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, where I go to experiment a little bit!
Creme brulee - well, Robert made them! My husband doesn't really do anything desserty except for a couple of South African ones and Creme Brulee. This was also an opportunity for use our new ramekins which I posted last month.
Polish Honey cake - I posted about making this cake last week.
Vanilla cake with Russian Butter Cream - I have a couple of different vanilla cakes with different icings that I wanted to try. I made one with German Butter Cream a couple of months ago, but this month I made the Vanilla Cake from Dinner by Nagi Maehashi (which I reviewed here ) which I then covered with Russian Buttercream. I was trying to do three circles of sprinkles as the decoration but it didn't really work
I do seem to be buying more cookbooks at the moment so here are the two that I bought this month, along with a round platter I bought at a garden centre. I went to art exhibitions and saw a red and white resin platter that I really liked but it cost about $400 which was way too much. So then I was looking at Etsy to see if I could get something similar, which then sent me down the path of Italian ceramics. I have ended up with an Italian-ish version which I am happy. Yes, I am aware that this is not red and which check, but never mind. I can't explain how my brain works at the best of times.
I am sharing this post with Sherry from Sherry's Pickings for her In My Kitchen event.
Weekly meals
Your cakes always look very tempting! I was fascinated by all the varieties of buttercream you documented recently.
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It was an interesting post to put together Mae!
DeleteIt’s a lovely plate.
ReplyDeleteWhat did you think of the Russian buttercream? It seems like it could be too buttery or too sweet, or both?
I actually really liked it. It wasn't too sweet or buttery. Definitely worth giving it a go Shelleyrae!
DeleteYou make the prettiest desserts, I love the look of them all but that vanilla cake is a stunning. Bet it was delicious.
ReplyDeleteIt was definitely a winner Tina!
DeleteEverything looks really delicious but I probably would have enjoyed the creme brulee and the honey cake the best! My honey cakes always come out dry- yours looks like a really good recipe.
ReplyDeleteI love that platter. I keep buying cookbooks too. AArrgh my poor groaning shelves. Gotta love a bundt cake! Thanks for joining in this month.
ReplyDeletewas the resin platter from dinosaur designs? I have had my eye on one for years but it is $450! Eek.
ReplyDeleteI love the look of that Polish honey cake! I do love the idea of baking a cake but I bake them so rarely (More of a bread baker).. and now it's so hot it's hard to imagine switching on the oven :)
ReplyDeleteI love your honey bundt cake, thinking I will make that one with our own honey. So tempting to buy new cookbooks, and I love your plate.
ReplyDeleteMy cookbook collection is bowing the shelves in the bookcase. I can't bear to part with them though. And your new platter is lovely, lemons are so summery.
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