Today, July 30, Is National Cheesecake Day!

The Cheesecake Factory's new Hershey's Chocolate Bar Cheesecake will be available on National Cheesecake Day, July 30.

That’s the new Hershey’s Chocolate Bar Cheesecake from The Cheesecake Factory up there. Looks good, doesn’t it? Today being National Cheesecake Day you can try it for half-off (the price, not the slice). Read the press release below for all the mouth-watering details.

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The Cake Must Go On

Wilton Sports Ball Cake Pan

The NBA may be suffering through a lockout (or whatever it is called when millionaires and billionaires bicker), but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a good basketball cake. The Sports Ball Cake Pan is a 4-piece set used to create spherical cakes. And whether or not the owners and players ever figure it out at least you can have your cake and eat it too.

Bling On The Cakes

Gem Embellished White Cake Plates

Cake out of a box isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it won’t hold up to scrutiny. Unless, of course, you embellish it somehow. Like with shiny things. The Gem Embellished White Cake Plates won’t make the cake taste any better, but if you’re looking for a distraction, dazzle ’em with bling. Cheesecake would go good with these.

It’s Official: Pie Is The New Cupcake

Chocolate Chip Cookie Stuffed Pies - This new type of pie takes inspiration from the cookie, which never goes out of style. This recipe brings the current craze for the "cookie stuffed cookie" to pie - creating hand-held pies stuffed with cookie dough.

Well, it’s about time. Cupcakes are good and all, but they don’t do savory. Pie is clearly superior. Pillsbury has made it official and has decreed 2011 to be “The Year of the Pie.” Whether or not the company’s low-risk announcement will alter the course of the cupcake trend is yet to be seen, but they got it right by including recipes in their marketing push. Shown above is the Chocolate Chip Cookie Stuffed Pie, and all the recipes can be found at Pillsbury.com/Recipes.

Read on to see the list of Top 10 Pies to Try.

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