Step back in time to your first State Fair…
The entire family is going to love this classic three-layer white cake frosted with Cotton Candy icing and sprinkles on top!
COTTON CANDY is September Cake of the Month!
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Fall = Fair = Cotton Candy!
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Football Party Package
Catering by Ukrop’s has the perfect party package for your tailgate or watch party this weekend. Order by noon on Wednesday for pick-up Friday or Saturday and be the hero of your football gathering!
Cake or cupcakes and Butterstar Cookies can be made in TEAM COLORS. Click on the flyer below for more information and call (804) 340-3020 to order!
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Halloween Headquarters
Ukrop’s has plenty of spooky treats to keep all of your ghouls and goblins content. Our NEW Spider Snack Cake is now available at MARTIN’S, as well as our popular Three Layer Spider Cake. Find a variety of Halloween cupcakes, cakes, and cookies in-store, or click below to design your own cake…TRICK or TREAT? We say TREAT!
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A Taste of Fall
PUMPKIN WALNUT is November Cake of the Month.
A true taste of fall, it’s our classic yellow batter cake with a light, walnut infused pumpkin flavored buttercream icing.
HAPPY FALL!
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Rainbow Cookies, All Grown Up
The Rainbow Cookie, an in iconic childhood favorite for countless children in Richmond, has grown up. It’s true…larger Rainbow Cookies are now available in 12-count packages at MARTIN’S. Recapture a bit of that childhood magic with our new Rainbow Cookies!
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Turkey Day!
From traditional sides and White House Rolls®, to holiday dressing and delicious desserts, fill your table with Thanksgiving staples from Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods.
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Turkey Day…Leftovers!
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Holiday Meal Instructions
Re-heating instructions for Holiday Meals can be found below. Enjoy your meal and time with family and friends. Happy Holidays!
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Candy Cane Cake!
Your holiday table decoration!
Candy Cane flavored buttercream, classic white cake layers, and a swirled buttercream candy cane in a simple, yet elegant design.
A Christmas Classic!
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A Ukrop’s Holiday
Celebrate the season with your favorite holiday items from Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods!
Order our specialty Buche de Noel cake for a beautiful table centerpiece and visit MARTIN’S to find a selection of festive holiday cakes, cookies, cupcakes, pies, and more that everyone is sure to love.
Merry Christmas from our family to yours!
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Gingerbread Cookie!
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NYE Resolution?
Happy New Year’s Eve! Looking to make and keep a New Year’s Resolution to get active and stay healthy in 2015? Sign-up today for the Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k and beat the price increase!
http://sportsbackers.org/events/monument-ave-10k/
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Go Bananas in 2015!
Go bananas this New Year with January’s Cake of the Month – BANANA!
Layers of banana cake and buttercream icing made with
real banana. Happy New Year!
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Super Selection for the Big Game!
Team color cupcakes, pound cake and chocolate fudge iced football cake, Seahawks cakes, buffalo chicken dip and more – all of your favorite football foods are available at MARTIN’S for the big game!
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Valentine Sugar Cookie Recipe
From “The Words Worth Eating Cookbook”
“An easy February treat…crisp on the outside and slightly chewy inside.”
1 cup margarine or butter, softened
2 cups sugar, divided
2 egg yolks
¼ or ½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
2 cups flour, measure before sifting
1 teaspoon almond extract
Red sugar crystals (sprinkle on tops after baking for festive touch)
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Use an electric mixer on low speed to cream margarine or butter with 1 ½ cups of sugar; add egg yolks. Sift dry ingredients; mix with creamed sugar mixture. Add almond extract; mix well.
Form into 1 inch balls and roll in remaining ½ cup sugar. Space balls two inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Do not flatten cookies. Bake 10-12 minutes. Remove from baking sheet while warm. Yield: 4 dozen.
Note: Do not crowd cookies together since they spread while baking. Cookies will be soft when removed from oven, but will firm as they cool. Make ahead and freeze for Valentine parties.
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Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k!
It’s Richmond’s biggest event of the year! The Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k will take place Saturday, March 28 and there is still time to sign-up. Join 30,000 fellow runners and walkers to cruise down Monument Avenue, enjoy block after block of live music, and earn a medal at the finish line! Visit Sportsbackers today to register.
Run it. Walk it. Just don’t miss it. It’s Monumental!
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We’re Growing!
Our business continues to grow, with our products now available in more locations across Virginia. Read more in this article from the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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Gender Reveal Cakes are here!
Want to keep your baby’s gender a secret? Share the moment with your family and friends with our NEW… Gender Reveal Cakes!
Is it a boy or a girl? Order blue or pink icing in between the layers for your announcement, then wait for the oo’s and ah’s as you celebrate the gender of your new bundle of joy!
Four different cakes are available at http://bit.ly/
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Getting to Know Certified Executive Pastry Chef Jim Goodman!
Meet the very talented man who is behind many of Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods’ great-tasting desserts. A lover of Nutella, an illustrator, and a Marine are a just a few words to describe our very own Jim Goodman, who is originally from the San Francisco area.
Meet Certified Executive Pastry Chef Jim Goodman!
He entered the baking business quite by accident. In high school, he began working with Ukrop’s Super Markets in 1974 at Dumbarton Square as a courtesy clerk and cashier, graduated, and joined the Marine Corps. About this time, Ukrop’s purchased Dot’s Pastry Shop. Through a military occupation study, he ended up attending Baker’s School, where he was eventually cooking, baking, and driving. After being honorably discharged from the Marines, Jim came back to the area and worked as a delivery driver for Dot’s Pastry Shop. There were nine stores in 1980. After three months, he transitioned to the bakery, where he trained under master baker Bill Dvorak of Dot’s Pastry Shop. During this time, Jim completed the American Institute of Baking “Science and Baking” course.
In 1990, Jim began training with Certified Master Pastry Chef (one of 17 in the United States at the time) Otto Bernet. Chef Bernet trained in Zurich, Switzerland, had won gold medals in the International Culinary Olympics, and was a renown chocolatier who joined the Ukrop’s team in 1989, introducing customers to European Specialties. Jim also became a member of the American Culinary Federation receiving his certification as an Executive Pastry Chef.
Before becoming the head pastry chef in 2004, Jim wore just about every hat at Ukrop’s Bakery. He now creates specialty desserts and conducts research and development. Special projects are his favorite. He developed all of the Cakes of the Month at MARTIN’S, as well as the four layer cakes at Kroger. He was also involved in the early stages of our brand new Gender Reveal cake!
During his amazing career, he’s won a gold and two silver medals at national culinary competitions, been the president of the Chef’s Association, made custom cakes for NASCAR drivers including Mark Martin, Terry Labonte, Jonny Benson and Greg Sacks, created the 1994 Republican National Convention Cake, and has made a number of cakes for former Virginia Governors George Allen and Mark Warner and former Senator Jim Webb.
Pictured is Chef Goodman throwing out the first pitch at a Richmond Flying Squirrels game!
His most memorable cake was Mark Warner’s 2002 or 2003 birthday cake. Designed as a showpiece (meaning portions were not meant to be consumed), it had three-tiers of Styrofoam and a top layer of real cake. After the cake was rolled onto the stage, Senator Warner invited everyone to have some dessert, so everyone scurried back to the Governor’s Mansion!
By working at Ukrop’s, Jim has learned something new every day and seen a lot of the United States in the process. The project that he had the most fun with was the creation of an exact replica of the Jim Beam village in Frankfurt, Kentucky from chocolate, sugar and German gingerbread. This showpiece took an entire month to create.
When asked if he has an advice for aspiring pastry chefs, Jim said health and creativity are important. “Baking is chemistry,” said Goodman. “It’s math, reading and comprehension. Pick your school based on your goals!”
Fun facts: His favorite ingredient to make desserts with is chocolate, and he loves his White House Rolls with London Broil!
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Celebrating Family Recipes for National Grandparents Day
Sunday, September 13 is National Grandparents Day. Some of the best recipes come from our parents, grandparents and great-grandparents. At Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods, we’re proud to use family recipes for our products.
In honor of this day, we would like to share a Lebanese recipe from our CFO, John Zeheb, that has been passed down in his family for many years now. These delicious cookies are typically made during the holidays.
Pictured is John and his Granddaughter, Kristen.
Fruit Cocktail Cookies
In A Mixer, Blend:
Fruit Cocktail Cookies
1 cup shortening, 1 ½ cups sugar, 3 eggs, 3 tablespoons molasses, 1teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1 teaspoon cloves and 1 tablespoon cinnamon
Dissolve together:
1 teaspoon baking soda, 2 tablespoons water
Add 4 cups of flour, then blend.
Add & Mix By Hand:
1 cup chopped walnuts, 1 cup raisins and 1 17oz. can of fruit cocktail (no juice)
Spoon cookie batter on cookie sheet, bake for 11 minutes at 375 degrees then enjoy!
Do you have a favorite recipe that was passed on from your grandparents? Share it with us!
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