I tried to make more cupcakes, this time a bit more springy looking and summery flavoured, cuz I can’t wait for this grey rain to be over!
Baking
Gougère aka Savoury Cheesey Choux
I was invited to a baby shower and someone is already bringing cupcakes, so this is my plan B. MOAR CHOUX
Lemon Meringue Éclair
I am really getting into the whole choux pastry thing, so making more choux pastry for a special dinner!
Mousse Cake from Fail Cakes
I need to learn some lessons so fail cakes doesn’t happen at the worst possible time. Maybe I will learn it in 2018? :>
Panettone again
My panettone experience was the single most frustrating and stressful experience I have had in my short baking life. So naturally, I must try it again this year.
Choux Buns aka Cream Puffs
Do you like cream puffs? I also like cream puffs. Did you know that cream puffs keep terribly and you should eat them fresh out of the oven in one go?
Biscotti, two flavours
A coworker invited me over to her place to make biscottis. I tried to eat them without coffee, luckily I didn’t lose any teeth.
Vanilla Chai Cupcakes
Some days you feel like cupcakes. so you make cupcakes. These are a vanilla chai cupcake with a slightly spiced buttercream. If you like chai, you’d probably like this.
Bakewell Tart
BKH suddenly decided one day he wants a Bakewell Tart, and it must happen within 24 hours. So he baked a Bakewell Tart. I am not sure if it is a mostly English thing? From what I have seen, there seems to be two types of bakewell. One as the one pictured, topped with an icing and quite thin, and another that has a more cakey appearance. This particular variety, is a tart lined with raspberry jam, topped with frangipane (sort of an almond filling) and then a layer of thick icing, or flaked almonds. Unlike me, BKH is going Continue Reading
Millionaire’s Shortbread
Once again I was motivated to make something by GBBO. Millionaire’s shortbread is both simple and complicated at the same time. Ya know, simple in theory and complicated when executing. It was really really tasty though so I’d say everyone should give it a go.