2010 July | Dessert-o-licious
Jul 30 2010
I love the clean-ness of this cake and I think it’s the perfect cake for the summer time, don’t you? It was originally posted on Flickr by ComeUndone. Be sure to also check out her blog, Dessert by Candy!
Jul 23 2010
In lesson 18, we got to beat the heat a bit and make ice-cream! I’ve made ice-cream at home before but never in such a huge machine. The process though was fairly similar. Combine milk, cream and sugar and bring to a boil, temper some whisked yolks and add them to the boiling mixture. Then [...]
Jul 23 2010
Don’t you just love Cath Kidston? Here’s a great cake inspired by her. Originally posted on Flickr by PiaMarianne.
Jul 19 2010
Lessons 17 was one of my favorites so far because we made one of my all time favorite desserts, crème brulee! We started off the class learning all about different custards. Although we think of custards as being desserts, a custard is really just a cooked mixture of eggs and liquid which means that many [...]
Jul 16 2010
I love how even after all these years, Mario still has such relevancy! Originally posted on Flickr by JacqueBenson.
Jul 15 2010
In lessons 15 & 16 we got to use the highly temperamental ingredient sugar. We learned how to gauge all of the different stages of sugar both by eye and by thermometer. We played with thread stage, soft ball (to make fudge), firm ball (for meringues), hard ball (used for divinity, nougat, and rock candy), [...]
Jul 13 2010
With this heat wave upon us, what better way to cool down then by making some gourmet ice-pops at home? I got inspiration for these pops from making a macerated strawberry salad in pastry school. The salad was made from strawberries, a herb of our choice, sugar, and an acid. If it was so refreshing [...]
Jul 09 2010
Has everyone heard of Peppa Pig? Check out this incredibly cute Peppa Pig birthday cake. Originally posted on Flickr by HoneyBee KT.
Jul 06 2010
Check out this great video from Cybrtrayd, a seller of a large varieties of Chocolate Candy Molds, Cookie Cutters, Baking Supplies, Pizza making supplies and much more!
Jul 06 2010
I’ve always found the thought of gelatin disgusting. The idea of putting pig skin into desserts to set them totally grosses me out, but as I worked with it this past week I was able to quickly overcome my fears and realize its genius. Gelatin comes in 2 formats: granulated and leaf and each requires [...]
