Baker's Dozen: A Batch of Sweet Links!

 

Art via Lulu Baggins

Cocoa brownie pudding. I'm down with that. 

Send me a slab of this chocolate almond pastry, would ya?

A photo history of American school lunches.

Smoked...ice cream????

Found that last one via Not Martha, who can also teach you how to make flower pancakes.

How to make a tree stump cake. Vital life skill!

Best make-a-wish granted, ever.

NYC bakery has a goal of making the biggest cannoli ever. I like this goal.

Two classics at once: black and white cookie ice cream sandwiches.

How to use reference images to create awesome art. A worthwhile read, I promise!

An interesting post on brownie ratios.

A bakery bans laptops, and sales increase. Turns out, laptop toting campers are cheapskates!

The fascinating story behind a "lost dessert" from NYC: Grossinger's Ice Cream Cake.

Book of the week: The Bake-Off by Beth Kendrick. Because I am addicted to chick lit that involves food, and because the Pillsbury Bake-Off is coming!