AlanRickman1946 Posted October 13 Posted October 13 I feel like making a tres leches cake. I dunno though. What baked goods have you made that have been show stoppers?
Illuminati Posted October 13 Posted October 13 The last I made was a simple orange pound cake, it turned out great
AlanRickman1946 Posted October 13 Author Posted October 13 Just now, Illuminati said: The last I made was a simple orange pound cake, it turned out great Sounds delectable. I love a dense and moist pound cake.
glitch Posted October 13 Posted October 13 Lots of stuff. One of the best things I made was a raspberry ripple cake with vanilla buttercream and a white chocolate drip over the top. Carrot, red velvet, chocolate cakes and victoria sponges are normally a pretty safe bet. I made a Boston cream pie the other day, which was amazing, I'd never had one before. Also baked and no bake cheesecakes (with a biscuit base, never tried making the Basque version before). I think I prefer baked just because it's easier to get a smooth top and even filling. Cookies and muffins normally turn out pretty well and don't really require any decoration. I love the big chunky new York style cookies. Pastry can be very hit and miss for me. The pastry itself normally comes out well, but I've tried a lot of different tart recipes some of which haven't tasted so good (especially anything vegan and chocolate can be difficult to get the balance of sweetness vs richness). 2 2
AlanRickman1946 Posted October 13 Author Posted October 13 15 minutes ago, glitch said: Lots of stuff. One of the best things I made was a raspberry ripple cake with vanilla buttercream and a white chocolate drip over the top. Carrot, red velvet, chocolate cakes and victoria sponges are normally a pretty safe bet. I made a Boston cream pie the other day, which was amazing, I'd never had one before. Also baked and no bake cheesecakes (with a biscuit base, never tried making the Basque version before). I think I prefer baked just because it's easier to get a smooth top and even filling. Cookies and muffins normally turn out pretty well and don't really require any decoration. I love the big chunky new York style cookies. Pastry can be very hit and miss for me. The pastry itself normally comes out well, but I've tried a lot of different tart recipes some of which haven't tasted so good (especially anything vegan and chocolate can be difficult to get the balance of sweetness vs richness). You sound like an incredible baker. Have you ever tried or baked a tres leche cake?
glitch Posted October 13 Posted October 13 1 minute ago, AlanRickman1946 said: You sound like an incredible baker. Have you ever tried or baked a tres leche cake? I haven't no, but I've made similar genoise type sponge cakes (where you separate the eggs, beat them separately with other ingredients and then fold together). Definitely requires a bit more skill than a standard sponge since the mixing technique is super important, but as long as you don't rush it it should be ok. I've used loads of recipes from this channel and they always explain everything very clearly, so I'd give this one a go:
AlanRickman1946 Posted October 13 Author Posted October 13 6 minutes ago, glitch said: I haven't no, but I've made similar genoise type sponge cakes (where you separate the eggs, beat them separately with other ingredients and then fold together). Definitely requires a bit more skill than a standard sponge since the mixing technique is super important, but as long as you don't rush it it should be ok. I've used loads of recipes from this channel and they always explain everything very clearly, so I'd give this one a go: Yes I heard the egg separating part is very important. Thank you for the recommendation. What do you think of tres leches cake? Does it sound sickly sweet?
Alldeezy Posted October 13 Posted October 13 No I even remember when I thought I made something so good but forgot the flower and ended up being one flat crispy tastey thing
AlanRickman1946 Posted October 13 Author Posted October 13 14 minutes ago, Alldeezy said: No I even remember when I thought I made something so good but forgot the flower and ended up being one flat crispy tastey thing Oh flour. I thought you meant flower de decorations. 1
Alldeezy Posted October 13 Posted October 13 4 minutes ago, AlanRickman1946 said: Oh flour. I thought you meant flower de decorations. Lmao did I seriously type flower instead of flour #Oops
Draper. Posted October 13 Posted October 13 I've tried lots of Claire Saffitz's recipes. Her key lime pie turns out great everytime.
Europe Posted October 13 Posted October 13 I love baking but do it rarely since we are not supposed to eat sugar. I made very delicious brownies in the past but not really anymore - gotta avoid the calories.
AlanRickman1946 Posted October 13 Author Posted October 13 19 minutes ago, Draper. said: I've tried lots of Claire Saffitz's recipes. Her key lime pie turns out great everytime. Love key lime pie 9 minutes ago, Europe said: I love baking but do it rarely since we are not supposed to eat sugar. I made very delicious brownies in the past but not really anymore - gotta avoid the calories. I've made good blondies
HausOfPunk Posted October 13 Posted October 13 Many things. Banana bread, cookies, cake, pie, muffins. As long as I follow a recipe, I'm good.
glitch Posted October 13 Posted October 13 1 hour ago, AlanRickman1946 said: Yes I heard the egg separating part is very important. Thank you for the recommendation. What do you think of tres leches cake? Does it sound sickly sweet? It's not got lots of sugar in it tbh but I guess there's extra sweetness from the condensed milk, but that's diluted by the other two milks. I'd worry more about the sheer amount of milk being overbearing but apparently it works (and you don't have to use all the milk)
YouSmellLikeHospital Posted October 14 Posted October 14 Coffee/espresso cheesecake with coffee whipped cream I love baking, but I haven't done it in a while
Ewan Chaos Posted October 14 Posted October 14 I hate baking It works tho because I prefer savory foods over sweets and I love cooking. So really it's only breads (usually a whole wheat sandwich loaf) that I really bake. I will say I've done key lime pies pretty well. But I usually just get a store-bought crust LOL which to be fair a couple times I made it for people who were gluten-free and I'm not gonna try to make a gluten-free crust from scratch.
popmusicisdead Posted October 14 Posted October 14 a bit basic but i'm very good at making banana bread. the secret is to use oil instead of butter (or use high fat percentage butter). makes it incredibly moist
AlanRickman1946 Posted October 14 Author Posted October 14 1 hour ago, popmusicisdead said: a bit basic but i'm very good at making banana bread. the secret is to use oil instead of butter (or use high fat percentage butter). makes it incredibly moist I've been delectable banana chocolate chunk muffins.
AlanRickman1946 Posted October 19 Author Posted October 19 2 hours ago, Europe said: I'll make this today for an office event. Well received?
Aston Martin Posted October 19 Posted October 19 Baklava is the last baked good I made from scratch that turned out well. I have made boxed pumpking bread though, but I don't think that counts since it wasn't from scratch.
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