Daily Blog for the Fat Kid in all of us and the Food We Love To Eat!
May 9th, 2008
By Javon Mahabir
In 1960, McKee Foods founder O.D. McKee was trying to come up with a catchy name for their new family-pack cartons of snack cakes. Packaging supplier Bob Mosher suggested using a family member’s name. Thinking of what could be a good fit for the brand, O.D. arrived at the name of his 4-year-old granddaughter Debbie. Inspired by a photo of Debbie in play clothes and her favorite straw hat, he decided to use the name Little Debbie and the image of her on the logo. Not until the first cartons were being printed did Debbie’s parents, Ellsworth and Sharon McKee, discover that their daughter was the namesake of the new brand. Unfortunately, he didn’t tell Debbie’s parents, who were “a little upset” when they saw the packages. Read the rest of this entry »
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March 17th, 2008
By Heather Blanchette
I made the cutest cupcakes last night, and took forever frosting them and placing the same amount of M&M’s, alternating colors, on each delicate cupcake. However, all good things come to an end I’m told.
I put my cupcakes ever so carefully in my giant Mary Poppins style purse and took a short trip on the T, only to remove the muffin tin to find twelve naked cupcakes - how embarrassing! More… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Bakery, Baking, Cake Mix, Candy, Cup Cakes, Cupcake Holders, Cupcake Ingredients, Cupcake Shapes And Sizes, Cupcakes, Desserts, Frosting, Heather Blanchette, Snacking, Snacks, Sugar, Sweets | 2 Comments »
March 15th, 2008
By The Chocoholic
I have found a tasy treat that is very simple to make and actually great for those of us on the run. I have to say, cupcakes weren’t my first choice of snacking until I made them for Christmas. Baking them yourself is key and the cupcake holders come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, which makes it even more fun! Read the rest of this entry »
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