Friday, April 30, 2010

Almond Joy Pie

"We only see the guy eating Almond Joy's!"

This pie was created for a man who only eats Almond Joy candy bars around his co-workers. And come to find out, he actually takes out the almonds and doesn't eat them!!
You should try a Mounds, dude? They don't have almonds!

OR a Bounty Bar! My favorite candy bar from Europe!


But anyways....
I created an Almond Joy Pie for the guy :)

A Chocolate Graham Cracker Crust with a Coconut Cream Custard and Whipped Cream, topped with Toasted Coconut & Almond

Friday, April 23, 2010

Popcorn Mafia Live Podcast with Diablo Cody!

I Heart Pies catered desserts for Popcorn Mafia's 100th live podcast event
at the New Beverly Cinema!

We provided:

Peanut Butter S'more Pies
Strawberry Almond Pies
Chocolate Chip Cookies w/ Sea Salt

Peanut Butter S'more Pie
Graham Cracker bottom, Chocolate Ganache, Peanut Butter Mousse, topped with a toasted handmade marshmallow

Strawberry Almond Crumb Pie
Fresh Strawberries from Oxnard, CA

And the classic... Chocolate Chips w/ Sea Salt

Friday, April 16, 2010

Haupia Pie!

Haupia Pie, a traditional Hawaiian dessert, was brought to my attention last year by a dear friend returning from Hawaii. It's one of her favorites, so for her birthday this year... she got it!

A graham cracker crust, filled with a layer of coconut custard and a layer of chocolate coconut custard- topped with whipped cream and toasted coconut!

And to quote her directly, "(it was) Orgasmic!!!"

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Chocolate & Stout

What happens when you combine gooey Chocolate Chip Cookies with Sea Salt & Homemade Irish Stout? Watch and learn.....
= OMG!! Amazing!!

Special thanks to Randy for experimenting! :D

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Bungee Jumping Cupcakes!















Made some kick-ass vanilla cupcakes with chocolate buttercream for our friend's surprise birthday party!

The surprise was a 5 mile hike to the Bridge to Nowhere in Azusa, CA, bungee jump off the bridge, then hike back 5 miles.

By the end of the day we needed some sugar and these seemed to work out perfectly! :)

Monday, April 5, 2010

Super Birthday Cake



4 layers. 2 tiers. All chocolate.


One very special friend received this cake for her birthday.


Chocolate cake covered (inside and out) with chocolate mousse.


I Heart, You Heart, We All Heart I Heart Pies


When I phone Emily Kitlas of I Heart Pies at our pre-ordained interview hour, she’s in the middle of what she dubs “a very chocolatey day,” having just put the finishing touches on two orders; a chocolate cake with chocolate mousse and a chocolate flourless cake with chocolate glaze. It’s all in a day’s work for Kitlas and her burgeoning made-to-order pie, cake, tart and bar business which launched just before Thanksgiving three years ago after the sweet treat champion graduating from Le Cordon Bleu.

“Pies are the top,” Kitlas proclaims of her culinary obsession. “Pie and tarts are really what I love to eat myself. You can eat a piece of pie and just be happy. I love that.” Over the years, Kitlas has mastered a multitude of baked delights, from decedent Red Velvet Cake to the most addictive Meyer Lemon Bars imaginable, but asked if she has any personal favorites, she coos, “Apple crumb. Or pecan pie. Oh! A strawberry fig we do. I love it! That’s my favorite.”

But I can’t help but ask what she thinks of Hostess pies.

“What are Hostess Pies?” she asks, genuinely unsure, before laughing at my description of something that comes out of waxy paper from a 7-11. “No, no, no, no, no,” she cries. “I’ve never even had a McDonald’s apple pie! My mom made everything from scratch. I would come home every day and there would be a chocolate chip cookie batch or brownies, and she made it. I was a chubby little kid and I’m proud of it because she taught me so much [about] really good desserts.”

Specially for Easter, I-Heart-Pies has rolled out a dessert that will surely make a mama proud. It’s a Peeps Pie. That’s right, from those florescent chicks that stare you down from the aisles of Rite-Aid, Kitlas has devised a cloud like confection that could make the Easter Bunny green with envy.

She begins by melting Peeps in a double boiler, then folds the rendered golden marshmallow goodness in with whipped cream and bits of chocolate and pours it over graham cracker crust. “You’d think it’d be really rich but it’s fluffy and light,” Kitlas says. The one downside of the pie? Watching the Peeps meet their demise.

“It’s sad. You see the Peep eyes melting. I’m like, ‘I’m sorry I just killed you.’”

Fear not, those Peeps are in a much better place.

I Heart Pies is available through email special order only: orders@iheartpies.com

Large Pie: $20, Four Mini Pies: $10

You can also friend I Heart Pies on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/iHeartPies/178430909521

Or follow them on Twitter: http://twitter.com/i_heart_pies


Via http://myhollywoodbites.blogspot.com/2010/04/i-heart-you-heart-we-all-heart-i-heart.html

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Easter Peeps Meets Demise!!

We got featured on the NBC LA food blog, Feast! Check it out:

Emily Kitlas of I Heart Pies launched her burgeoning made-to-order pie, cake, tart and bar business just before Thanksgiving three years ago after the sweet treat champion graduating from Le Cordon Bleu.

“Pies are the top,” Kitlas proclaims of her culinary obsession. “Pie and tarts are really what I love to eat myself. You can eat a piece of pie and just be happy. I love that.” Over the years, Kitlas has mastered a multitude of baked delights, from decedent Red Velvet Cake to the most addictive Meyer Lemon Bars imaginable, but asked if she has any personal favorites, she coos, “Apple crumb. Or pecan pie. Oh! A strawberry fig we do. I love it! That’s my favorite.”

Specially for Easter,I-Heart-Pies has rolled out a dessert that will surely make a mama proud. It’s a Peeps Pie. That’s right, from those florescent chicks that stare you down from the aisles of Rite-Aid, Kitlas has devised a cloud like confection that could make the Easter Bunny green with envy.

She begins by melting Peeps in a double boiler, then folds the rendered golden marshmallow goodness in with whipped cream and bits of chocolate and pours it over graham cracker crust. “You’d think it’d be really rich but it’s fluffy and light,” Kitlas says. The one downside of the pie? Watching the Peeps meet their demise.


I Heart Pies is available through email special order only: orders@iheartpies.com Large Pie: $20, Four Mini Pies: $10

via NBC LA FEAST