I made a cake for my friend's birthday. The decorating isn't so nice... I didn't have an offset spatula to smooth out the frosting. And really, at that point, would a piping bag really have help?
Ah well. I think my friend liked it even though they didn't try a slice.
P.S. - it's a strawberry and whipped cream layered white cake.
Once piece of trim to go on the door and I finally finished my kitchen. It started as dark paneling and a 70's style yellow and lime green kitchen from hell. Little sweat, swearing and a few years later and I finished it. I am pretty happy with the end product. Did the drywall, electrical, hung cupboards, trim, lights and tile myself. The only thing I contracted out was the drywall mudding and sanding. Now you see where Shula does her cooking.
Once piece of trim to go on the door and I finally finished my kitchen. It started as dark paneling and a 70's style yellow and lime green kitchen from hell. Little sweat, swearing and a few years later and I finished it. I am pretty happy with the end product. Did the drywall, electrical, hung cupboards, trim, lights and tile myself. The only thing I contracted out was the drywall mudding and sanding. Now you see where Shula does her cooking.
So it was my birthday two days ago and I to my surprise was given a Pokemon cake from my bestie ( no pics available atm D: ) as well as my favorite bakery cake from my mum. Not sure if anyone is familiar with Sfoglia cake ( I literately only found out the name of it today and I've been getting it for years. : p ) Its a cake that's not really a cake so much s a flakey with custard creme and a hazelnut creme inside it. with strawberries and cream puffs : D le heaven.
This is a pic of my cake from 3 years ago XD since the other two years I was dieting so no cake XP this year mum surprised me with one but i don't have pics of it either lol. woo...big ol 20 already : P
So it was my birthday two days ago and I to my surprise was given a Pokemon cake from my bestie ( no pics available atm D: ) as well as my favorite bakery cake from my mum. Not sure if anyone is familiar with Sfoglia cake ( I literately only found out the name of it today and I've been getting it for years. : p ) Its a cake that's not really a cake so much s a flakey with custard creme and a hazelnut creme inside it. with strawberries and cream puffs : D le heaven.
This is a pic of my cake from 3 years ago XD since the other two years I was dieting so no cake XP this year mum surprised me with one but i don't have pics of it either lol. woo...big ol 20 already : P
So, It was my boyfriends birthday yesterday as well as Canada day and I decided to try a new cake idea,.
Mille Crepe cake with nutella and strawberries n creme filling. :)
2 words.. SOOOO GOOD
It tasted like my favorite Stafoglia cake but omg first time making crepes and I was such a noob. lol Ignore the bad designing of the cake. I was trying to make it nice but
I find I could've done more, it was a rush job.
the layers were quite messy as well but because of the cutting the top chocolate coat, it was difficult to keep it straight lol delicious none the less.
Once piece of trim to go on the door and I finally finished my kitchen. It started as dark paneling and a 70's style yellow and lime green kitchen from hell. Little sweat, swearing and a few years later and I finished it. I am pretty happy with the end product. Did the drywall, electrical, hung cupboards, trim, lights and tile myself. The only thing I contracted out was the drywall mudding and sanding. Now you see where Shula does her cooking.
Okay, I had a request for a cookie recipe so I will post my chocolate chip cookie recipe.
Preheat oven to 350F
1/2 cup softened butter
1/2 cup Crisco vegetable shortening
1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp hot water
1 tsp salt
3 cups flour
2 cups chocolate chips (you can mix butterscotch or peanut butter chips in if you want)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Cream together butter, Crisco, brown sugar and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well. Dissolve the baking soda in the water and add to the batter. Add salt and then add the flour one cup at a time, mixing slowly. Stir in chocolate chips. I roll it into a big log on the counter top and cut off slices to make it even.
Or you could just use a spoon and drop spoonfuls on a cookie sheet.
Bake these at 350f for about 11 minutes for smaller cookies or 15 minutes for larger cookies like the ones I have pictured. Then you have these when you are finished..
My daughter got into the chocolate chips when the babysitter was here so I had to do a combination of chocolate/butterscotch/peanut butter chips.
Tell you what..... I will have a contest soon and if the winner wants some of my desserts.. like bars and cookies(things that will hold up to travel). I will vacuum seal and send. I used to send cookies and bars to my husband and the rest of his unit in Iraq.
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