount Crystals is that they help the chocolate/candy melt stick to the strawberry, cake pop, or whatever you are dipping.  Nothing is worse than taking a bite into your favorite treat and having all of the chocolate fall off!  The use of Paramount Crystals prevents that from happening!    Every month we'll de-mystify a product or tool that many people consider intimidating, complicated, or just plain confusing. Feel free to nominate ingredients for future issues by emailing suggestions to nycakeclub@yahoo.com Who doesn't love to #Hashtag?! We are jumping on the bandwagon (like most of America) & have gone #hashtag #crazy!  Will you join in?     We are dying to see what our NY Cake Club Members are making!  Start  using the hashtag #nycakeclub with your Instagram photos and show off what you've been baking!  We can't wait to see your sugar and baking creations!   Start-to-Finish    We often wonder what will become of the many tools and ingredients customers purchase in our store. Provide inspiration  to your fellow cake enthusiasts (and get some serious bragging rights) by submitting pictures of your finished products made using supplies available  at NY Cake! Each month we'll feature before-and-after pics showing the raw materials and the edible art created from them Take a pic of the products you used (fondant, molds, cutters, food colors, you name it) Snap a photo of your finished cake, cupcakes, candy or other creation Email both to us along with your name, phone number, city and state to nycakeclub@yahoo.com