Have you ever seen the movie Julie and Julia? If not, see it! I saw it about a month ago and realized it had come out way back in 2009. Where have I been? Amy Adams is in it and well, that's it. Enough said. Don't even get me started on Enchanted. Okay, so if you haven't seen the movie, here is the short synopsis - Frustrated with a soul-killing job, New Yorker Julie Powell (Amy Adams) embarks on a daring project: she…
Did anyone wonder if I had forgotten how to find my site? Ha! It has actually been so long, I forgot how to navigate this thing. And just when I was getting the hang of it, too. Well, I may have put off baking for way too long, but today I told myself to hop to it and ended up with a pretty decent dessert. Torte. Truffles Torte. (James Bond, anyone?) Maida called for very fine ground pecans as the base, but I…
Yes, you read that correctly. I just baked THE Queen Mother's Cake. Which I'm pretty certain makes me royalty. Just remember I'm still the same person. I don't want to be treated any differently. I'm not certain mine looks good enough to serve to the queen (you know, if the opportunity ever comes up and she drops by for a visit), but it sure tastes good enough. You'd never know it was flourless, and the chocolate coffee icing is rich and decadent. Friends…
Chocolate Mousse Torte for the win! You guys, this is amazing. Like make every other day and bring to every family get together, amazing. Yes, it is that good. I can easily see how it won dessert of the year. It is incredibly light, fluffy and yummy on so many levels. The shell you see is the cooked mousse. In the middle (under the whipped cream) is what was supposed to be the refrigerated mousse. Maida tried again with the raw eggs, but…
In about an hour I will unveil a dessert so deliciously delectable, it once held the title of Dessert of the Year! Dessert of the year. Wow. I don't think I'm qualified to bake a dessert of the year. Can I possibly do it justice? I'll find out very soon, as I've got some kiddos over here eager to let me know. They're pretty nice though, and eat everything, so I'm not sure I'll be getting any unbiased opinions. Details on this star…
Boy, who knew baking complicated desserts would be so, well...complicated? A new one is finally coming tomorrow and I'm hoping it's going to be good. At least one I can eat, right?! Ha! Stay tuned for some delicious chocolatey goodness. Good night, all.
You Guys!! I made this! Me! Before starting this blog/challenge/experiment, I never would have even thought to attempt something like it. It was a lot of work and it sure would have been better had we gotten to try the finished product (we decided against it), but I am super excited to have done it. It's not perfect, but it looks pretty darn good to me. And you can bet I will be on the lookout for raw eggs in any future recipes.…
It's done! And it only took me......um, let's just say it took me a very long time. I watch enough baking shows to see what incredible things people put out in less than 2 hours. Mine took forever and still doesn't look incredible....but the whole time I was making it, I was thinking, I am doing it! I am making a 7 layer cake. They are very thin layers, but there are seven of them! Maida must like her treats super sweet. The…