Esterházy Schnitten
January 24, 2019
Roopa An Esterházy cake is a Hungarian cake that was one of the most famous cakes in the Austrian-Hungarian empire.
Tag: dessert
Obstkuchen (German fruit filled cake)
January 21, 2019
Roopa An obstkuchen is a cake that layers a pie like crust, custard, and fruits. It’s more of a spring/summer cake that uses seasonal fruits and flavours. I definitely want to remake this next summer with locally grown berries!
Frankfurter Kranz
January 15, 2019
Roopa The next German cake we made in pastry school was the Frankfurter Kranz or “Crown of Frankfurt”. It is a super rich modified pound cake with German buttercream, jam, and almond nougatine.
Lemon Lavender Pride Cake
August 26, 2018
Roopa Happy Pride!!! My buddy Marcus was staying with me over the long weekend, and after much deliberation, we settled on a cake project. I recently purchased some food grade silicone, so we planned to use that + my 3D printer to create a chocolate mold, as well as do a cool rainbow dripping ganache. … More Lemon Lavender Pride Cake
Lemon Cake with Coconut Icing
August 12, 2018
Roopa It’s my good friend Chris’ birthday!! Last year I was over 8 months late with his birthday cake – I know, I know – so I promised him a more timely birthday cake this year. Last year he gave me a Tasty video of what he wanted, and I harassed him incessantly about how … More Lemon Cake with Coconut Icing
Macarons 2
May 28, 2018
Roopa Now that I’m on a macaron making mission, there will likely be a few macaron posts on here. I had some ideas of things to improve from last time (and a lot of excess ganache) so round 2 happened. I fixated on all the imperfections in the last post, but I neglected to mention … More Macarons 2
Macarons
May 26, 2018
Roopa As per usual, I prematurely volunteered myself to bake for a work event and didn’t plan well or leave myself much time. It was a high tea, and after waffling between several options I decided on madeleines. I considered macarons, but I felt a bit nervous making them without having tested them in my … More Macarons
Margarita Cake with Coconut Icing
May 9, 2018
Roopa After much travel, I’m back in my kitchen with some time for real baking! My company is doing a Cinco de Mayo themed lunch, so I volunteered to make cake. What is more themey than margaritas?!
Giant Mini Egg Cookie
March 26, 2018
Roopa It was my volleyball coach’s birthday this week, so some kind of baking was in order. It’s right in the midst of mini egg season and I got some really beautiful pastel sprinkles in my subscription, so I decided to make a giant cookie with some whipping cream to hold the sprinkles. I don’t … More Giant Mini Egg Cookie
Chocolate Brownies
January 30, 2018
Roopa I recently signed up for the Sweetapolita Sprinkles of the Month Club, and the only downside is that I haven’t been able to keep up to all the sprinkles I’m getting! I decided that whatever I made today was going to be covered in sprinkles regardless of what it was. I was baking for … More Chocolate Brownies
Chateau Gateau 