‘pastry’ Articles

Was I too good for Cupcakes?

Was I too good for Cupcakes?

Random fact: I’ve never made cupcakes. I’m not quite sure why, but I usually shy away from them. Maybe they seemed too basic, maybe I just didn’t see all the fanciful flavors of cupcakes out there these days, or maybe I just never had a decent reason. This week was different. Usually I like to [Continue]

A late baker

A late baker

Late again?I hope this doesn’t become habit forming… This month the Daring Bakers chose a recipe by Boston’s own Julia Child: Baguettes. This recipe was probably 3 pages long and very detailed. I’m not listing it here, but I’m sure you can find it on another Daring Baker’s site. While mine did not come out [Continue]

Birthday Cake

Birthday Cake

A few weeks ago one of my co-workers asked me if I could make her a birthday cake. There was much discussion on what kind of cakes, flavors, toppings, icings, decorations, everything. Conversations went on for what seemed like hours before we decided on a cake, and then at the last moment, the cake changed [Continue]

A wicked nice surprise

A wicked nice surprise

A few weeks back I saw this picture on a fellow blogger’s site. Chris, the fellow blogger, got her hands on about 50 of these mini brioche molds for an amazing deal. She happened to obtain these tins just about the same time I was making my kitchenaid brioche. In a flash I shot off [Continue]

Daring Christmas

Daring Christmas

I’m a few days late with my DB post this month, but I got it done in time for Christmas Eve. This month our daring assignment got a holiday themed recipe: Yule Log. This is one of those recipes that may make you cringe a little bit when you first look at it; a cake, [Continue]

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