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Monday, August 29, 2011
A hunk, a hunk of burning love - An Elvis Cake
I was asked to reproduce an Elvis cake the client liked that included little records and a silhouette of Elvis. The cake is a marble cake with vanilla buttercream with fondant accents.
Hot Pink Zebra Cake
This cake was made for a 1st Birthday party. The client wanted pink on the top and bottom layers and zebra print in the middle. The cake is chocolate and vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream. The zebras were inspired by clip art and made of fondant.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
"I don't want to be a pirate" - A Pirate Ship Cake
Happy Birthday to Emerson who had an awesome pirate themed birthday party today. She wanted her and her friend Ben portrayed on the cake.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Organizing Chaos - Part 6: Ice Pops/Hot Cocoa
It was so
hot yesterday that I had to make hot cocoa. What? Yes, I made some hot cocoa, froze it, and
then had one for dessert. Actually, I ate 3 of them. It was like eating a fudgesicle with some important
differences. This is what goes into a fudgesicle: Nonfat Milk, Sugar, Corn
Syrup Solids, Cocoa (Processed with Alkali) (Adds a Trivial Amount of Fat),
Modified Food Starch, Soy Protein Isolate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Mono and
Diglycerides (Adds a Trivial Amount of Fat), Cellulose Gum, Guar Gum,
Polysorbate 65 & Polysorbate 80, Carrageenan, Salt, Natural Flavor and
Artificial Flavor.
This is what
went into my yummy dessert:
Dark Chocolate Hot cocoa
2 cups whole
milk
1 cup heavy
cream
5 oz
bittersweet chocolate, chopped (about 1 cup)
2
tablespoons light brown sugar
¼ teaspoon
freshly grated nutmeg
Warm milk
and cream in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Add chocolate. Whisk until
melted and combined. Add sugar, and whisk until dissolved. Continue to warm
mixture until thick, about 5 minutes. Whisk in nutmeg.
Hot-Cocoa Ice Pops: Follow directions
for hot cocoa. Let it cool slightly. Divide mixture evenly among ice-pop molds,
seal with tops, insert sticks, and freeze until set, at least 6 hours. Remove
from molds. Serve immediately. Ice pops
can be frozen for up to 2 weeks.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Fish Cookies
These were made for a combined party of a 1 year old and a grandfather. The client requested fish with big lips on colorful fish as well as gray fish.
