Something I Did a While Ago …
The Gallery has been updated with items in the Spring 2008, Fall 2008, and Cake Decorating sections. Like this cake, that I did for a family who was celebrating the adoption of their granddaughter. It was a special day and I was so pleased to be a small part of it! So, if you interested in seeing what I have been up to, please take a peek! A few months ago I did a video about the horror that is Sandra Lee’s Cherry Pie. I am...
Lemon Butter Cake
I decided on the dessert for my grandmother’s birthday. She loves lemon so I made a Lemon and Vanilla Bean Cake filled with Lemon Curd and coated in Cream Cheese Frosting. For the cake I used a recipe from culinary school for Yellow Butter Cake, but tweaked it with the zest of a lemon, an ounce of golden syrup, and a tablespoon of vanilla bean paste. Since I was filling the cake with a very tangy lemon curd I wanted the cake...
Banoffee Pie … well, sort of and other musings
11/19/08 – I served the pie from the recipe below and it was quite tasty … and runny! So, I would not fold in the whipped cream. I would just sort of smooth out the toffee and spread it with great care. But, the taste … spot on. My family, once past the initial trepadation of a new dessert with a strange name, asked for seconds. And, in one case, thirds. Yum! I registered for another semester of culinary school...
Jam Thumbprint Cookies
Not that I really went anywhere, but I have neglected my blog. Sorry. So, you may well be wondering what I have been up to in my absence? Well, I shall tell you. First, I finished my Laminated Dough class. I really did not enjoy that class because my teacher was less than stellar. And, rest assured, that is me being VERY polite. I did learn a lot about making puff pastry and I learned a lot about dealing with stress. Both good...
Forgotten Bundt Cake
Lovely lemon pound cake, forgotten on my dining room table! Well, you weren’t eaten for the birthday for which you were baked, but you sure made a tasty breakfast! It was quite lovely, lightly lemony and not too sweet. I’m sure by the end of the day most of it will be eaten. That is how it should be. There is something kind of comforting about a bundt cake. Maybe it is just me, but when I was a kid there was always...
Reverse Puff Pastry and Party Dips
So, last night we made, or at least began making, reverse puff pastry. Unlike regular puff pastry where butter is enclosed in dough, reverse puff pastry encloses dough in butter. As the name implies it is reverse of the regular way. Oddly enough it worked quite well though the first three turns (I have two to complete next Wednesday) despite the very warm room in which I worked. Are you asking yourself how it works? Well, if so,...
