The Birth of the “Candy Cane” In 1672, a genius German candy maker in Cologne, Germany thought of a sweet idea to silence naughty & noisy children during mass on Christmas Eve. He created these white sugar sticks with the signature bent shape. The sweet recipe then made its way to America around 1847. Then came the stripes…. About 50 years later, red stripes showed up on candy canes everywhere—no […]
One of the few things that makes us happier than our sweet treats, is Hannukah. (Also known as Hanukkah, Channukah, or its 15 other spelling variations) Of course, the fact that we have an excuse to nibble on our favorite fried tasty treats doesn’t hurt either. And this year’s Hannukah is extra special because it lands exactly on Thanksgiving; well technically it’s Erev Thanksgiving. This is something so rare that […]
While we’ve been mailing our award-winning pies around the country for some time now, we are thrilled to announce that we will be offering traditional wooden pie boxes, each of which will be individually handcrafted through its partnership with the Woodworker’s Club of Houston and a fantastic charitable organization they support, 2 Xs Toys! The Woodworkers Club of Houston’s seasonal charity program “2 Xs Toys” creates wooden toys for […]
We love Halloween and are getting all of our treats ready for the festivities! Two of our decorators helped us out in the kitchen and offered up some sweet decorating advice. Thank you for all your help ladies!
Halloween party planning can be a hectic yet fun experience for everyone—we would know. Having the right theme, party favors and everything else in between is a task, but you never have to worry about where to get some sweet and spooky treats! But a party is more than just the treats, so here are some party ideas that are completely painless and fun to do for the family. 1) […]
We are getting in the Halloween spirit here at the Bakery! We made a fun video of our fantastic decorators creating some delicious and downright spooky Halloween cookies! Here is a short recipe for recreating the Mummy eye cookies at home! Ingredients: 1 dozen 4” hard cookies that don’t crumble (Sugar, shortbread or gingerbread cookies work well) White chocolate chips Buttercream (either store bought or homemade) 4 sticks non-salted, softened […]
The High Holidays are coming up faster than we expected this year, with Rosh Hashanah right around the corner. This is the earliest it has been in more than 110 years! Which means we need to start baking our round raisin challahs right now to make sure our customers are taken care of during this time of the year. Rosh Hashanah, as most of you know, is the Jewish New […]
Happy Pecan Pie and Thank an Intern Day! Today is National Pecan Pie Day, a favorite day of the year for us. Many people have asked us how our pecan pie reached national recognition. So why don’t you kick back with a cup of coffee and a slice of pecan pie, and I’ll tell you the story. It was August 2010, and Bobby picked up the phone. On the other […]
Happy early 4th of July! We love celebrating this sweet holiday. There’s so much do, see and, of course, eat. If you’re looking for fun things to do for the Fourth, we suggest Freedom Over Texas at Eleanor Tinsley Park or the Star Spangled Salute at the Cynthia Wood Mitchell Pavilion with Sheryl Crow and our favorite singer, Martina McBride. Both are sure to be tons of fun for the […]
Happy early Father’s Day to all you dads out there! As a family run bakery that’s called Houston home for more than 60 years, we believe in passing down tradition from generation to generation and Bobby has had the opportunity to learn the business of baking firsthand from his father, Sigmund. Sigmund and Bobby still enjoy spending time together in the Bakery. All three brothers dedicated their lives to making […]