What have I been doing since the last blog that has kept me away?
Well, I am glad you asked! Starting a business, working, and being a full-time student takes up quite a bit of time. Since the success of my tractor cake, the orders are steadily starting to come in! My most exciting order is for a wedding this summer. The bride wants a 3-tier cake covered in white fondant with a pink ribbon around each tier base. Her flowers are the Stargazer Lily and Pink & White Orchids, she wanted these incorporated, too. Here is what I came up with:
Gorgeous, right?
I have also been contacted to do a groom's cake of a Boba Fett helmet, lol. This is going to be an interesting challenge. I know I can do it, and I have a few tricks up my sleeve to pull it off. The real challenge is the flavoring. I asked for a flavor, I got blueberry as my answer. This stumped me, so I asked my fellow foodies. We came up with a lemon cake and blueberry cream cheese icing... I'm sorry, I think I just drooled all over my laptop. What a great combination this will be :D
Another cake I did was my first sheet cake. I bought the pan over a month ago, so I have been looking for a chance to use it. The Dean's birthday was coming up, so I was hired by his office to make his cake. This was a challenge, for sure. Getting buttercream smooth and even on a cake is a challenge! Also, making buttercream roses is no easy task, too. Here is the final product:
In my last blog, I made mention of a cupcake order for 100 of my Chocolate-Coconut Cupcakes! Well, I did it. My client wanted the coconut inside of the buttercream, so I had to pipe out cream cheese icing with a crap ton of coconut for 100 cupcakes. My arm hurt for a week.
100 Cupcakes All Boxed Up!
Now, on to my newest culinary endeavors:
After about a minute or until golden brown, they are ready! They beat the heck out of any hushpuppy I have had before. 'Twas wonderful!
I could only eat two or three of them, so I froze the rest! They freeze very well, I reheated a few of them a couple of days later :p
Chocolate and Fruit, my new favorite thing. Today, one of the advisors I work for, who is also a loyal reader, received a gift from Edible Arrangements. I received the gift while she was at lunch and told her it was from MTV, lol. I also told her they wanted to start a new show with her called "Advise'd," which is like "Punk'd" :p I think it made for a more interesting story than it was from two professors. Anyway, the gift was chocolate-covered strawberries. I have never eaten a strawberry. I know. Shameful. She offered me one, and I was very hesitant, at first. They have always scared me because of the way they look on the outside. I finally took one, and oh my goodness... I may have a new favorite fruit. It was so juicy and flavorful with a nice texture. It was totally not what I expected.
So delicious!
Well, that is it for this edition of "New Day, New Way - Kitchen Edition 2010!" I am off to the grocery store for special new ingredients for the next blog! Until next time, have a good night and tomorrow!
Hushpuppy Recipe:
1 1/2 c Self-Rising Corn Meal
1/2 c Self-Rising Flour
1 Small Onion - Chopped
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1 Egg - Lightly Beaten
1 c Buttermilk
Oil for frying
-Mix together dry ingredients
-Add onion and mix
-In a separate bowl, combine buttermilk and egg, then add to dry mix.
-When oil reaches 350 degrees, drop tablespoon sized balls of batter into oil
-Fry for 1 minute or until golden brown
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