No, not cake-bacon week….though that does sound intriguing.
My brother-in-law is getting married this Saturday, so the time has finally come for me to bake that wedding cake I’ve been talking about. We’re heading up there the evening before, so I need to have the cake finished a whole day early. So, pretty much this entire week has been and will continue to be consumed with activities related to cake-baking!
Yesterday, I spent most of my time taking care of tons of housework that I know I won’t have time for later in the week. I also needed to start prepping for the baking by getting everything in order. Here’s my list of solely cake related to-do’s for yesterday:
- clean out fridge to make room for two large cakes and a vat of frosting
- take all cake-baking paraphernalia out of wrappings
- calculate how much I need of each ingredient for the whole shebang
- clean and cover my prep table so cats don’t get fur on it
- shop for any remaining ingredients needed
- test fondant dyes on scraps of old fondant
- locate and set out all baking tools
That was a lot of work.
Today’s assignment was to make a triple batch of the buttercream icing. I managed to snap a few photos of the process…
Kitchen is absolutely covered in powdered sugar!
Here it is resting in the fridge. I’ll take it out first thing in the morning before I start baking so it has time to soften up again.
So, tomorrow is the day that will require the most work. I’ll be baking cake layers starting immediately after breakfast until whenever I’m done. I’m hoping I can get them all baked, cooled, and assembled in one day. I’ve gotta hurry and get the buttercream on them so that they don’t start getting stale.
What is the most delicious dessert you’ve ever eaten?
Bananas Foster, by far! I never get enough bananas…
Ooo! Good choice, warm bananas are so good!
I’m jealous of your sweet stainless steel cake station! When I get powdered sugar all over, it falls into cracks in the table, gets in the sink, all over the wood floor…hell to clean up!
I had a pretty amazing chocolate mousse in France quite a few years ago that I’ve never forgotten..but there have been a few delicious desserts in my lifetime
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My “sweet stainless steel cake station” is a cheap table from Ikea! We have one as a dining room table too. I can imagine that all the desserts in France would haunt my memory too if I got to try them.
Tres Leches cake from Eclipse Di Luna. So good. I don’t know why I didn’t think to order it when we went there actually.
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Oh heavens, I’m going to love this week. And as a dessert-loving fiend your question is impossible! France and Japan definitely blew my mind with desserts though
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Oooh, this sounds like a fun project! One of my fave desserts I’ve eaten is my salted chocolate sour cream cake. Yummers!
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That sounds amazing!
Wow I am MUCHO impressed that you are baking a wedding cake! I sending you good baking vibes 😉
Best dessert, hmmm probably beignets. Dipped in salted caramel…
Or some type of berry dessert. Like fruit crisp.
Say what! I love beignets but would never have thought to dip them in salted caramel, sounds amazing.
Good luck with the wedding cake. I know you’ll do an amazing job!!! I can’t wait to see the finished product. Remember the Vanilla Bean Cheesecake at The Cheesecake Factory? That was pretty dang good. YUM!!!
I think it’s so great you’re baking a wedding cake for family. Good luck!
The most delicious dessert I’ve eaten is maple cream pie from a little neighborhood restaurant near me. I’m not usually a pie fan, but it is amazing.
That sounds incredible, I love maple desserts.
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