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

[RWood]

Happy Birthday to my Aunt Sibbie. White almond cake and vanilla buttercream. 

[oli]

Wow, must of taken hours to frost that cake.

[RWood]

11 minutes ago, oli said:

Wow, must of taken hours to frost that cake.

Maybe 1/2 hour this morning for the piping.  Just a single layer, smooth iced it last night. 

[ElsieD]

Gorgeous cake, @RWood.

[rotuts]

@RWood

 

Fantastic.

 

Ill take a corner , glass of ice cold milk, then a nap.

[Steve Irby]

My wife sent me a Facebook link to a limoncello italian cake that I thought I would try.  It turned out a little squatty but looked and tasted great.  We've been serving it with whipped cream and fresh strawberries from Cassebaum Farms in  Lillian AL.

 

[oli]

31 minutes ago, Steve Irby said:

My wife sent me a Facebook link to a limoncello italian cake that I thought I would try.  It turned out a little squatty but looked and tasted great.  We've been serving it with whipped cream and fresh strawberries from Cassebaum Farms in  Lillian AL.

 

Is that one from Cooking with Manuela

[Steve Irby]

45 minutes ago, oli said:

Is that one from Cooking with Manuela

Yes.  Have you tried recipes from her site?  I may try the Polpette di Melanzane  tomorrow.

[oli]

2 minutes ago, Steve Irby said:

Yes.  Have you tried recipes from her site?  I may try the Polpette di Melanzane  tomorrow.

No, but it's now in my todo file, maybe potluck.

[OlyveOyl]

Raspberry tart, vanilla crème patisserie with a pâte sucrée crust.

[Pete Fred]

Matcha Latte Bar from King Arthur...

 

 

 

I'm largely ambivalent about American buttercream so only made enough to cover one slice.

 

As cake-like substances go, it was ok but unremarkable. It probably didn't help that the matcha powder was from Lidl and no doubt low grade. The base was relatively dry and needed the icing to lift it.

 

I suppose visually it's something a bit different, but other than that... meh.

[OlyveOyl]

A simple little cake made in the FP, topped with almonds .  A dollop of cream and berry compote made for “good eats”.

[Tropicalsenior]

I made another batch of mini muffins using my Quick Schnitzbrot recipe. They are delicious little morsels and it's nice to have just a bite or two when you want something sweet. The recipe made 26 but I already ate two because the rack will only hold 24.

[OlyveOyl]

Sunglasses required for these cupcakes! Freeze dried raspberries were the basis of the frosting and the cupcakes were Intensely flavored.  The cupcake itself was originally vanilla flavored but I used a tablespoon of uncooked lemon jam which gave a big hit of lemon to the cupcakes.  Four were plenty!

Edited Tuesday at 12:23 PM by OlyveOyl (log)

[Katie Meadow]

44 minutes ago, OlyveOyl said:

Sunglasses required for these cupcakes! Freeze dried raspberries were the basis of the frosting and the cupcakes were Intensely flavored.  The cupcake itself was originally vanilla flavored but I used a tablespoon of uncooked lemon jam which gave a big hit of lemon to the cupcakes.  Four were plenty!

Blinded by the light I am. My grandgirls would think it was the second coming.

[OlyveOyl]

They might have to be polarized sunglasses!  An abundance of pulverized freeze dried raspberries added to confectionery sugar does the trick, same for freeze dried strawberries, I imagine blueberries would be absolutely startling!

[Matthew.Taylor]

Here’s today’s work! Dark Chocolate and Stout Brownies!

 

 

[OlyveOyl]

A small tart with raspberries three ways,  Raspberry jam was spread on the bottom of the crust prior to placing on the tightly packed raspberries . These were dusted with raspberry confectionery sugar,  tart was baked and then lightly brushed with clementine jam.

[Pete Fred]

I'm a sucker for a pastel de nata, even the mass produced supermarket versions, so I'm not sure if it's a blessing or a curse to make a surprisingly decent home version...

 

 

These looked particularly nice in the French morning sunlight so, Mr DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up...

 

 

 

 

I was worried about overcooking the filling, so maybe next time I'll give them a minute or two longer for a slightly firmer set. But there's a lot to be said for the creamier texture, so maybe not.

[TdeV]

Oh, yum, @Pete Fred ! You're lucky you live in France, else I would come over and eat them all !

[ElsieD]

16 minutes ago, TdeV said:

Oh, yum, @Pete Fred ! You're lucky you live in France, else I would come over and eat them all !

Can I come with you?

[oli]

21 minutes ago, ElsieD said:

Can I come with you?

Me too

[Pete Fred]

A za'atar and white chocolate cookie sounded interesting so I gave it a whirl...

 

 

It was good. You get the milkiness of the white chocolate, followed by the herby tanginess of the za'atar, then a blend of the two. A surprisingly effective and harmonious combo.

 

I prefer my cookies less cakey so lowered the temperature and indulged in a spot of pan-bangin' for more crunch...

 

 

Recipe here.