Kathleen's Cakes

Sharing my experience of attending the French Pastry School while managing CakeVase, my life, family and friends.

Friday, June 19, 2009

Baby shower baking preparation

Coconut cupcakes without their frosting.
The recipe comes from Ina Garten's first book.
The Barefoot Contessa.
Banana Layer Cake
This cake is an perfect example of layering of flavor.
Alone each ingredient is simple but
together the flavor is complex and deeply satisfying.
Banana Cake
Chocolate
Sauteed Banana
Sweetened Sour Cream
Cream Cheese Frosting
The butter cookies are a scaled down version of a 20 pound bakery recipe. Some of the ingredients are a little strange.
shortening
powdered sugar
powdered milk
cake flour
I roll the dough between two sheets of plastic wrap. After the dough has been refrigerated and is firm, I cut out the shapes and bake them until just before they get brown around the edges.
After they cool I outline and fill in the cookie shape with white chocolate melts. Before it has a chance to dry, I place the wafer paper and press it gently into the frosting.
Finally, I outline the cookies with roll icing and quickly dip them in sanding sugar. I love Fancy Flours for the prettiest decorating embellishments.

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