Category: Domestic
Wedding Cakes
But before that, the rest of last week *grins* Not that I actually did a whole lot, I was mostly lazy. I made it to four miles cycling which made me happy. And on Friday I made a whole new cookie. I had found a recipe for ‘Cowboy Cookies’ cookies with pecans, oats and chocolate […]
Continue Reading...Spring Break! Wooo!
I have a week off, and it is wonderful! *grins* First I better fill you in on last week, the week started with ‘Mass Production.’ Basically some of the employers that are in contact with the school commented that students finished the course having only ever made single items, having never baked in bulk which […]
Continue Reading...Gardening
We were at it again this weekend, up at silly o’clock for a Saturday morning and heading to Home Depot to rent an aerator. We got to the store before 9 and they were already out (it is the season!), luckily the guy rang up another store and got them to hold one for us. […]
Continue Reading...Caaake
At the start of last week we finished off our poured fondant cake. We covered it in marzipan then glazed it with poured fondant, made some marzipan roses and a marzipan border along the sides. Finishing it by tempering some chocolate piping a double pass border and writing Happy Anniversary. It was a white cake, […]
Continue Reading...Carnival Time
After class on Friday we packed everything up, loaded the car and set off to New Orleans! Arriving at 8 in the morning I napped though no one else did. I definitely needed it having stayed awake all night to help keep DmentD awake as he was driving. We met up with some people for […]
Continue Reading...News
On Monday I had my work test at one of the bakeries I had interview at. It went alright, I cut and filled and masked two chocolate cakes with a rich fudgy icing, and then I made a dozen key lime pies. I was done in a hour and a half and I set off […]
Continue Reading...Crunchy In The Mouth
aka the Croquembouche. We started advanced cakes on Monday, first making the croquembouche. We finished it yesterday. It’s one of two items that’s made in pairs (the other being the gingerbread house) and we scored a 94 on it, so I’m happy. It went a little wibbly at the top and the base isn’t level […]
Continue Reading...Time Is Flying By
We had a very busy week this week and it flew by! The holiday plate up went mostly well. I had a few problems with the doughnuts. They’re made and then frozen (given no time to proof) so that they fry consistently, and in a restaurant situation you don’t have to keep an eye on […]
Continue Reading...February Already
We finished last week with fruit. First we had the fruit report, in partners we drew a fruit out of a hat (we got Kumquats) and then got an hour in the library to research that fruit so we could come back and give a report on it. I knew nothing about kumquats so it […]
Continue Reading...Many Exams
Right now it feels like as soon as I finish one we’re onto another… which is fairly close to how it’s happening! The Filo exam on Friday went well, I was pleased with how I did. Everything worked out nicely, and candied pecans are in fact more delicious than you would anticipate! Then we had […]
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