Cuisinart Cookware…bow down, people! Just incredible products that make baking even more enjoyable.

True story: two years ago, way before Katie Connally Confections was even a twinkle in my eye, I bought my first set of Cuisinart Cookware. Found it on craigslist, and this sweet girl was moving out of state and wanted to sell some of her items. Since I found the listing on craigslist I agreed to meet her in a public place, which turned out to be her job at Fresh Market. Anyhoo, she was selling her Cuisinart stockpot with lid, two sauce pans with lids and two fry pans for the amazing sum of $25.00!! Could have knocked me over with a feather. What an incredible bargain! So I happily paid for them and went on my merry way.

Fast forward to today. Here I am with a new baking business and the perfect cookware to support it. How perfect? Well, last weekend I decided to make three Chocolate Whiskey Cakes (CWC) at the same time. Please note I only have two Cuisinart sauce pans, so I used my old standby aluminum sauce pan. Right off the bat I could tell something was not right. The Cuisinart sauce pans produced the usual delicious sauce for the CWCs, but the batch in the old standby pan would not adhere. The mixture separated and simply would not blend. Because I did not want to waste the sauce I continued on until all three cakes were baked. Two came out beautifully as usual. The third one? That cake was as lopsided as the Tower of Pisa! Tasted the same but definitely could not be sold, which made my family very happy so it turned out okay. The moral of the story? Invest in good cookware for great results and Cuisinart is a great place to start. Visit them at: http://www.cuisinart.com.

 You can order our cakes on line: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chocolate-Whiskey-Cakes-and-Rum-Cakes-by-Katie-Connally-Confections-/181124100009?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a2bd66fa9.

For our local buyers I will be at the Hillcrest Farmers Market on Kavanaugh starting Saturday morning, April 20^th, with Chocolate Whiskey Cakes and Golden Butter Rum Cakes, so stop by and get one or two. All produced with my Cuisinart pans, so there isn’t a lopsided cake in the bunch! See you tomorrow morning J

 Yours,

Katie Connally’s granddaughter



Katie Connally Confections are now for sale on ebay.  Hooray!  Ordering is even easier now for our wonderful customers.  We are also on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Katie-Connally-Confections/136787046498498?ref=hl

Just go to: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chocolate-Whiskey-Cakes-and-Rum-Cakes-by-Katie-Connally-Confections-/181124100009?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a2bd66fa9, and you can order as many cakes as you like.  

All our cakes are made with whiskey or rum and make perfect gifts for birthdays, showers, weekend brunch or any occasion you can think of.   They are delicious and smell incredible!  

So, how are you celebrating the arrival (for some of us) of Spring?  New dress?  New shoes?  I celebrated with new jewelry!  I love, love, love earrings and am convinced that there is no such thing as too much jewelry.  Here's my latest pair:

Gorgeous, right?  Yeah, they are!  Looking forward to wearing them tomorrow as I sneeze my way through the pollen that comes this time of year.  But my earrings will be twinkling, so there's that!  

See you in the kitchen,

Katie Connally's granddaughter

Pray

For

Boston

Who could say it better, I ask you???  Yay for Fridays!  For me, when the weekend arrives it means more time to bake cakes.  Just me, smooth jazz courtesy of AT&T Uverse, and all of the delicious ingredients that go into each and every cake…a lovely way to bake.  If you are not familiar with AT&T Uverse, I suggest you check them out.  They have great deals and their customer service is outstanding!  http://www.att.com/u-verse. 

I think you have to have a heart for baking to get great results…a cake that is moist, tender and almost melts in your mouth.  One gentleman said our Chocolate Whiskey Cake is so good he likes to “eat it slowly to make it last”.  Praise, indeed!   

Our cakes are baked after you place your order so it is fresh.  We have a 2-day processing time.  Example: Place your order on a Monday and it will be shipped by Wednesday.  And ordering a cake is a snap!  Send an email to me: katieconnallyconfections@yahoo.com with your selections and I will shoot you an invoice through paypal.com.  You do not have to have a PayPal account to buy our cakes. 

Which delicious items will you choose?

* Chocolate Whiskey Cake (our signature cake)

* Chocolate Butterscotch Whiskey Cake

* Pineapple Upside Down Whiskey Cake

* Lemon Whiskey Cake (June - August only)

* Golden Butter Rum Bundt Cake

* Chocolate Rum Cake

* Chocolate Butterscotch Rum Cake

* Key Lime Rum Cake (June - August only)

* Salted Caramel Whiskey Cake

* Bourbon Balls (November 15th - December 20^th only)

$25.00 per cake (+ tax for Arkansas residents only), plus shipping (to U.S. addresses only). E-mail me: katieconnallyconfections@yahoo.com

Have a sweet weekend!

Bless all our friends and family members in Arkansas and Missouri that were affected by the storms yesterday.  Keep them in your thoughts and prayers.  They have survived with damages but no loss of life in Arkansas, which is wonderful.  One way you can help is by making a donation to the American Red Cross (http://www.redcross.org/arkansas).  You'll be glad you did.

Thankfully the sun is coming out now and our family and friends will better that much sooner.  Hooray!

I'm in love with...my "new" Hobart/KitchenAid stand mixer!  Yep, this baby is a classic and I am so thankful to have it.  Whoever named the company "KitchenAid" knew exactly what they were doing.  This is a huge aid in my cake company.  My grandmother (the Katie Connally of "Katie Connally Confections"), had a KitchenAid.  No wonder, their products are superior, beautiful and long-lasting.  The better to make fabulous whiskey and rum cakes, my dears!  A true baker's mixer is now in my very own kitchen...Katie Connally would approve.  Nowadays they come in a variety of delicious colors from "Empire Red" to "Copper Pearl".  Mine is in standard white, and that works for me.  They also make dishwashers, refrigerators, ranges and more.  My dream kitchen will be fully equipped with KitchenAid.  Meanwhile, I have the perfect mixer for cakes, so place your order today!  Visit  KitchenAid and get your kitchen going: www.kitchenaid.com.

* Chocolate Whiskey Cake (our signature cake)

* Chocolate Butterscotch Whiskey Cake

* Pineapple Upside Down Whiskey Cake

* Lemon Whiskey Cake (June - August only)

* Golden Butter Rum Bundt Cake

* Chocolate Rum Cake

* Chocolate Butterscotch Rum Cake

* Key Lime Rum Cake (June - August only)

* Salted Caramel Whiskey Cake

* Bourbon Balls (November & December holiday time only)

$25.00 per cake (+ tax for Arkansas residents only), plus shipping (to U.S. addresses only).  E-mail me: katieconnallyconfections@yahoo.com

It is April 4th and we in Arkansas (along with much of the rest of the country) are still in the throes of winter!  What to do, what to do...how can one chase away the drizzling, bone chilling cold & wetness?  A fresh slice of Chocolate Whiskey Cake!  Yep, it'll heal what ails ya! 

Directions: 1. Warm your slice
                   2. Top it with whipped cream
                   3. Add a cup of coffee

Result? Absolute bliss!  Order your cake and find your bliss today!