food photography: sweet tooth

candy shop

lemon tarts

cotton candy

macaroon

vanilla ice ceam

cake batter 

Mr. Rugged and I are constantly validating our sweet tooth fetish. 

Here's a photo roll of a few inspiring 'sweet' photographs.

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fime

jelly cookies

Yummy treats for Valentines Day...

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup strawberry preserves
• 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar for decoration

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease baking sheets.
2. Cream the butter with the white sugar and brown sugar. Beat in the egg and vanilla.
3. Mix the flour and baking powder together. Stir in the flour mixture into the butter mixture and combine.
4. Cut dough using a heart-shape cookie cutter and place on the prepared baking sheet. Inside the indentation in each cookie and fill with jam. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool completely and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.



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sour cherry pie...

Sour Cherry Pie

Ingredients

Makes 1 nine-inch pie

• 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
• Pate Brisee (Pie Dough)
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 7 cups cherries, pitted
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

Directions

1. On a lightly floured surface, roll out half the dough to 1/8-inch-thick circle, about 13 inches in diameter. Drape dough over a 9-inch pie pan, and transfer to refrigerator to chill for about 30 minutes.
2. Heat oven to 425 degrees. Whisk together beaten egg and milk, and set aside. Combine cherries, lemon juice, sugar, and flour, and pour into chilled bottom crust. Dot with butter. Roll out the remaining dough to the same size and thickness. Brush rim of bottom crust with the remaining beaten egg, place the other piecrust on top, and crimp the edges with a fork or your fingers. Transfer to the refrigerator until firm, about 30 minutes. Brush the crust with egg wash, and bake 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees. and bake 30 to 40 minutes more. Let cool before serving.

Read more at Marthastewart.com: Sour Cherry Pie and more delicious recipes, smart cooking tips, and video demonstrations on marthastewart.com

lemon filled donut...

 

  

  

Lemon filled donuts from Krispy Kream are the best :)

Afternoon treat followed by a store update!

Check out the new goodies...lot's of luggage, satchels, and tapestry

southern dessert...

 

  

  

My mother gave me a quick lesson on how to make her delicious, southern-style banana pudding...To my surprise, it was rather simple than I was expecting. The finished dessert only took 10 minutes to make and as always....it tasted GOOD!

• 1 large pkg instant vanilla pudding, (6 ounces)
• 2 1/2 cups cold milk
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk, (14 ounces)
• 1 container whipped topping, (16 ounces)
• sliced bananas
• vanilla wafer cookies

Preparation:

Mix pudding and milk; add condensed milk. Blend well; fold in half the whipped topping. Alternate layers of pudding, bananas and vanilla wafers; top with remaining whipped topping and a few banana slices.
Refrigerate overnight before serving.