Wow… been a while huh?

05 February 2010 ~ 1 Comment

So I’ve been MEANING to write a new post.. but something always came up. And by ’something’ I mean me being lazy most of the time. But that doesn’t mean I haven’t been experimenting! What have I been up to you ask? LOTS!

Triamisu – which came out AMAZING thanks to the folks from America’s Test Kitchen (ATK)

Chocolate dipped coconut macaroons – again… the wonder of ATK

White chocolate macadamian nut cookies – 2 recipes so far… have yet to decide which one I prefer. I think I need a new box of baking soda because they came out a little flat

Swiss Meringue Buttercream – AWFUL! Just AWFUL! I tried 2 different recipes, and wasted a hell of a lot of butter… for nothing. I felt like I was eating just pure butter, and could feel my arteries clogging with each taste. Maybe it’s just not for me. I think I’m going to stick with my cream cheese based frostings. Or try out a marshmallow base because the meringue that I added the butter to was the best part.

Plus a few other small things here and there (like chocolate covered strawberries), or things I can’t remember. Other than that, things have been pretty quiet. I finished the first course of the Michael’s cake decorating series in Dec 2009 and that was definitely fun! I may skip Course 2 because it’s piping small flowers and the basket weave (which I’m not a fan of) and move straight onto Course 3 – Fondant and Tiered cakes. Exciting!

I’ll post more pics of future projects soon! Promise! Until then…

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