The first Saturday of the month is when I share all the things that I baked in the previous month and it was a pretty busy baking month which is surprising as I have a new job and my husband had surgery this month.
I have noticed that I tend to get a bit .....I want to say obsessed but that feels too strong....I tend to make several versions of the same thing quite regularly until i then move onto the next thing. This month it is roulades/swiss rolls. Who knows what the next one will be!
So my first bake for the month was supposed to be the Chocolate Swiss Roll from First, Cream the Butter and Sugar. This used a different technique to the normal technique that you see in recipes for roulades/swiss roll/sponge rolls - whatever you want to call it. For me, the technique didn't work. When I tried to roll it the sponge broke so we ended up with a very skinny three layer cake. It did taste nice though.
I then needed to prove that I could make a sponge roll style cake so I went back to a recipe I first made 6 years ago - Honey Sponge Roll. This used the normal technique and worked a treat. It was interesting to go back and read that post. This was something I made for my husband when he was still my boyfriend!! I actually made this recipe again today.
Great Australian Bake off is back and in the first show, they made a raspberry and black pepper cake but it appears as though it is not going to be possible to find the recipes from the show. I was therefore looking at various different recipes when I had the brainwave to make a raspberry roulade. The best part of this is definitely the filling which is cream cheese and cream - almost a cheesecake filling.
The next thing I made was the vanilla cake from First, Cream the Butter and Sugar. Again, this used a different technique than I am used to (reverse creaming). We really enjoyed this, but the part I was raving about is the buttercream. This is a German butter cream which is made using creme patisserie so it has a custardy taste. I would be more than happy to just make a big bowl of that and eat it!
A couple of years ago, my fixation (that's a better word than obsession) was on self-saucing puddings. We had a friend come for dinner and we tried a new recipe but for dessert I made this Spicy Ginger and Apple Self Saucing Pudding which I posted about here.
It was my birthday in June, so I did get some baking equipment as gifts. I have expanded my collection of bundt tins. I am keen to try doing the mini bundt cakes. Just need to find a recipe to make in them
I continue to borrow cookbooks from the library. These are the books I borrowed this month:
I am sharing this post with Sherry from Sherry's Pickings for her In My Kitchen event.
Weekly meals
It's wonderful to be able to try out cookbooks, I think, by borrowing them first from the library.
ReplyDeleteI've never tried a Swiss roll. It's on my baking bucket list.
I like making them Deb!! Give it a go!
DeleteYour cakes all look delicious! My son-in-law makes wonderful rolled cakes but I’m afraid to try this technique.
ReplyDeletebest, mae at maefood.blogspot.com
They taste delicious Mae. I am not that great at rolling but practice makes perfect right!
DeleteA rolled cake is on my list as well. I am lazy when it comes to "fussy" recipes, but fortunately not my daughter. This would be a fun project in our shared time in the kitchen. I echo Mae, everything looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteIt's actually not that fussy Melynda.
DeleteI love borrowing cookbooks! I was thinking that I have a large amount of baking items that I have hardly used.
ReplyDeleteBut I am lusting after those mini bundt pans!
I really need to find a recipe for the bundt tins for sure.
DeleteBelated birthday blessings and good luck for the new job. Hope all went well with your husbands surgery :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Tandy! He's on the road to recovery now!
DeleteI have just about all of Belinda's books including that one. My birthday in June too. Happy happy! Yes I found some of Emily's recipes a bit weird technique-wise. Love the vanilla cake (great sprinkles) and the bundt tins. I always get hubby to grease and flour my big one as he is so good at it and nothing ever sticks. Have a great month! cheers sherry
ReplyDeleteI am going to try to find something to cook from Belinda's cookbook this month.
ReplyDeleteOh I do love a bundt tin and those look fabulous! Buttercream with creme patisserie? Sign me up! Everything looks so delicious!
ReplyDeleteCookbooks are my obsession and it makes so much sense to borrow them from the library first. I usually find a cozy corner in a bookstore to peruse them.
ReplyDelete