Special Occasion

So today was our midterm. We had a looong written and then 

we had to make a cake. 

Everyone got different cakes they had to make, but you could flavor it whatever you wanted. You also got to choose any occasion/holiday to decorate your cake with.

obviously i chose halloween.

and this is what i did.

 

It's a chocolate cake with an orange buttercream and covered in chocolate glaze, yuuum.

notice the cats head thats ripped off.

things are getting serious

  Black Forest Cake

I don't remember which cake this was. Don't really care either.

covering cakes.

Merry Christmas or something

If you're hungry, don't look down.

Let me expalin myself this is our petit four project. My partner and I created a tray of petit fours with a sort of traditional american theme to it. I'll name all of them starting from the left gingersnaps with orange zest, apple apricot dartois slice (kind of like apple pie..i did this one) lemon curd with a honey lavender meringue, brownies with cherry port balsamic compote, banana split barquettes (i did these), mini whoopie pies (mine), some crap my partner did, and then some chocolate strawberry swirl cookies (those are mine too)

keep in mind they are all no bigger than 2 inches (besides that one crap my partner made)

Petit Fours!!

AN ARMY OF MACAROONS!!!

Sarah Bernharts

(they're not finished yet, I think we're glazing them tomorrow)

Gerbet Macaroons, Passion Fruit Curd Barquettes, Tuiles, Shortbead Cookies, Palets aux Raisins, Financier aux Noisettes, and Chocolate Macaroons!

At the end of each class we have to plate our own petit fours.

I have a feeling I'm going to be getting out late for the rest of the week.

great.

At least I know I get to see my Chicago friends this weekend..HI!