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Extraordinary bakes for a remarkable season.
From Thanksgiving through the winter holidays, discover inspired ideas, beautiful techniques and exceptional tools for making the season’s baking even more special.
Holiday Baking
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FEATURED RABBIT HOLES
HOLIDAY PIES
Pie, Elevated
Beautiful finishes, clever techniques and exceptional tools for pies worthy of the holiday table.
SHOWPIECE DESSERTS
Bûche de Noël & Beyond
Molds, finishes and unexpected techniques for creating the season's most spectacular desserts.
HOLIDAY COOKIES
Cookies Worth Gifting
Beautiful cookies, distinctive techniques and thoughtful details made for giving.
SEASONAL DISCOVERIES
PASTRY MOLD
A Snowflake Worth Building a Dessert Around
A sculptural Pavoni mold designed for everything from baked cakes to frozen entremets.
CHOCOLATE MOLD
A Christmas Village in Chocolate
A professional mold turns a simple chocolate bar into a tiny, intricately detailed holiday village.
HOLIDAY BREAD
Why Panettone Hangs Upside Down
The secret to keeping this towering Italian holiday bread beautifully lofty happens after it leaves the oven.
HOLIDAY BAKEWARE
Eight Little Loaves Made for Giving
One beautifully detailed pan turns favorite holiday cakes and quick breads into eight individual gifts.
OLD-WORLD BAKING
A Winter Scene, Pressed into Dough
A beautifully detailed Springerle mold turns a simple cookie into a miniature snowy landscape.
BAKER'S PANTRY
Apple Flavor—Without the Apples
Baked apple powder brings concentrated orchard flavor to cookies, cakes, fillings and frostings—without adding extra fruit or moisture.
THE HOLIDAY TABLE
HOLIDAY SERVEWARE
A Cake Stand Made for Winter
Winter scenes wrap this elegant pedestal stand, creating a beautiful stage for holiday cakes, pastries and other celebratory bakes.
HOLIDAY PORCELAIN
Two Tiers Made for Little Luxuries
Fine porcelain, evergreen garlands and gold details create an elegant setting for petits fours, pastries and holiday confections.
LIMOGES PORCELAIN
A Christmas Story Told in Porcelain
Four exquisite Limoges porcelain plates, each illustrated with a different scene from the season.
HOLIDAY SERVEWARE
A Little Gold for the Confection Table
Fine bone china and hand-painted 24K gold turn holiday chocolates, caramels and confections into something worth displaying.
HOLIDAY LINENS
Ornaments You Don't Hang on the Tree
Italian linen embroidered with jewel-like Christmas ornaments brings an heirloom-worthy finishing touch to the holiday table.
HOLIDAY TRADITIONS
Save a Few for Santa
After all that holiday baking, set aside a few favorites for the most important cookie tasting of the season.
THE BAKER'S EDIT
Beautiful tools, clever discoveries and things worth knowing—delivered occasionally.
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