Alana When I posted the list of 125 recipes that use egg yolks, I 100% intended to give a couple of them a try with the extra yolks from my Mother’s Day cake. From the extensive list of egg yolk recipes, I picked a recipe from Martha Stewart to try out. It’s a pretty basic looking … More Vanilla & Chocolate Pudding
Alana My mom wanted to make my grandmother a Mother’s Day cake, so I’m not really too shocked this task fell to me in the end. We had some cherry pie filling, so my mom was thinking black forest cake. According to Wikipedia, a black forest cake consists of chocolate cake, with cherries, and whipped … More Mother’s Day Black Forest Cake
Alana Last weekend was my Auntie Angela’s 50th birthday party. My uncle organized a big party for her; he ordered a cake from an Edmonton bakery called Kinnickinnick which specializes in gluten free and allergy-friendly foods. He wasn’t very keen on the decorating options that were offered, so we chatted and decided that he would order … More 50th Birthday Cake
Alana I always have left over egg yolks sitting in my fridge, probably because my favourite frosting recipe calls for 10 egg whites. Last weekend I made a double batch of this frosting to assemble my Auntie Angie’s 50th birthday cake (post in progress) and this weekend my mom wants to make a batch for … More 125 Recipes to Use Up Leftover Egg Yolks
Roopa I’m getting a new oven!!!!!!!! By that, I mean I’m moving to a new, adultier apartment with a reasonable oven. This oven might be the most exciting thing in my life! A full 6″ bigger than the last one!!! With digital (and functional) controls!!! It’s still in mid moving shambles, but you get the … More New Oven!!!
Alana This is another pastry school recipe that I’ve been wanting to try out, because there is nothing better than warm brownies covered in ice cream 🙂 Last night Theresa hosted Sunday family dinner at Stephen’s house while him and Ash are away in Vernon. Theresa and Katherine had dinner covered, so I’m took care … More French Vanilla Ice Cream
Alana For Christmas Katherine and I both pitched to get Theresa the Duchess Bake Shop Cookbook. If you’re unfamiliar with Duchess you’re missing out on life. It’s a local Edmonton patisserie that has receive some pretty significant recognition. It was featured in Buzzfeed’s article “23 Bakeries Around The World You Need To Eat At Before You … More Macaron Gatueax Printemps
Roopa The third and final birthday baked good was a Brie cheesecake. My classmate (and birthday girl) Julia helped me out a lot with my Master’s this year, so I told her to make any kind of baking request as a thank you (although really, I love Julia and would have made her anything anyways). … More Brie Cheesecake
Roopa The second dessert for the triple birthday was also from Sally’s Baking Addiction. I saw the recipe for these fudge brownie cupcakes with cookie dough frosting and my friend Gillian almost lost her mind with excitement. I figured I had to make them or she would never stop harassing me about them. They are definitely a … More Cookie Dough Frosted Brownie Cupcakes
Roopa There are three class birthdays this week, so clearly, I got volunteered into making three desserts. The first choice was these cake batter blondies from Sally’s Baking Addiction. Originally I was planning on making a croquembouche, but then I decided I should probably pass school. They were a big hit in class, and basically … More Cake Batter Blondies
Chateau Gateau 