Playing with Cupcakes... :))

Cupcakes out of high-ratio cakes were made and iced with Simple and European Buttercreams. Their outcomes were compared and effects of color adding in them were studied. It was fun playing around with different color combinations and making buttercream flowers. 

Cake decoration @ school..

This week was all about cake making and assembly. We made both modern and classic gateaux and tortes. It was the most exciting week for me!

Red Velvet cake with Creme Cheese icing

Banana-Buttercrunch Cake

This is my first attempt towards modern desserts. The fun flavor of banana and chocolate with hint of rum and smooth oozing Sabayon. The hot dessert is cooled with vanilla ice cream and lent sweet crunch with a brulee and sour raspberries. 

First Customer cake

I assisted my school's lecturer in making this cake. It was really fun and a great experience working with Connie Ruel.

'Farm to Table' Day

This day was about utilizing locally grown ingredients and design plated dessert with a side, dessert sauce and garnish. Working in team was great and I got to learn lot about team work.

Peach Passionata with Honey Caramel and Candied Habanero

Goat-Cheese Short Cake with Roasted Peach and Rhubarb Sauce

Goat-cheese Cheesecake with Roasted Peach and Caramel Sauce

Frozen Desert Plating ;)

It was all about frozen dessert plating today in the school.. Frozen desserts such as Souffle glaze, Bombe, Sorbets, Sherbets, Granite, Baked Alaska, and many more :))

Chocolate Parfait

Souffle Glaze

Bombe

Baked Alaska

Birthday Cake Rashi

This was my first attempt at a complex fondant design. My inspiration was my niece Rashis' birthday and I tried to incorporate all the things I know she likes.

Wedding Cake

This is a simple wedding cake with edible flower.

Black and White Themed Cake!

This is hand painted with edible black color. Simple but intricate design.

Wedding Cake

My first cake decoration attempt!

Contemporary tortes

White Chocolate Mousse cake

Inside view

Mousses :)

Jar Cake (Dark Chocolate Mousse)

Raspberry Mousse

More Bavaria!

Charlotte Royal

 Feuille D’Automn

Triple chocolate bavarian

Bavaria

Passion fruit Bavaria

Passionata

Raspberry Bavaria

Souffles

This are some savory and sweet souffles we made in school.

Orange-Chocolate Souffle

Red Pepper Souffle

Lemon-blackberry Souffle

Patisserie

Nut based meringue- Succes

Vaccerine disks

Pavlova

Mocha Frappuccino Cake!

Mocha Frappucchino Cake! :)

Tres-Leches

This one is a recipe I learned at the bakery I am interning at. I modified the recipe to replace the eggs though. Its a Tres-Leches cake, a classic combining three kinds of milk along with a layer of finely chopped fruits and some rum for that additional kick! ;) :)

Tres-Leches

Raspberry Citrus Cake

This time I wanted to focus more on cake decoration. Using some citrus fruits at home I made this Raspberry Citrus Cake. You can see me hard at work here.

See the end result!

Raspberry Citrus cake

A slice for you

Welcome Kunal!

Kunal, from California, a friend of ours was going to visit us on memorial day weekend. Wanted to make something special for him. This is what I came up with. Its a hazelnut chocolate cake, which my textbook calls Alhambra. Classic combination of roasted crushed hazelnuts and chocolate-ganache filling. My friend is gonna love it! :))

Alhambra

Caramelized Banana Rum Cake

Another weekend baking adventure!!!! 

Caramelized Banana Rum Cake

Cheesecakes!!

Of all the deserts I have made up till now, Cheesecakes are my favorite. Rich, dense, smooth, and creamy. Below is my take on a New York style Chocolate Cheesecake. Believe me it just melts in your mouth.. anyone?!

 New York style Chocolate Cheesecake

My luv's birthday!!

It was my husband's birthday on May 8th.... and I wanted to do something special for him. He absolutely adores Molten Lava Cakes and is probably the only person who places delivery order at Dominos for just the cakes.. lol!! :) :) These are supposed to be simple and quick but unfortunately my last two attempts were unsuccessful but i was pretty determined and as you can see these came out perfect!! Hurray!! :))

Molten Chocolate Lava Cake with vanilla sauce

Bon Voyage!

Today was full of mixed emotions, my friends Timsy and Evan Apel,  were moving to Seattle. They were my first friends here and we had spent several memorable dinner evenings... Full of crazy games, delicious food, and not so great movies :D Today was going to be our last dinner together in Boulder :(
          Wanted to make something special for them....my favorite cake back in India was Black Forest Cake and with fresh cherries back in season here ...I thought  dark chocolate and cherry filled Black Forest Cake would be the perfect farewell for the most special friends. The cake came out perfect and everyone loved it but that was still not enough to overcome the emptiness I was feeling inside. :'(

                           

Black Forest Cake


         This is how it looked from inside... Fresh cherry filled..

                                                

Mad Over Doughnuts!! :D

Most crazy day in the school!! Office staff, culinary chefs, students... just about everyone gathers in our kitchen lured by the aroma of fresh doughnuts!! Fresh, moist, mouth-watering doughnuts :))

Chocolate cake doughnuts

French Doughnuts