Do you ever feel like your kitchen is overcrowded and messy? Read more to learn How To Organize a Kitchen and to get some super helpful tips!
This is just a small portion of my kitchen tools, decorating supplies, and fun food making stuff.
To say I have a lot is really an understatement.
So, when Toni from Make, Bake, Celebrate and Betsy from Java Cupcake asked me to join in on The Great Baking Closet Clean Out Giveaway, I couldn’t say “no.”Seven fun food bloggers have cleaned out their closets, will show how they organized all their kitchen gadgets and decorating supplies, and are giving away some excess supplies on their blogs.
As a group we are hosting a Grand Prize Giveaway and one lucky winner gets $250 in gift cards.
I’m giving away a Mystery Box Filled with Kitchen Stuff too.
I don’t have before and after pictures to show you as I have always kept my supplies really well organized. For those of you who don’t know my story, I’ve owned two retail confectionery stores. My first was quite successful and I was able to sell it when I decided to relocate from Kentucky to Ohio. I opened my second store, Candy Garen, in my hometown of Centerville and was happily running my business when I got sick.
After six painful months, through three major holidays, struggling to get through the day, I decided it was too much, and promoted one of my employees to manage the store so I could take some time off. The first weekend I left her alone, she didn’t even show up and I never saw her again.
In that moment I made the tough decision to close the shop, but didn’t want to give up my business so I moved it home. At the time we lived in a small house and working from our tiny kitchen was tough.
When my health returned, we moved into a new house and I transformed the morning room, right off the main kitchen, into my Candy Garden Room. I love my space.
I work at three stainless steel tables when making my chocolate. I have space for two chocolate tempering machines that each hold 50 pounds of melted chocolate, as well as, ingredients and supplies.
There’s even enough space for a full-size refrigerator and my rack of baking pans.
At the holidays all of those pans can be filled with chocolate bark or popcorn in one day.
I store most of my ingredients in Rubbermaid and Tupperware containers. I need tight fitting containers to keep everything fresh and I love that these stack so nicely.
My stainless steel tables have one shelf so I used a few pieces of shelving from a garden greenhouse that I was no longer using to create another shelf to make my ingredients more accessible.
These tables are pretty deep. Behind the tubs pictured above are 50-pound cases of dark, milk and white chocolate.A few years ago, when I was selling a lot of chocolates to companies to use as holiday gifts, I would have as much as 700 pounds of chocolate in my house at one time. Crazy, I know!
When I started blogging, I began using a lot more tools like small cutters, clay extruders, alphabet stamps and more and found shallow drawers were great for storing the small pieces.
Fortunately, my kitchen is huge. It was the main priority when we built this house.
I have so many drawers and cupboards and they are packed full.I love seeing my clean kitchen. Believe me, it hardly ever never looks like this.
You may be laughing at all those measuring cups and spoons, but I hate to clean dishes while I’m working. My dishwasher is my best friend. So while I’m on a crazy baking spree, this drawer can be half empty.
I use kitchen drawer organizers to keep everything in its place.
Have you ever seen so many scoops? I love having a variety of sizes and use them all.
This drawer is organized with those plastic shoe boxes. They are an inexpensive storage solution.
My kitchen gadget drawer has lots of plastic organizing trays.
I know exactly where everything is in this drawer including some of my favorite kitchen tools.
When people come into my kitchen for the first time, they are amazed by the number of spatulas I own.
See them all on top of shelf? I counted 17 metal spatulas and 22 rubber spatulas. There are days when every single one is coated in chocolate and in my sink.
This cupboard used to be nicely organized, with plenty of wiggle room. Since I began blogging, I have purchased lots of baking pans and silicone molds.
What you can’t see is that all of this stuff is two deep, so double the number of molds and pans you are seeing. Thankfully most things stack nicely.
This isn’t even all of my pans. I have two drawers and a lazy Susan cupboard full of them too.
In addition to storage in my main kitchen and candy kitchen, I have two large cabinets in my laundry room filled with more Rubbermaid containers and boxes.
Everything has its place. If it didn’t I’d spend my days looking for supplies instead of getting any work done.
I have a storage room in my basement too. The room is the same size as my candy kitchen. It houses my 1000 + candy molds which are stored in file draws. It’s a great way to organize them.
You’d think that was all the stuff I have but this room is also filled with shipping boxes, tins, baskets, and all sorts of packaging materials.Whew, that is a lot, isn’t it?
First I thank you for the reply beth. Means so much that you take the time to help a complete stranger! I never even thought about using the plastic drawer sets! I know what it’s like to have to move totes/bins around to access things in a bottom tote – most of mine are so heavy/big that I need help to move them. Not to mention it is a pain. I also have alot of small items that would benefit from the smaller shallow drawers. I knew baskets wouldn’t work like you said, alot of wasted space. I was afraid to purchase things for fear that they wouldnt work out for me. But your advice of gathering things together, and shopping for a specific “piece” for those things is a great place to start! I was thinking of finding the “storage containers” first lol. I’m so glad I reached out to you! I have the shelf dimensions all written down in my wallet already lol. So at least I have a place to start. Group items and find specific container/drawer set for the group. I had thought of the under the bed totes, as I use them alot already. I am really trying to think outside the box and maximize as much space as possible. And Im sure as I go along, I’ll find things that need changing or tweaked along the way. I really really really appriciate you taking time out of your busy life to help me beth. I have worked in a kitchen for about 25 years now. After all that time and experience I have never tried to organise one for myself or set one up. (And I have never been good at organization in the first place).
So again I thank you. So very much. And if I have any other questions would it be ok to ask I hope? Please keep up all the good work you do. You bring good things to alot of people!
Thanks again!!
JoAnn
I am very happy to help. I know what a daunting task it can be organizing a space filled with so many supplies. I think you’ll love the drawers. You can find them in all sorts of depths and widths. I use the small ones for things like pastry tips, plunger cutters, and lollipop sticks. Medium ones are great for cookies cutters and cupcake wrappers etc. I love the larger drawers for silicone molds and ingredients.
I was just putting away some decorations in my basement and had to enlist my husband to pick up and move some heavy bins. There are things I have to have in bins, but I much prefer storing in the drawers.
I wish you much luck! Don’t ever hesitate to reach out with any questions. I am very happy to help. 🙂
Hi Beth. I had book marked this along time ago and I’m so glad I did now! I have a very small, yet growing, family farm. I cook for a living and sell a wide assortment of biscotti and pizzelle. And some other sweets from holiday to holiday (candies and such). I recently got 6 sets of wire shelving units from a local fast food chain that underwent renovation. Also got a 6ft stainless table unit with upper and lower shelf. And am in the process of getting a bun pan rack as well. I am now in the process of trying to organise all my baking stuff and get it on the shelves that my husband got all set up for me. My problem – and question for you – is I don’t know where or how to start!!!??? All of my supplies, ingredients, pans and trays are mostly all in HUGE totes and scattered about EVERYWHERE! I am unsure how to go about finding a home for everything. I love your ideas a out keeping everything in stackable totes. I have no drawer space to work with. No cabinets either. Just the wire shelving units and a big bookshelf. I have never been any good at organizing. I’m frustrated and don’t know where to begin and how to proceed. Is there any advice you could give me? I need to maximize as much space as I can (I have a TON of stuff) and not much space to work with. All the organization info on the web is for “Pantry’s” and not quite what I am looking for. I am hoping you can help me shed some light on the subject???!!!🤔 I look forward to your reply, and I thank you!
A devote – yet stressed out – fan,
JoAnn
Hi JoAnn,
Congrats on your growing business. Getting a kitchen together is exciting and stressful. I had a very similar situation in my candy stores. I had a few stainless steel tables and several of the wire shelves in the kitchen. Back then I had to store large containers of ingredients on the shelves on the tables and large boxes and tubs of inventory and supplies on the wire shelves so I simply stacked things. Now that I have many more small supplies to store I have found the shallow drawers to be the best investment I made in my kitchen. I have some of those wire shelves in my basement and have some of the stacked drawers on them and it really makes the shelves more useful. I got the drawers at Menards at a really reasonable price. Most of them are made by Rubbermaid. I also use a lot of rectangle Rubbermaid Containers to store most of my ingredients. I know it’s an investment, but having smaller, stackable drawers is really the best way to get organized. Having to constantly rearrange stacked tubs is a pain. I organized my kitchen so many years ago and it looks almost exactly the same now. I’ve invested in a few more of the stackable drawer units, but otherwise, things are all still where they have been for years. Getting organized really does make a huge difference in how efficient I can be.
When I began the organizing, I grouped things that I wanted to have together to see approximately how much room they would take up. Then I searched for drawer units and containers to hold them. It’s good to have a plan before you go shopping. It’s also good to measure your shelves to see how many tubs or drawers you can fit on each shelf. Measure the height and width. If you are tight on space it’s good to get creative. I have two under the bed bins that are on wheels that I slide under the shelf of the stainless steel table. It’s space that would be unutilized otherwise.
I know a lot of people use baskets to organize their stuff and I tried it but it didn’t work for me. You can’t stack the baskets the space above them becomes wasted. I need to utilize every inch of space that I have.
It’s hard to give too much advice without seeing your set up and your stuff. I’ve helped friends organize their kitchens. I know how challenging it can be. I do hope help even a little bit and that you get your kitchen put together so it is easy to find what you need.
Good luck.
I would love working with chocolate, I have done some but not the beautiful chocolate swirls and curls and very pretty designs made using chocolate. And I have checked everywhere for a chocolatier class to just learn some of the methods, but no luck in my area. I love making beautiful things and great tasting chocolate candy. I have seen some wonderful work on tv such as Cake Wars where they have just a chocolatier to do all the chocolate work it is amazing, and Best Bakers in America where some pastry chefs no some wonderful techniques but those go so fast it isn’t easy to learn anything from them. Thank you for your post I have been following you since I found your site awhile now. I wish I had started my passion for chocolate treats many years ago as I am quite older now but, I believe your never to old to learn something new.
I love working with chocolate. It is truly my passion. There are a lot of chocolate making classes around the country but they do tend to be quite pricey. If you, by any chance, have a cake decorating supply store or a kitchen supply store in your area, you might check with them to see if they have any chocolate making classes. They are usually reasonably priced. There is nothing like hands-on experience but if you follow along here I do have some good videos and step-by-step tutorials all about making chocolates that will help you learn about some of the basics. Start by making some easy candies like chocolate truffles to gain confidence then try your hand at some more challenging candies. If you ever have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out and ask. I’d be happy to help.
Hi Beth — I've always loved your site, but after reading this post…love it even more! I also work with chocolate, but have always done so from a room set up in my home. I too had to take a break from it because of health issues…but as my health is starting to return, I'm looking to get into it more full time. I just had a question about your tempering machines….who is the mfg and is there a model number etc.? Up until now, I've always tempered by hand, but would love a machine….just not sure where to start as there seems to be so many of them out there. Would you be able to email me direct instead of answering on here? My email is candyboxcreations@hotmail.com (my website is www.candyboxcreations.blogspot.com and I am in Canada). Thanks so much – Linda
Your widget apparently timed out early. Was just gonna enter, but it shows as OVER – it's only 6:23 EST… unless that was supposed to read 11:59 am? 🙁
Sorry about that. I was not in charge of that part of the giveaway, and didn't set up the rafflecopter widget. It does appear to have expired, however.
I like to make/bake a little bit of everything, but any holiday is definitely an excuse for going crazy with it. Otherwise, I need an excuse because I don't want to actually eat it … well, some of it of course. Can't even imagine how you deal with that amount of STUFF! I'd be overwhelmed with it all – even as organized as it is. It would be so nice if everything was completely stackable somehow.
WOW! Your kitchen is fabulous! I love the organization especially the idea of a file cabinet for chocolate molds – brilliant!
I am a dabbler I love to bake. I do cakes for kids birthday's mainly. I enjoy holiday cookie baking and have recently started doing the fancy hard frosting for cookies. I also do chocolate molds for holiday's as well (Holiday is a pretty loose term since I love the random ones most to surprise my family and those who live around me with a treat – May day was our last fun one).
Your organizing skills are incredible! I'd love to play in your kitchen for a day.
I like to bake cakes mostly, cupcakes some, and every once in awhile I'll make some cookies that are a little more complicated than drop cookies. I use holidays or birthdays as excuses for baking something special. I've even been know to find some obscure "holiday" (like Talk like a Pirate Day, September 19) just so I can make a treat. If I don't take these opportunities to play, I feel like time slips away from me before I get a chance to enjoy it.
I'm a cookie decorator who is addicted to cookie cutters and sprinkles/sugars. I decorate for all occasions. I also like to bake cupcakes and cakes….but my true passion is cookies.
OMGness! Your kitchen is amazing! I bake when I am stressed! I just enjoy it. I bake cookies, cupcakes, pies, bars and make chocolates. I have a tempering machine (not as pretty as yours though!). I share with my coworkers, neighbors and friends. I like to give them things if they need a boost or as a thank you for something they have helped me out with. I would love to be in your drawing!
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Danelle Dehne
Maccray teacher of deaf/hard of hearing
I am a Youth Librarian so I am always looking for great and innovative ways to do stuff with the tweens/teens. We have made several things from your sight such as the bunny butts, chocolate books, different flavored popcorn, and others. Plus I love to bake personally, designated baker in my family. I have to make everything from scratch due to allergys (nuts, dairy, eggs) so finding cute stuff that I can adapt is always fun.
I love to make cookies, candy and cakes. The most common reason lately for baking? To give my toddler and I an activity we can do together. I do bake for some holidays too (Christmas, Easter), but most are just-because.
I love to bake ANYTHING…however of late I have gotten into sugar cookies, i.e. the type you spend WAY to much time decorating…other then that I really like making fondant cakes and cupcakes. At the end of the day as long as I'm putting something in the oven I'm happy!!!
I love baking for holidays and birthdays.
I love making cookies and cakes for holidays and birthdays.
I'd love to be entered in your drawing. I love making cakes with fondant, candy/chocolate in molds, brownies, cupcakes you name it…..all the sweet stuff…
My daughter and I are always making desserts or something sweet, we especially like to make candy in the molds that you can get from Michaels or other stores.we also like making cakes with fondant. I really like your kitchen…I am sending this comment to be entered in the drawing. =)
Hi Beth. I am commenting to be added into the drawing! I love to decorate and sweet treat that would go great with whatever table scape I'm working with!! Cupcakes are my favorite to work with, I love trying new flavor combos and making them look sooo yummy!
Side note…. Your kitchen is amazing!
-Nora
I'd love to be entered into your giveaway!! But the only entry forms I could see were for facebook comments. I love making cookies and have started making cupcake trees, usually for the camera club. I have been on the lookout for a candy mold in the shape of a camera to make some chocolate cameras.
Taerie
I love to bake cookies and any day is worth celebrating….a good score on a test, a cheer me up day, birthdays–of course, too,
I love to make cookies, cupcakes, sweet breads, and kid snacks. We love celebrating birthdays and giving favors for parties/ showers.
I love making cakes and candy, especially cake embellishments. I know this sounds crazy, but I love baking and creating so much that I'm making the cake for my own butterfly and Jane Austen themed wedding at the end of June in addition to a Kransakake (Norwegian…kind of like a stacked cookie tree) where we will hide cake charms in so that everyone gets a pull and a love and life related charm to keep. This week we narrowed down the flavors: Guinness and Chocolate filled with a dark chocolate ganache, and Orange Blossom (filled with homemade orange curd.
You are a brave woman for taking on your own wedding cake. I didn't have a cake at my wedding, instead I created a huge tiered table filled with chocolates. At 5 am the morning of my wedding, with curlers in my hair I arrived at the venue to load the table with sweets. It took hours, but looked amazing.My guests were blown away and loved that I handcrafted it all. Good luck with your cake and congratulations on your wedding.
I have four little ones who would have a blast in your kitchen! I love to bake anything that my children can help with, and as far as their concerned everything is worth celebrating. We love using silicone molds for cupcakes, popovers, and "muffin tin" meals too. Thanks for sharing your amazing organization!
I would love to win! I love to bake for any and every occasion. I especially like to bake cookies and decorate them. I also like to make pies 🙂
I love making cake pops and cookies just because. Who says you need a special holiday or occasion for a sweet treat?
Oh my gosh! What I would give to have a playdate in your kitchen!!! So many nifty toys, and so well organized too! I am very active with the Cub Scouts and am always making some kind of Scout-themed treat… I bet you would have some awesome ideas!
I love to make everything – cookies, cakes, cupcakes, pies, tarts, cheesecake, etc… I'd love to make candy and chocolates too, but I'm not very good at it. Any sort of helpful candy/chocolate-making tool or molds would be a dream! As for a theme, I'm quite partial to Harry Potter, Hello Kitty, and other fictional/literary/video game/cute things.
What an amazing giveaway Beth!! I love your kitchen and supplies! I LOVE making cupcakes and making different Candy Melt decorations for different occasions. But I also make cookies, cakes, brownies, brownie pops, cake pops, and funnel cakes. I make these things for birthday parties, family get-togethers, and holidays. I mostly cater to kids though 🙂 Especially my 6 year old daughter. She loves animals, especially birds, chicks, and cats. She also loves My Little Pony hehe ^_^ But lately I've been wanting to make more cakes because you can get so much more creative with them!
I love to make a little bit of everything, cookies, cakes, some chocolate / candy ! Id really love to learn more about modeling chocolate because the things you make with it are beautiful and so creative ! I dont have any type of supplies or tools for such a thing . I would love to have something to do with the ARMY , POLICE, WEDDING , PARTY – with martini glass type molds , and also any type of monogram or letter molds would be awesome !
I love to make cupcakes and chocolate candies. I just started baking cakes. I'm the mom of a 4 yr old boy who plays t-ball. We love to watch Disney movies, play with legos and our cats and dog.
Hi Beth,
I couldn't see where to leave a comment.
Sometimes it works for me, sometimes it doesn't.
Anyway, I must say I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the way you have organized all of your stuff!
I can't let my husband see a pic of it or he will make me do the same thing.
I know it would be to my benefit, but it just seems like a HUGE undertaking.
You have inspired me, so maybe it will get done sooner, rather than later.
Keep doing what you do, cuz I love it!
Patti
Wow! Super organized! I love the idea of having so many measuring spoons and cups- they're always needed 🙂 Hmm… My mom and I really enjoy making and eating cupcakes. We love getting the little Wilton candies to put on top for the occasion. The most recent was hearts for my cousins engagement!
I bring cookies and cupcakes to parties all the time. I love celebrating with sweets, in particular for birthdays and weddings. I also love animals and the outdoors, which are cause for celebration all their own!
I just want to win a day with you in your kitchen…. Looking at all the equipment and how you organize it and use everything is a lesson in itself. My first love has always been decorating cakes. Now I am trying to learn the art of cookie decorating.
I'm so jealous! I wish I could have so many pans and a chocolate tempering machine. I have two little boys who like to help out in the kitchen and cookies are a favorite.
Hi Beth,
Couldn’t get an entry on your site. Please enter me in your contest. I LOVE to bake treats of any kind, although it is mostly cakes, cupcakes, breads and novelties. Everyone thinks that I have children because I do so much novelty baking, but it is for my husband's staff. :o)
Thanks,
Allison
Holy Cow Beth! All that storage is amazing – I think I am more impressed with all the organization. I love to bake cakes and put little doo-dad's on the cakes. Generally I like to put sports related stuff on it for that little boy in my world! I use the extra room in my garage to store in several different Hoosiers and metal kitchen cabinets……….maybe I need to get organized like you! 🙂
Seriously impressive. I like to bake cookies, cakes, cupcakes, breads, pastries for Christmas, get togethers with friends and general gift giving.
Seriously impressive. I like to make cookies, cakes, cupcakes, pastries, breads for Christmas, get togethers with friends and general gift giving.
I'd also love to peek in all your containers! Lol. I have a small strorsge area for my cake decorating supplies, but nowhere near the amount of storage you have! I bake a lot of cakes for all special occasions for all my family members, plus it like to do lots of easy cookies during the holidays. I have yet to find easy solutions for carrying mini cupcakes anywhere so I don't make those too often. I have a littl boy who is turning 3 this fall that I also need to start planning a cake for. 🙂
I like to bake whatever I can for any occasion or no occasion at all. Lots of love themed cakes lately….
You kitchen and supplies is my dream come true.
With little ones in gymnastics and T-ball, there is always a request for cookies or other sweets for bake sales or parties.
I probably make cupcakes more than anything, but I really love baking cookies, brownies and other single serve treats! I like bringing treats to just about every holiday we spend with the family.
On the non sweet side, we bake bread every two to three days in our house! I love how the smell fills the house!
I make all of the things you listed, massive amounts of Christmas candies and chocolates, cookies for gifts and school events, cupcakes for birthdays and graduations, cakes for weddings, birthdays and special family celebrations. I would kill for the space and storage you have ( along with your organization). Thank you for sharing.
Oh my gosh I love to bake everything!!! If I could I would bake 24/7. All 3 of my kids love to bake as well. Every day after school we bake something today. It could be cookies, to bagels to eclairs. We love spending the time together and love eating them together! It doesn't get much better than that!!! =)
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I love to bake cookies and cakes and pies. I celebrate any holiday and l like to share my baking with neighbors and family.
Thanks, Betty
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I am semi good baker lol. I LOVE to make things for my Orlando City Soccer Club Supporter Group. I have been looking high and low for soccer themed muffin tins and molds and even candy molds but haven't found much! I have SUCH kitchen envy of you! I live in a one bed room place with an ok kitchen but woah….. you win 😛
I love making muffins especially, but cookies are a close second! I'm in grad school so I like to celebrate research milestones (nerd alert) like my baseline data completion!!
I love to bake cupcakes the most because they're my favorite to eat. I bake for my coworkers, family gatherings and birthdays of friends!
I like to bake anything,my daughters favorite holiday is halloween
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I like making vegan treats or things without sugar husband diabetic. I like to get creative. Thanks
Would LOVE any supplies! With over 150 nurses, techs, and Physicians our Emergency Dept is always
celebrating and fundraising (AHA Heart Walk, Alzheimer's Walk, Cure for Cancer, EMS Week, Bridal and
Baby showers, etc.). Perfect excuse to make and decorate cupcakes and cookies! shellster@dc.rr.com
It's so hard to decide, but I think I like making decorated sugar cookies the most and I love doing it for the holidays! Great giveaway!
I bake cookies at least once a month, cupcakes for special occasions( birthdays, bake sales, etc) and chocolates for my favorite holiday, Halloween!
My Mom has been decorating cakes since the 70's, and is always looking for supplies.
So, anything you're willing to part with (if I win) I'll happily take!
I love making cakes and cupcakes, mostly because I loooove frosting. 🙂 Lately I have been experimenting with adding things like molded candy and/or chocolate-covered Oreo pops to the cake decorations. My younger son's birthday is July 5, and so far he has always asked for a red-white-and-blue-themed cake. Also, both my boys joined Cub Scouts this year, so I had the opportunity to make a cake for their Blue and Gold banquet. I used the fleur-de-lis candy molds to make blue and gold Scout symbols!
Wow you have some stuff!! Super jealous of your kitchen and gadgets. I like to bake cookies, cupcakes, cake pops, and candies just because. I have made several of your
your edible items and have gotten rave reviews from them. I'm always looking for fun summer desserts.
Please enter my name in your contest. Thanks!
OMG, Beth you have the most amazing collection of baking supplies!! I would love to come over and peek in all your containers!!! I am so jealous of all the storage space you have, and a basement!!! I would KILL for a basement!! We do not have basements in Texas, I don't understand why. (I'm originally from Michigan and I had a basement there with lots of built in storage.) We sure do have a lot of Tornados in Texas and I could seriously use a basement!
Can you share where you purchase your supplies? I am always looking for new places that sell baking supplies. I like to bake cookies, cupcakes, cake pops & cakes. I also like making candy, Butter Crunch, Fudge, Butter Creams, chocolate bark, etc. I never tempered chocolate before. Your 2 machines are very impressive!!! If you ever need an "assistant" or dishwasher, I'm available!
Too bad Texas is so far away, I would gladly accept the offer of a dishwasher or assistant and it sounds like you have quite a bit of candy making experience.
Not having a basement in a tornado is scary. Our last house didn't have one either, and I spent many hours huddled in our laundry room during storms.
As far as my supplies, I'm really lucky that I buy most everything wholesale. When I need something I don't have and I'm not ready to place a large order, I either order from Amazon or go to the local craft store or cake/candy supply shop. I love shopping at JoAnn Fabrics using their 40% or 50% coupons. I get lots of great deals there.
I love making cupcakes and cookies for birthday party. I love my family very much and my small cakes make them happy. I also like experimenting with new recipes. 🙂
Awesome kitchen!! I love baking anything and everything but my favorites are cookies and cupcakes (I am a huge cookie monster!) Even more than baking and eating, I love decorating for all occasions but my favorite holiday is definitely Halloween!! That's actually why I found and started following you 🙂
Awesome kitchen!! I love baking anything and everything, but my favorites are cookies and cupcakes (I'm a huge cookie monster fan)! I love decorating almost as much as baking and my favorite holiday to bake and decorate for is Halloween! That's why I started following you actually 🙂
What I like to make depends on the time of year.
Around Easter I love to make chocolates. I have several bunny and egg molds and am now experimenting with powders.
At Christmas it is cookie time! I roll and cut. None of that drop stuff for me. Next year I think I'll be working more with my snowflake cutters of various sizes. I want to do iced cookies with piped lines; no sprinkles.
Fourth of July and Thanksgiving it's pies and Halloween and Valentine's it's cupcakes.
I love my dog (and all of the dogs of family and friends) so I will make home-made dog cookies at Christmas for little treat bags. I make small ones for the occasional cat and the cats don't seem to mind at all.
Right now I have my eye on a rolling pin that will print little dogs all across my rolled out cookie dough before I cut the cookies. I so want that pin! And I will have it before next Christmas. I know just where to get it.
Hello. I must say I love the kitchen & your awesome work area. Since following you I have acquired a lot of baking supplies and happily so. I love to make different things, but i enjoy baking cakes and cupcakes for special events, holidays and family gatherings. I have made several of your edible crafts which always gets high praise. Please enter my name in your contest, would love to add to my collection of gadgets. Thank you.
Halloween is my favorite holiday(and how I found your blog lol) I'd love to do a big snack spread for next year!
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I love to bake cakes and make candies. Specifically, I create a lot of varying types of truffles for friends and family. Especially for Thank-You gifts. My daughter plays hockey year-round on several leagues . . .and that involves a lot of carpooling favors and lots of thank-yous to her coaches!
Hi! Thank you for this amazing and inspiring blog. I always love to try everything new and exciting recipes. My graduation is at the end of this month and I've been searching for the PERFECT cake for the party.
I am most likely to make cookies because they are the easiest to store and are generally eaten the quickest in my house. The biggest reason to bake in my house (other than my husband just wanting baked goods) is when we have friends or family over for board game nights
Wow can you feel the excitement and heat coming over the internet lines! What a wonderful space you have, of course I am envious but not in a bad way you have my dream kitchen space wise and it gives me a goal to continue to dream about 🙂 I have never made candy, but I do enjoy making cookies, cupcakes, and can make a mean loaf of bread. I generally use my tablespoons for the cookie dough and cupcakes to get them in the pan or on the cookie sheets and someday plan to try those nifty scoops I have seen. BTW would love to see a post on using the scoops, it looks like such an efficient method and not near as messy, which I think is one of the main reasons I don't do more. Thank you for sharing with us today and for this treat of a giveaway opportunity – kitchen gadgets rule! 😀 dz59001[at]gmail[dot]com
Thank you for proof that I don't have too much cooking stuff! My hubs is always giving me a hard time for my "crafty closet", which had taken over the guest room. I love making cakes and cupcakes for the holidays. We use fondant and cutters a lot these days. My next project will be a "Frozen"-inspired cake for my daughter's 7th birthday. I might need a consult, Beth!
love your organization. having my kitchen remodeled right now and hope to have s dedicated baking/candy area. my current project is planning my granddaughter's christening party. dessert table with baked goods and candy. love to win your prize with hopefully some molds in there which would work.
Hi Beth,
I’m a grandmother that loves to make candy, cookies and cupcakes for my grandchildren on all the special occasions. One of my granddaughters is a ballet dancer and my grandsons love sports and super heros. Please enter me in your contest for the mystery box. Thank you so much.
Carol Uipi
I like to bake cookies and cupcakes, but I want to expand into trying to do things with chocolate and candy, and maybe even a cake too. Already bought a candy thermometer but haven't gotten around to figuring out what to do with it.
Holidays that get me excited to try different things include Halloween, 4th of July and the Superbowl (or really tailgating when going back to college football or bball games!). I always love the idea of doing something complicated for Christmas, but that tends to be just cookies and cookies. Oh, and I like cheesecake, but am currently a little intimidated by pies.
After looking at all of these organized baking/creating spaces today, I am sooo ready to organize my tiny kitchen, and garage…for the overflow! I am so envious of your beautiful kitchen and all the space! Lucky you!
I was sorry to read about your business and health issues, but am glad that you are well and sharing your talent and creativity with all of us, Beth! 🙂
Also? I love to bake for birthdays and every day. Also Christmas – it's a big bake holiday for me.
We fire up the ovens for cookies, cakes, cupcakes, pies, at least once a week. Sometimes more than once daily.
That is a LOT of stuff! Wow! I am going to share this with my family so I can say "Yes, yes I do need this 'one more thing'!"
I love baking EVERYTHING! Cupcakes and cakes are my specialty though.
hi beth – LOVED seeing all your beautifully organized baking tools…
I have SO many baking supplies – I should be GIVING AWAY some as well, instead of vying for MORE!!! I can't even justify my addiction by having a business, but I do have 5 kids and like to make "treats" for all their occasions. I make cookies, decorate cakes, and love doing anything with sugar art.
my stuff is no where near as organized as yours – and sometimes looking at it all gives me the shakes… :0)
thanks for all the great inspiration!!
jodi from atlanta
Hi Beth!
Loved your post about paring down and organizing your home Bake/Confectionary Shop! I do not Facebook so would appreciate an entry for me plz? I love working w/ chocolate, doing fancy decorated theme cookies (esp flora, fauna and holidays). You are an inspiration and although my much smaller kitchen will never match yours, it is a pleasure to have appropriate tools and turn out edible art that so pleases the recipient! You have awesome organizational skills to boot!! Thanks Beth, PW
Love to bake make candy and any thing else that has to do with food
Most often, I decorate cakes, make sweet treats for friends on birthdays with my collection of candy mold and bake breads and other goodies.
I have three girls who are into all things girly and a 4 year old son, who loves angry birds, minions and just informed me as he was
helping me make bread that he wants a doggie cake for his next birthday. My husband is in the Air Force. We will be soon moving back to Ohio. I am looking forward to that. I love to look at your beautiful creations.
I assume you'll be relocating to Wright Patt in Dayton. You'll be close to me!
I love to bake – mostly cakes. I used to make candy a lot, but gave all my molds away too a long time ago
Wow, I wish I could design a kitchen of my dreams as you have. We go all out at Halloween and do Tiki Luau's every Memorial weekend too!! Half my attic is filled with Halloween decorations and my Luau decorations are growing too. I enjoy looking through all your Halloween creations every year. This year I will be hosting a Frightening Feast with every kind of creepy looking food, candy and cake I can think of. And Memorial weekend is just around the corner, and am making beach themed foods for the Luau and making Tiki pole cookies and candies. Thanks for the inspiration.
Wow! I loved the peek into your candy kitchen! I've been following you for awhile but didn't know that you owned shops in the past. It shouldn't surprise me though, as your work is absolutely incredible. I decorate cakes occasionally, usually for my son's birthday party (past themes include Legos, Monster's Inc, mazes, Angry Birds, etc) and maybe one or two other times a year. I have made candies, cookies, etc. semi-regularly in the past, but nothing as spectacular as yours. I do love it though!
I LOVE to cookies, any day, all day, any kind! And I love to make cupcakes for Bridal showers, birthdays & especially Halloween! THANK YOU!
I have become the designated cookie maker in my family. Christmas is my favorite – I make so many cookies. Sugar cookies are my favorite though. I love all the different cookie cutters and decorating them with fancy frosting. At this point, if there is a party, people expect cookies 🙂 . I've made them for xmas, baby showers, wedding gifts. I love em 🙂
I love making dessert tables for my friends. In sep i will make one for my best friends wedding. It will be lovely in green and yellow. It will contain a cake, cupcaces, mousse cake, macaroons, cakes and chocolate pralines. I will have som much fun making it!
I love to bake anything, specially in my kids birthdays. I'll do cake, cookies, cupcakes, macarons and savory baking. But our favorite desset is Pionono filled with Dulce de Leche. My oldest son play soccer and plays the clarinet.
holy kitchen cow Beth! it's like my dream world come true! i'll take one of everything please with the organization that comes with it. LOL one of the projects i have in the near future is to organize my garage overflowing with pans-but dag gone i can't help myself-i am addicted to pans and not to mention molds. yes i have a serious mold addiction and eyeballs too. (uh oh that sounds kinda gross, mold and eyeballs-LOL!!!) thanks for the awesome giveaway! :>D
Why of course I want more STUFF! I love looking through your cupboards and seeing how you have everything organized. And I can't wait to show my family, I'm not the only one in the world who loves STUFF! 🙂
I'd love to use your chocolate molds as I know you have hundreds!
I love all things sweet!! I usually bake all birthday cakes for my family and the hardest but best one to date was my daughter's Shamu cake. I hand cut all the pieces to be shaped like one and he turned out adorable! I also made my son a candy lightsaber with glow stick under years ago. Comics and all things girly rule the house nowdays!
I like baking all different sorts of things, but I'm excited to make my grandma a cake for her 82nd birthday in July. She loves flowers and birds, so that is going to be my theme.
I like to make cupcakes and small cakes. I find that I make sweets mostly for birthdays… kid's birthdays and coworkers birthdays.
I like to create things that are easy. I'm not big on exact measurements – but my girls love to decorate anything that comes out of the oven 🙂
I love making candy, chocolates, cookies and cakes. And pies. And sweet breads. And we create for any old reason. My girls love girlie sparkly princessy things…so we tend to decorate with them in mind
I love making cupcakes and cookies and experimenting with different recipes and making up my own. I love baking for Easter the most! 🙂
WOW! I am extremely jealous of the amount of space you have! Seriously! I have to use my coat closet as storage. HAHA 🙂 I love the idea of filing cabinets to store your flat candy molds. SMART! I really enjoyed reading about your kitchen space!! Thanks so much for participating!
Thanks for including me, Betsy! I took these pictures back in February, after I cleaned up following Valentine's Day and had planned to do a post to giveaway some of my stuff, but hadn't found time, so this was a perfect opportunity for me.
Looks like dream kitchen to me 🙂
I bake any time we want something sweet. It doesn't have to be a special occasion. But I'll definitely be baking a pound cake when my husband comes home for his short vacation from work.