Now on Mondays...
The invitation:
And the cake:
1.27.2010
Breaking the (Blog) Fast
After a long, holiday-family-life-endless-head-cold related break, Cake Thursday has returned—
Now on Mondays...
The invitation:
And the cake:
Now on Mondays...
The invitation:
And the cake:
11.24.2009
Cake Thursday: November 12th
Was a Pumpkin-Walnut-Chocolate-Chip Bundt Cake in celebration of National Bundt Day (11/15)...
11.06.2009
Cake Thursday: October 29th
Lost in the Woods Cake
Three layers of Devil's Food Cake filled and frosted with Bittersweet Chocolate Ganache.
For the invitation, I altered the original poster from the must-see, wonderfully creepy film, The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane.
And for the decorations, I whipped out my trusty miniatures to create the a "Lost in the Woods" vignette.
The little house is a bittersweet chocolate I hand-molded, then painted a light in the window with powdered food color.
Three layers of Devil's Food Cake filled and frosted with Bittersweet Chocolate Ganache.
For the invitation, I altered the original poster from the must-see, wonderfully creepy film, The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane.
And for the decorations, I whipped out my trusty miniatures to create the a "Lost in the Woods" vignette.
The little house is a bittersweet chocolate I hand-molded, then painted a light in the window with powdered food color.
10.26.2009
Cake Thursday, Oct. 8th
(Image source: John Singer Sargent Virtual Gallery)
The painting in the invite is Spanish Dancer (Woman) by John Singer Sargent. As for the cake, it was tasty, but I do not have any pictures to show. If you're curious, I got the recipe from the wonderful new book, All Cakes Considered.
10.14.2009
10.06.2009
9.17.2009
The King of Pop...
cake that I made for the opening of my close friend's new gallery show.
The cake: two layers of devil's food cake with a glaze of raspberry preserves and chocolate ganache between them. The whole lot was frosted in more ganache and decorated with a silhouette of MJ hand-painted in gold luster dust as well as a single star of gold sanding sugar.
The show is brilliant*, and will up through October at Figureworks Gallery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Alas, all of the cake is long digested.
Check out his facebook page for more info and pictures.
*and I'm not just saying that since he's a friend of mine. Even Spike Lee payed an appreciative, lengthy visit!
The cake: two layers of devil's food cake with a glaze of raspberry preserves and chocolate ganache between them. The whole lot was frosted in more ganache and decorated with a silhouette of MJ hand-painted in gold luster dust as well as a single star of gold sanding sugar.
The show is brilliant*, and will up through October at Figureworks Gallery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Alas, all of the cake is long digested.
Check out his facebook page for more info and pictures.
*and I'm not just saying that since he's a friend of mine. Even Spike Lee payed an appreciative, lengthy visit!
9.15.2009
Cake Thursday: September 8th
(which was actually a Tuesday. For assorted reasons, I had to re-schedule the first Cake Thursday following the August break to a one-time Tuesday slot.)
The invitation:
The Cake (inspired by this):
The invitation:
The Cake (inspired by this):
9.14.2009
9.10.2009
Keeping it Local
This past Sunday, I was finally able to make it to Rooftop Farms. Given that I live right around the corner (!), it's positively nuts so many summer Sunday's passed me by.
Amongst rows of chili's and tomatoes, I faced The Empire State Building to the west, and, when I turned around, my apartment building literally a stones throw to the east. It was amazing and inspiring (and made me grateful for privacy curtains).
Indoors, just beneath the farm, I picked up loot you see below, chatted with others who were there to volunteer their time, buy from the farm stand, or show off locally made goods using produce pulled from Rooftop Farm soil. Gives new meaning to Greenpoint's nickname, The Garden Spot of the World.
In other Garden Spot food news, this Saturday, the 12th, is the opening of the weekly Greenpoint Food Market. I'll be there from 12-2 selling my baked goods with Sweet Tooth of the Tiger. If you're in the neighborhood, stop by and say hello!
Amongst rows of chili's and tomatoes, I faced The Empire State Building to the west, and, when I turned around, my apartment building literally a stones throw to the east. It was amazing and inspiring (and made me grateful for privacy curtains).
Indoors, just beneath the farm, I picked up loot you see below, chatted with others who were there to volunteer their time, buy from the farm stand, or show off locally made goods using produce pulled from Rooftop Farm soil. Gives new meaning to Greenpoint's nickname, The Garden Spot of the World.
In other Garden Spot food news, this Saturday, the 12th, is the opening of the weekly Greenpoint Food Market. I'll be there from 12-2 selling my baked goods with Sweet Tooth of the Tiger. If you're in the neighborhood, stop by and say hello!
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