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All the blue ribbons i didn't win at the Orange County fair.... and some photos of my loser baked goods on display.
08/05/2014

All the blue ribbons i didn't win at the Orange County fair.... and some photos of my loser baked goods on display.

TGIM August 4, 2014Polka dot cake. Polka dots on the outside and polka dots on the inside. This is the first times have ...
08/05/2014

TGIM August 4, 2014
Polka dot cake. Polka dots on the outside and polka dots on the inside. This is the first times have tried this technique, so I still have to work on getting the dots centered in the layers, but I am pleased with how the first run turned out.

07/09/2014

driven by a need for external validation, I have journeyed down to Costa Mesa (a 3 1/2 hour round trip, in traffic, that began at 5:30am) to submit my baked goods into competition at the Orange County Fair, there to be judged by strangers who will tell me if I am good enough (or at least better than the other good people of Southern California who have elected to participate in the same competition) and worthy of the Blue Ribbon. You know, like Pabst.

Now I really must go do my actual work.

Three-tiered wedding cake: Limoncello for the largest tier, chocolate Guinness for the middle, and Pina Colada on the to...
07/06/2014

Three-tiered wedding cake: Limoncello for the largest tier, chocolate Guinness for the middle, and Pina Colada on the top. The wedding was on a boat, which is why I specifically chose to not make a stacked cake. When I arrived to set up, the Event Coordinator asked if I thought the stand would slide off the counter it was to stand on. I didn't know but I said I hoped it wouldn't. We left it at that but I will admit to a certain tenseness right up until the cake was cut. I ran upstairs to the top deck a couple times during the evening after larger swells to make sure the cake hadn't slid onto the floor. Thankfully, it was heavy enough and the boat stable enough, that it stayed exactly where I put it. The cake was very well received and many of the guests came back for more, which is the best compliment. It also felt pretty fabulous when, as we were cleaning up after the wedding, the Captain of the boat came to find me. He'd had more than one slice of cake himself and asked the Event Coordinator "Where did we get this cake?!" Coming from a man whom I suspect eats a lot of wedding cake, that was a nice compliment indeed.

Tres Leches Cupcakes with Dulce de Leche buttercream. I have never made Tres Leches cake before, but I had a request for...
07/03/2014

Tres Leches Cupcakes with Dulce de Leche buttercream.
I have never made Tres Leches cake before, but I had a request for Tres Leches cupcakes. The recipe I used came from Oprah.com (http://www.oprah.com/food/Tres-Leches-Cupcake-Recipe) and I prepared them pretty much according to recipe, except I thought they were kind of dry, so I doubled the amount of liquid by increasing the whole milk. Overall, totally yum! (Photo credits: Michelle Vargas and Chris Torres)

TGIM: 9 June 2014Latte Chocolate Chip Cookies and Coffee Ice Cream. Because finals week needs a boost of caffeine.
06/09/2014

TGIM: 9 June 2014
Latte Chocolate Chip Cookies and Coffee Ice Cream. Because finals week needs a boost of caffeine.

TGIM: 2 June 2014Banana Bread. I had a specific request for "Jennifer flavored banana bread". I chose to interpret that ...
06/02/2014

TGIM: 2 June 2014
Banana Bread. I had a specific request for "Jennifer flavored banana bread". I chose to interpret that as banana bread as made by Jennifer, because the alternative was too weird and potentially a CLM (career limiting move, in the parlance of my boss and mentor).

TGIM: 27 May 2014Brownie Bottom Cheesecake.Because the only thing better than a brownie is a brownie with a cheesecake o...
05/28/2014

TGIM: 27 May 2014
Brownie Bottom Cheesecake.
Because the only thing better than a brownie is a brownie with a cheesecake on top. That being said, this particular brownie could be fudgier.

TGIM: 19 May 2014Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies. Completely gluten free and akin in flavour to reese's p...
05/22/2014

TGIM: 19 May 2014
Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies. Completely gluten free and akin in flavour to reese's peanut butter cups. Simple recipe with only five ingredients: peanut butter, sugar, egg, baking powder and chocolate chips. Coolest part is that they melt in your mouth. Or, they would melt in your mouth if the peanut butter didn't get you all stopped up. A glass of milk is not a bad idea.

TGIM: 12 May 2014Horchata Cupcakes. Which really would have suited last Monday better, but that was when i received the ...
05/12/2014

TGIM: 12 May 2014
Horchata Cupcakes. Which really would have suited last Monday better, but that was when i received the recipe. I did have to make fresh Horchata for this recipe which, in the end, turned out well but was plagued in the beginning by failure to carefully read the recipe and required some innovation. The cupcakes themselves are really good and do taste like Horchata, but the icing is way sweet, and my cupcakes were - unfortunately - liberally frosted. To anyone who wants to scrape about half of it off: no offense taken.

From way back on Valentine's Day: Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes with Raspberry Buttercream and chocolate sprinkles. They ...
05/05/2014

From way back on Valentine's Day: Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes with Raspberry Buttercream and chocolate sprinkles. They were actually supposed to have a drizzle of chocolate syrup on top, but I forgot and ended up with a pan of sad and lonely super-delicious homemade chocolate syrup. Which necessitated a purchase of vanilla ice cream and Spanish peanuts.

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