The red velvet cake from yesterday was mixed with leftover cream cheese frosting in my freezer to make cake bonbons. I should have dipped them in the colored chocolate twice for more even coating, but I got lazy. I just read online that the cracking is caused by dipping frozen cake bonbons directly into melted chocolate…a helpful tip for 30 minutes ago. Some projects just don’t go as planned.
February 21st, 2011
TaD #19: Baby Cake Bonbons
February 20th, 2011
TaD #18: Red Velvet Cake & Cupcakes
I am probably doing something wrong, since my red velvet cupcakes always ends up looking a bit peculiar*. I love my recipe otherwise: it's very moist with a light crumb, and a slighty crackly, sugared crust. I think it's great straight from the oven, but the traditionalist(and heifer) in me always whips up a batch of cream cheese frosting to trim. I made about 40% of the recipe into a 10" round cake, which will be pulverized into red crumbs for more treat-making fun next week. Looks department-wise, the cake is fine; it's that the rest of the recipe turned out 24 wrinkly, tiny cupcakes with an almost concave top. Still acceptable for a late-night tea party with friends, but I wonder what makes the cupcakes contract in every direction. Any tips on how to keep my red velvet cupcakes from deflating? And if it's inevitable, should I feel guilty about using extra frosting to hide the sad two-dimensionality of it all?
*peculiar = hideousFebruary 20th, 2011
Rainy Holiday
I'm staying at home with the bunnies tomorrow, which always results in a 3 hour group nap on the sofa. This time, I will also be baking up a storm for Lauren's baby shower. As she is also a baker and a great dessert critic, the pressure is on the make the cutest, tastiest treats ever. Fingers crossed!
February 19th, 2011
TaD #17: Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
Cakey with toasted slivered almonds, these cookies are great for tea with the girls.
February 19th, 2011
TaD #16: Garlic Bread
A nub of old french bread needed some help being eaten, namely from chopped garlic and butter.
February 19th, 2011
TaD #15: Veggie Garden
I woke up this morning and saw it looked like rain, so I decided to plant some seeds quickly before it came down: lettuce, beans, and cucumbers. I'll have to keep a close eye on the bunnies to make sure they don't nibble the shoots down to nubs.
February 15th, 2011
Dreamy Scissors & Other Current Loves
1. Rain! I can hear it coming down outside my window.
2. Ginghers. For all your sewers, think about how hard it is on a scale of 1-10 to find a fantastic pair of scissors, and multiply it by 40 because you’re left-handed. Then divide by four because all the old biddies in Joann’s recommends Ginghers for life, then minus 52 for having a 40% off coupon, then divide by how old you were when you lost your first tooth. The remaining number should be your age in the year 2012! …Just kidding. But my Gingher left-handed scissors seriously do everything short of keeping me warm at night.
3. Fresh flowers, that make my office smell so much like a funeral parlor. I mean that in the fondest way possible.
4. Gouda and Baby Brie, of course. My sweet fluffs!
2. Ginghers. For all your sewers, think about how hard it is on a scale of 1-10 to find a fantastic pair of scissors, and multiply it by 40 because you’re left-handed. Then divide by four because all the old biddies in Joann’s recommends Ginghers for life, then minus 52 for having a 40% off coupon, then divide by how old you were when you lost your first tooth. The remaining number should be your age in the year 2012! …Just kidding. But my Gingher left-handed scissors seriously do everything short of keeping me warm at night.
3. Fresh flowers, that make my office smell so much like a funeral parlor. I mean that in the fondest way possible.
4. Gouda and Baby Brie, of course. My sweet fluffs!
