I’ve been baking
A while back I started a baking adventure. My plan was to pick one recipe from Cooks Illustrated, test it out, and blog about the results each week. I really enjoy desserts and wanted to learn to make my own. I’ve been doing it since August, and I have made a LOT of baked goods. Some of them have turned out amazingly well, and some of them have turned out quite poorly, but it has been fun along the way. I have learned a lot and gotten to the point where I look forward to baking each week.
Unfortunately, I have gotten really behind on the blogging portion of my challenge, so I have made a number of yummy items that no one ever got to see. So I thought it would be fun to go through and list those items.
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
I made this for Matt’s birthday, and it turned out really well.
Oatmeal Cake with Broiled Frosting
This was a disaster that ended in burnt frosting and a folded cake.
Triple Chocolate Mouse Cake
One of the most time consuming recipes I’ve taken on, but it was amazing
Ginger Snaps
These were intense. They had both 2 tablespoons of powdered ginger and 2 tablespoons of fresh ginger.
Fudge
A Manning family Christmas tradition
Yule Log Cake
I was certain that the sponge cake wouldn’t roll up, but not only did it roll, it tasted amazing.
Homemade Oreos
These were a lot of work, but tasted delicious in the end. Matt helped by slicing the cookies so they would be evenly sized.
Chocolate Sour Cream Bundt Cake
I got a bundt cake pan for Christmas, and my first cake turned out really well. It feel right out of the pan with no sticking.
Strawberry filled Short Bread
This was a non-Cooks Illustrated recipe that ended up under cooked and under flavored. The strawberry compote on time was quite tasty though.
Quiche Loraine with a Whole Wheat Crust
I forgot to take a photo of this, but it turned out amazing. Even the 100% whole wheat crust turned out well. It didn’t look fancy but it tasted yummy. Of course using 1/2 a pound of bacon will do that.
Pecan Pie
For my dad’s visit, I made a pecan pie. I was worried it would be runny,but it turned out quite well. My pie crust had too much gluten, and it shrunk, but otherwise it was great.
