Recipe via smittenkitchen.com
Thursday, July 9, 2009
This is Just to Say...
There are words piling up in my head and pictures crowding my desktop, yet lately I don't really know how to put it all together. I want to write more, to post more, yet I find myself being pulled in so many baking directions, many that do not involve cake at all.
When I started the blog, my only intention was to have a place to catalog lovely (and/or interesting) pictures of cake. The happiness that came to me instantaneously upon looking at the images was wonderful and weird, and I relished having the archive.
All of this posting coincided with an interest in baking that grew at a feverish pace until I was turning on my oven three or four times a week—occasionally every day. Cake Thursday was born from this, and it has served me well as both a testing ground for recipes and ideas as well as fulfilling one of my greatest joys: giving things I've made to people I care about.
The purpose of all of this rambling? I just wanted to let any readers out there floating in the ether of the Internet that my posts may be erratic for a time while I figure out where to take all of this. You can expect random, unexplained images, the occasional mumble, maybe a paragraph or two, but I expect to be all over the place for a little while.
Thank you so much for visiting this little piece of the world. I hope that, thus far, it has given you some happiness as well.
More to come in words. For now, I'll leave you with a random selection of recent images, Cake Thursday and otherwise.
CT invite: 6/18
CT invite: 7/2
And the cake:
July 4th 2009 along the East River, Brooklyn
Plum in a Bowl
When I started the blog, my only intention was to have a place to catalog lovely (and/or interesting) pictures of cake. The happiness that came to me instantaneously upon looking at the images was wonderful and weird, and I relished having the archive.
All of this posting coincided with an interest in baking that grew at a feverish pace until I was turning on my oven three or four times a week—occasionally every day. Cake Thursday was born from this, and it has served me well as both a testing ground for recipes and ideas as well as fulfilling one of my greatest joys: giving things I've made to people I care about.
The purpose of all of this rambling? I just wanted to let any readers out there floating in the ether of the Internet that my posts may be erratic for a time while I figure out where to take all of this. You can expect random, unexplained images, the occasional mumble, maybe a paragraph or two, but I expect to be all over the place for a little while.
Thank you so much for visiting this little piece of the world. I hope that, thus far, it has given you some happiness as well.
More to come in words. For now, I'll leave you with a random selection of recent images, Cake Thursday and otherwise.
CT invite: 6/18
CT invite: 7/2
And the cake:
July 4th 2009 along the East River, Brooklyn
Plum in a Bowl
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Miscellany.
On Friday, June 5th, I was fortunate to be one of two "Bakers in Residence" with Sweet Tooth of the Tiger at the Renegade Craft Fair Pre-Party in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Clockwise from left to right: Coconut Layer Cake, Lemon-Glazed Angel Food Cake, Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake, Banana-Walnut Bread (sliced and individually packaged in wax paper baggies tied with kitchen twine), and Indecision Cookies (Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip).
Weekend Raspberry Sorbet before:
Weekend Raspberry Sorbet after (served with fresh mango slices):
June 17th donation to Dessert Corps:
Dimply Plum Cake from Baking from My Home to Yours.
Clockwise from left to right: Coconut Layer Cake, Lemon-Glazed Angel Food Cake, Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake, Banana-Walnut Bread (sliced and individually packaged in wax paper baggies tied with kitchen twine), and Indecision Cookies (Oatmeal Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip).
Weekend Raspberry Sorbet before:
Weekend Raspberry Sorbet after (served with fresh mango slices):
June 17th donation to Dessert Corps:
Dimply Plum Cake from Baking from My Home to Yours.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
The Anniversary Card
Given to me by my co-workers in celebration of the 1st anniversary. It was painted and designed by my multi-talented, amazing, and kind boss, Lynn Rogan.
I am one lucky baker.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009
(Happy Birthday) Cake Thursday: May 28th
It's kind of crazy that a year has now passed since I started Cake Thursday. What was once a small gathering has turned into a large bi-weekly cake-fest, and a wonderful way for me to get better as a baker and incorporate my love of arts, crafts, and design with my love of cake.
I designed an invitation that showed the progression of cakes that made up the inaugural year:
On a dorky whim, I printed it out, tabloid size, and give away "limited-edition signed and numbered prints" as a thank you to those who came to celebrate with me.
As for the cake, I thought a birthday classic was appropriate, so I bake a two-layer yellow butter cake,
frosted it with chocolate frosting,
and covered the entire lot with bright blue confectioners sugar icing in free form lines and swirls—topped off with the requisite candle, of course.
I can hardly wait to see (and taste) what comes next...
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Cake Thursday: May 14th
Glorious Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting and Bittersweet Peanut Butter Chocolate Ganache.
A mouthful in many ways.
The invite, photographed the morning of:
The Cake, three ways:
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This proved to be one of the most popular cakes to date. The combination of deep chocolate in the cake, peanut butter, and the bittersweet chocolate that I used in the ganache was brilliant.
Not being a fan of too-sweet frosting, I cut the sugar in the recipe from 5 cups (!) to 2 cups, and had no problems.
Speaking of, the recipe is from the book Sky High, but you can also find it over at Smitten Kitchen.
A mouthful in many ways.
The invite, photographed the morning of:
The Cake, three ways:
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This proved to be one of the most popular cakes to date. The combination of deep chocolate in the cake, peanut butter, and the bittersweet chocolate that I used in the ganache was brilliant.
Not being a fan of too-sweet frosting, I cut the sugar in the recipe from 5 cups (!) to 2 cups, and had no problems.
Speaking of, the recipe is from the book Sky High, but you can also find it over at Smitten Kitchen.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
More from Momofuku Bakery & Milk Bar
The Delicious Compost Cookie (contains pretzels, potato chips, coffee grounds, chocolate chips, among other things).
Their newest cake, the Arnold Palmer...
Arnold Palmer, the Man...
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...inspired Arnold Palmer, the drink...
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...and now we have Arnold Palmer, the cake. (Layers of iced-tea cake, lemon mascarpone cream, iced-tea jelly, lemon cake, and some kind of almond crunchy thing. Not for every palate, but I loved it. FYI, they do not serve it in a glass at Momofuku. I was inspired by the cake's inspiration to photograph it in a glass. For a good slice-view, check out this post on Serious Eats NY.)
Their newest cake, the Arnold Palmer...
Arnold Palmer, the Man...
Image Source
...inspired Arnold Palmer, the drink...
Image Source
...and now we have Arnold Palmer, the cake. (Layers of iced-tea cake, lemon mascarpone cream, iced-tea jelly, lemon cake, and some kind of almond crunchy thing. Not for every palate, but I loved it. FYI, they do not serve it in a glass at Momofuku. I was inspired by the cake's inspiration to photograph it in a glass. For a good slice-view, check out this post on Serious Eats NY.)
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Photographs I Have Shot of Food I Have Eaten, 1
Bavarian Cream Soft Serve from Momofuku Bakery & Milk Bar
Poached Egg on a Toasted Bialy 1
Poached Egg on a Toasted Bialy 2
Poached Egg on a Toasted Bialy 3
Poached Egg on a Toasted Bialy 1
Poached Egg on a Toasted Bialy 2
Poached Egg on a Toasted Bialy 3
Thursday, May 7, 2009
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