 Most Recent Blog 5 Posts
- Day 45 - Florentines and Batens Marechaux
Posted On 03/10/2010 Yesterday and today I worked on Florentines (top of pan) and Batens Marechaux (bottom of pan). The above picture was taken on Monday and they are not complete yet. I baked the Florentines a little to much, making them too dark. The Florentines are a kind[...]
- Sunday Baking - Vanilla Butter Cake
Posted On 03/07/2010 On Sunday, I baked a Vanilla Butter Cake using a recipe from "Baking" by James Peterson. The cake itself taste very good. It was very light I slightly over cooked it leaving the crust just on the verge of being tough. One layer domed too much but I didn't[...]
- Upcoming Class
Posted On 03/07/2010 I'm excited about taking a two day class at the end of this month. The class is at The International Sugar Art Collection School of Sugar Art, which is located in Norcross, Georgia, which is just down the road from my house. The International Sugar Art Co[...]
- Day 43 - Baking bread for Practical
Posted On 03/06/2010 Today was my last practical for this class. I had to bake lavosh (to the left), baguettes (top), plain and braided pain au lait. Monday I'll begin Basic Patisserie Techniques. Patisserie is French Pastries.[...]
- Day 42 - Showpiece is complete!
Posted On 03/05/2010 Today I completed my Dead Dough Showpiece. I think it came out looking pretty good. You can look at the sketch I drew, Dead Dough Showpiece sketch, and see that I changed it a little but basically used the same elements. It would have been nice if I had [...]
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