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Tag Archives: buttercream
Happy Birthday Penelope (part one)
I love birthday parties, I think they rank right up there with holidays. There is only one day a year where a party is held in your honor and it should be special. Since my children are still young they don’t have complete control over how their birthdays are celebrated, but they do give me [...]
Posted in Desserts, Family
Tagged as: ariel cake, buttercream, frosting, swiss buttercream, the little mermaid cake
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Daring Bakers Challenge: Raspberry Lemon Opera Cake
This month’s Daring Bakers Challenge is Opera Cake. May’s challenge is hosted by Daring Bakers founders Lis and Ivonne, and two newer members Fran and Shea. Before this challenge I’ve never heard of opera cake. Opera cake is a fancy shmancy French dessert, consisting of five different component –leave it to the French to make [...]
Posted in Daring Bakers, Desserts
Tagged as: almond cake, almond meal, blanched almonds, buttercream, Cake, Daring Bakers, egg whites, French desserts, ganache, glaze, joconde, lemon extract, mousse, Opera Cake, raspberry extract, simple syrup, white chocolate
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