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Welcome to 52 weeks of theme-based baking! This is a great way for beginners to learn, and for experienced bakers to expand their skill set and explore their creativity.
52-weeks of theme-based baking! Great way for beginners to learn and for experienced bakers to expand their skill set and explore their creativity.
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Week 44: Samhain. More soul cakes
Very tasty and easy!
16:04 UTC
Week 44: Samhain - Pumpkin Oatmeal Cream Pies
15:54 UTC
Week 44: Samhain - Soul Cakes
15:36 UTC
Week 44: Samhain - vegan soul cakes
23:17 UTC
Week 43: Gelling Agent - Giant Mocha Marshmallows
22:54 UTC
Week 44 (Samhain): Witch’s fingers (Almond shortbread with nutella and raspberry jam)
22:31 UTC
Week 40: 3D Shape - Haunted House cake (hopefully won't weirdly stretch horizontally again)
20:13 UTC
Week 44: Samhain - Irish Soda Bread
Added dried cherries instead of currants or raisins. Baked in Le Creuset Bread Oven.
23:41 UTC
Week 44: Samhain - Irish Barmbrack
23:40 UTC
Week 40: 3D Shape - Bust
00:08 UTC
Week 42: Enriched Dough - Apple Butter Brioche Buns
22:11 UTC
Week 44: Samhain - Soul cakes
17:08 UTC
Week 40: 3d shape - Bagel (ring)
05:19 UTC
Week 44: Samhain — Irish buttermilk brown bread
01:05 UTC
Week 44: Samhain - Apple Crumble Custard Layer Cake
I knew nothing about Samhain so did a lot of research for this theme. I found that the festival symbolised the end of the harvest season, and also that apples were used in divination rituals and have strong links to immortality. I took inspiration from this idea and thought about a dish that I associate with the end of the harvest season - apple crumble and custard. I then had inspiration from the milk bar apple pie cake and although my cake looks quite similar I ended up not actually using any of the original recipe. So whilst I used recipes for each component, this overall creation was my own, which I have only done a few times before!
The first thing I knew I had to change from the milk bar cake was that I did not want liquid cheesecake as a layer. Apple crumble is always served with custard in my household, so that was an easy switch to crème pâtissière. I then made the components of an apple crumble but separately, so the crumble went in the oven and the apples on the hob. I prefer big chunky bits of crumble, so I deliberately left larger pieces in the mix. I also changed up the cake recipe to my favourite hero sponge but made the cinnamon variant, to complement the apple filling. I finally made some toffee apples and then layered the cake/custard/crumble/apple in a cake ring with acetate and froze to set and defrosted before topping with a toffee apple and serving.
Whilst on reflection this actually only has quite a loose connection to the theme, this is one of the best things I've baked and one of my proudest creations so far! It tasted like apple crumble, just in cake form, which is exactly what I was going for. It was my first time making a milk bar style layered cake and I'll definitely try this method again one day!
23:00 UTC
Week 40: 3D Shape - Vegan Fudge Bunnies [Fail]
22:10 UTC
Week 44: Samhain - Pumpkin Tea Cake w/ Meringue
Recipe is from the Tartine cookbook!
19:22 UTC
Week 44: Samhain - Brown Butter Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
19:09 UTC
Week 41: Buns - Pistachio Buns
18:59 UTC
Week 44: Samhain - Scottish Shortbread
I really liked this recipe:
https://bonnibakery.com/traditional-scottish-shortbread/#recipe
15:43 UTC
Week 43: Gelling Agent - Panna Cotta w/ Raspberry Gelee
12:44 UTC
Week 43: Gelling - apple pie
04:30 UTC
Week 43: Gelling agent - Chocolate pudding trifle
00:41 UTC