Your Daily Sweets: What Are You Making and Baking? (2017 – )

[Pete Fred]

Individual steamed sponge pudding...

 

 

 

The topping was from the seemingly infinite stash of plum caramel that I made last year ("freeze up to 3 months"?... pffft!), and the custard was extra-thick from using cream instead of milk.

[Pete Fred]

I'm a sucker for a good almond croissant. The ones at my local bakeries are a bit disappointing, unfortunately. But from time to time one of them will have a bag of discounted croissants, so I make my own...

 

 

 

I punch up the almond flavour by toasting the almonds and not being shy with the bitter almond extract; a good dunk in rum syrup gives the base a pleasant crunchy chew; and overfilling the cream means the overspill caramelises nicely on the tray. Miam-miam, as they say over here.

 

 

Edited February 9 by Pete Fred (log)

[OlyveOyl]

Passionfruit pastry cream and curd, coconut and savoiardi cookies.

[MaryIsobel]

On 2/9/2025 at 5:48 AM, OlyveOyl said:

Passionfruit pastry cream and curd, coconut and savoiardi cookies.

One of my daughters is a passionfruit fanatic - this would be her dream dessert. Fresh passionfruit is almost unheard of in these parts however, I did get a package of frozen passion fruit pulp a while ago. Would you share the recipe for the curd. I've made lemon curd many times and cranberry curd once but passion fruit curd sounds divine.

[oli]

OR, how about the whole recipe?

[TdeV]

@OlyveOyl (and @oli )

 

Yes, please.

 

 

Edited February 10 by TdeV
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[Pete Fred]

A slab of the meringue brittle from 'Sweet' by Ottolenghi/Goh...

 

 

 

It had a nice crunch with a hint of coconut, and, perhaps most importantly, it's another way to use up surplus egg whites! The book suggests coating the base with white or dark chocolate. I tried one with dark, but thought it too overpowering. I might try white next time, or just leave well alone. (A couple of takes here and here.)

[MaryIsobel]

I volunteered to make 60 cupcakes for a cast party of Wizard of Oz. My daughter is a high school musical theatre teacher and I have volunteered to make cookies, cakes and cupcakes for a few years now. I've made the 60 cupcakes (1/2 chocolate and 1/2 vanilla.) Will decorate the day before. Chocolate ones will be frosted in green and topped with a witch's hat and then vanilla ones will be frosted in pale blue and top with clouds and a rainbow. Did my prototype witch's hats today.

[MaryIsobel]

Found these candy strips at dollarama today so the rainbow ones will look like this but I think I will pipe the clouds rather than use marshmallows and use a sky blue as the base frosting.