Summer Desserts Made Easy

Summer is a popular time for entertaining, but how do you impress your guests without spending hours in the kitchen?

Here with some “tricks of the trade” for preparing crowd-pleasing, hassle-free desserts is Sara Leibowitz of Kitchen Couture in Brooklyn.

For more informatio, visit www.kitchencouture.net.

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I. Impress the Kids:
Kids can be your toughest critics, these will help you make creative, kid-friendly treats in no time:

Roscho “Create and Celebrate” Pull-Apart Cupcake Silicone Baking Pan, $15
- A super-easy way to bake a fun, kid-friendly shaped cake that is sure to please.
- Easy to use: Simply bake individual cupcakes and then form together into an impressive looking cake. Decorate with icing, sprinkles etc.
- Comes in a variety of great shapes including butterfly, alligator, turtle, etc.
- Dishwasher safe for easy cleaning, recipes included

Cuispro Sailboat Pop Mold, $20
- Create fun treats with easy to use, summer-perfect, sailboat shaped molds
- Comes with recipe booklet for ice cream, sorbet, frozen yoghurt, fruit juice pops, etc.
- Makes six sailboat pops
- Easy to clean, dishwasher saf

II. Fun for Adults:

The Edge Brownie Pan by BakersEdge, $35
No need to fight over an edge piece! Patented design ensures:
- Two delicious, chewy edges on every brownie or bar cookie
- 70% more edge (side) surface area than a conventional 9”x13” pan
- Sized to fit most box mixes with no adjustments necessary
- Perfect for moist and chewy brownies, bar cookies, and breads

Cuisinart Mix-it-In Soft Serve 1 ½ Quart Ice Cream Maker $100
Ice cream is a summer party staple. Make delicious, home-made soft serve ice cream with ease with this new item:
- Makes professional-quality soft ice cream, yogurt, sorbet, and sherbert in no time.
- Simple to use: Pour in the ingredients and turn the dial. No chemicals, salt, or ice required.
- Double-insulated freezer bowl holds cold temperatures and makes it possible to produce up to 1-1/2 quarts of ice cream in just 20 minutes.
- Three built-in condiment dispensers allow for adding sprinkles, chocolate chips, cut up fruit and other favorites, mixing them right in to frozen desserts as cones and bowls get filled.
- Unique pull handle sends ice cream swirling out like an authentic soft-serve machine.
- Includes a cone holder that holds a stack of pointed or flat-bottom cones, a drip tray, nonskid feet, and removable parts for easy cleaning.

New Time Saving Gadget for Bakers:

Beater Blade by New Metro Design, $25-$40
If you enjoy baking from scratch, this brand new gadget will help you do so in half the time:
- Efficient and sturdy attachment blade can be used with KitchenAid, Cuisinart, Viking and DeLonghi stand mixers
- Designed with a flexible plastic edge, like a windshield wiper blade, to swipe the inside of the bowl as you mix, eliminating the need to stop the beating and scrape the bowl.
- Brand new to market and in high-demand: Fully mixes and blends ingredients in half the time.