Desserts

How To Bake Cupcakes Inside Your Easter Eggs

Come Sunday morning, what's the first thing you'll be guaranteed to stuff your face with after an exhausting Easter basket hunt? Will it be fruit-flavored jelly beans, a block of rabbit-shaped chocolate or an entire box of florescent pink Peeps? Guess again. Before you reach for that basket of sug ... More >>

"New Times" Cupcake Battle: Q&A With Heidi DePante of Spiked Bake Shop

flickr.com: lamantinAs a countdown to the upcoming New Times Cupcake Battle at the 2011 Las Olas Wine and Food Festival on April 29, Clean Plate Charlie interviewed owners of the participating bakeries.We emailed Heidi DePante, president of Spiked Bake Shop. DePante writes that her cupcakes are des ... More >>

New Times Cupcake Battle: Q&A With Allegria Frozen Yogurt & Cupcakes

Flickr: lamantin​As a countdown to the upcoming New Times Cupcake Battle at the 2011 Las Olas Wine & Food Festival April 29, Clean Plate Charlie interviewed the participating bakeries.  First up is Allegria Frozen Yogurt & Cupcakes who plans to win the judges and crowd over with simpl ... More >>

A Taste of Spice 2010

Breyers Contest: Make the Next Best Ice Cream Sundae

BreyersWin a private cooking lesson with Gale Gand, who created this spaghetti and meatballs sundae. ​​Sure, you can slop a few scoops in a bowl, add some peanuts, and call it a sundae. Sometimes, if you're feeling fancy, you'll twirl some whipped cream on top. That may be good enough for your f ... More >>

National Ice Cream Month: The Finest Fast-Food Fixes

Flickr: barkStep 1: Remove the lid. Step 2: Ponder National Ice Cream Month.​Bet you can't say that three times fast. And even if you can, so what: You're wasting precious time that could be spent eating ice cream. After all, it's National Ice Cream month, a true cause for celebration -- and where ... More >>

Cake Decorating Classes: The "Wilton Method" Promises Fun With Icing!

Rachel from Cupcakes Take the Cake. ​Who hasn't ever been tempted to go to town on a cupcake with an icing gun? But who knew there was a "method" to the madness -- besides "Stick finger in frosting; lick; repeat"? Well, this is America, and any technique that can be commercialized and exploited wi ... More >>

National Ice Cream Month: Top 5 Ways to Enjoy The Treat... Without Eating It

Flickr: WonderlaneHello, sweetness.​If there was an official dessert of South Florida, it would be ice cream. Rich or light, thick or creamy, gummy-bear topped or sprinkle-spotted, the cold concoction has seen all of us through some fiercely hot days. In the 1980s, Reagan declared July "National I ... More >>

Underground Restaurants in Fort Lauderdale, Part 2

I didn't take a picture, but SnG's chocoate croissant bread pudding looked something like this.​Yesterday in part 1, we introduced you to SnG, a rogue restaurant operating in Fort Lauderdale. Today we'll finish up our meal and talk about the pros and cons of operating a rogue restaurant.Dessert is ... More >>

Last-Minute Sweets for Your Significant Other

Ray Medina - raymedphotography.com​ Thankfully, there are a few places around town that cater to the procrastinators. In all of its commercial holiday greatness, Valentine's Day is about showcasing how much you love someone. If you haven't sprung on that trip to Jamaica, the diamond earrings, or ... More >>

World's Largest Cupcake to Trounce Mizner Park at Think Pink Rocks

Who you calling a cupcake, cupcake?​Tomorrow night's Think Pink Rocks concert at the Count de Hoernle Amphitheater in Mizner Park should be full of cupcakes screaming groupie-style at hip-hop artists AKON and Shontelle. But one cupcake in particular will tower over all the rest: the 1500-pound pin ... More >>

I'm Eating What?! Treacle Sponge Pudding

​This week, I was tasked with finding myself something for the blog. That actually seems worse than just showing up with something new on my desk. It's almost like having to pick your method of execution. I knew I couldn't get away with picking something that looked delicious, so I wandered the "E ... More >>

Vintage Sweet

The Cupcake Diva

Goooooood mooooorning MIA. We now introduce you to the Cupcake Diva, a South Florida entrepreneur specializing in high end confections like "made to order" cupcakes, cupcake ice cream cones, and interactive cupcake stations for parties and events.The last time we interacted with a cupcake it we ... More >>

Psst... Did You Hear?

By Word of Mouth is the same as it ever was.

Lola's Cupcakery Opens on Las Olas

Courtesy of Lola's CupcakeryAs far as desserts go, what's better than a cupcake? Think about it: these morsels of goodness are self-contained, portable, portion-controlled, and, when done right, can taste pretty swell. And now, they're showing up on Las Olas. Lola's Cupcakery is a new venture from ... More >>

Cupcakes And Chocolates For Christmas

Four women, two web-based companies, and innumerable sweet holiday gifts that you needn't leave your house to purchase. , Eileen Sanchez and Evelyn Dieppa are the "cupcake catering duo" of 2 Girls and a Cupcake, and they're serving up sweet gift ideas for purchase online. The Miami natives descr ... More >>

The Potato Chip Chronicles

Fine dining ends not with a bang but a crackle

Let Us Eat Cake

South Beach Obama Bake-Off

Cool Your Fins

Hot baseball goes great with ice cream

A Spongy Web of Culinary Lies

Tasty 'Cakes

Pie in the Face

Columbus Day Unplugged

We skip the parade and head for the fettuccini

Best Desserts

Johnny V

Best Milkshake

Emack and Bolio's

Best Ice Cream

York Castle Tropical Ice Cream

Passion of the Fruit

Sweet Cream

I SCREAM!!!

Best Desserts

Sonny's Gelato Café

Last Dish Effort

Our food critic bids a sweet farewell

Best Ice Cream

i Fiore

Best Place for a Scoop and a Smile

Flip´s Ice Café

Emperors of Ice Cream

South Florida offers a veritable world tour of frozen goodness

Best Desserts

Bistro Zenith

Conch Train

Don't let the name fool you -- Key West Crossing serves up homemade ice cream along with the tchotchkes

Foodstuff

Double Rainbow Dessert Cafe

Best Relief Effort for Single Parents

Tout Sweet

Foodstuff

Tout Sweet

Coho Rising

When Coho Grill irons out a few rough spots,there’s no telling how good it can get

Foodstuff

Upper Crust Bakery

Best Desserts

Rhythm Café

Best Ice Cream

Jaxson's

Foodstuff

Sushi Tom

Best Desserts

Max's Coffee Shop

Best Ice Cream

Jaxson's Ice Cream Parlor Restaurant

Foodstuff

Heavenly Hash