Your Daily Sweets (2005-2012)

[abooja]

Made some caramel cupcakes yesterday with leftover caramel from the freezer.

[Darienne]

I think the topping is coming right out of the computer and into my greedy mouth!

[Jmahl]

Oh what photos! Beautiful Beautiful. And for those cruel folks who just linked photos of their master pieces to flickr PLEASE, PLEASE post your photos here. It is so so easy now.

Jmahl

[Kim Shook]

abooja – I am in the process of cleaning out my freezers to prep for holiday baking and I don’t have any caramel – but now I wish I did!

I made a Red Velvet cake from Cooks’ Country Magazine for a work birthday today. Her birthday is actually Halloween, so I tarted it up with ‘blood’ and gummy eyeballs:

It was a LOT redder than it looks in the picture. I’m not a big fan of Red Velvet. To me, it has an off-putting aftertaste. Possibly the dye since I’ve heard that some people are sensitive to the flavor. But it was a request and everyone loved it.

[RWood]

My mother always requests Halloween cookies. These are fun, but take too much time to be profitable

[Kim Shook]

My mother always requests Halloween cookies. These are fun, but take too much time to be profitable

Those are just beautiful! Great piping skills. I need to start practicing!! Happy Halloween!

[RWood]

My mother always requests Halloween cookies. These are fun, but take too much time to be profitable

Those are just beautiful! Great piping skills. I need to start practicing!! Happy Halloween!

Thanks! I love Halloween.

[Kim Shook]

Halloween Cupcakes:

These were supposed to look like mummies, but I’m not thrilled with my work:

[gini]

I have to stop making pie.

This is a simple blackberry pie.

[gap]

Claire Fontaine from the Lenotre Pastrymaking book.

Layers of ladyfinger biscuit cake soaked in orange punch and vanilla bavarian-type cream with bits of candied orange in it. Topped with slices of candied orange and then a clear glaze on top.

Edited November 3, 2009 by gap (log)

[Darcie B]

Fall-themed cake: white layer cake with classic buttercream.

[Kim Shook]

Fall-themed cake: white layer cake with classic buttercream.

Darcie, that cake is absolutely adorable! You could serve it anytime during October and November!! I really love it.

[deensiebat]

My favorite gingersnaps, as part of a "you'll get through this breakup" care package for a friend:

[rena]

Ok I uploaded a pic of truffles I made recently.

Thanks,

Rena

Edited November 7, 2009 by rena (log)

[prairiegirl]

Nice job!

[Kerry Beal]

Nice looking truffles. What flavours are they?

[rena]

Sorry I was so excited that I finally downloaded a picture that I forgot to mention the flavors.

Here they are....

First row to the left is Plain ganache with Peruvian Salt sprinkled on top

Next row is Kona Coffee Truffles with a coffee bean on top

Next row is Cherry Truffle made with Washington Cherry Extract with a dried cherry on top

Last row is 2 Cream De Menth Truffles (it's the one with a gold/green razzle dazzle dust on it)

and the other one is a Sereno Chile Truffle with a pink razzle dazzle dust on it. I dusted them

so I could tell which flavor is what.

Thanks,

Rena

[Darienne]

So many wonderful looking (and tasting) sweets lately. But I have to say, I love the little Mummy cupcakes best! The child in me speaks.

[MattyC]

Little strange, I don't normally find myself kicking it here with the bakers :-p but it's 4 AM, I couldn't sleep, so a few hours ago I figured I needed some bread or something for the morning, so I made a batch of brioche - and forgot my loaf pans were elsewhere so I figured some smaller variation would work best. Plus I didn't have much else going on this early, so of course I took a picture lol

Everyone's stuff looks great. Making me a little jealous with all the cupcakes and cakes and whatnot, I just don't have the energy to do that sort of thing much, plus desserts have never really been my strong point. I think i'll stick to my breads

[Lior]

That Brioche looks devine. I want to break off a chunk! I also prefer "sweet" breads to dessert believe it or not.

[chocoera]

hmmmm....some berry scones that were great with honey butter, pierre's pave cake, and a jungle cake for my nephew

[deensiebat]

That jungle cake is beyond adorable.

I baked an old favorite from the Babbo Cookbook to bring to an Italian dinner party: Olive Oil Rosemary Cake.

[Aloha Steve]

New York Style Crumb Cake......lots of crummy, yummy crumbs.

First attempt.....have not tasted it yet.

[melissafitz]

today, i made a sweet yeast bread -- flavored with anise seeds and orange juice. i had it for three'sies as well as desert.

[melissafitz]

i love the rosemary bread. love it.