happiness.

ah.
i can breathe.
i am not sick anymore, thank the Lord! (i was down with a kidney infection)

Midweek a little beauty arrived at my house, a Canon EF 50mm lens 1.8 - :)

Today I went into school early and made up my practical from last week, St. Honore Cake.

          made with pate brisee, pate a choux, chiboust, whipped cream, and caramel.

caramel cage: (....see? the 50 is magic) 

since i am in a good mood (thank you Adele) i will share this: earlier today while making this cake, I was almost done...I mean in the home stretch, all I had left to do was make the caramel cage. So I put the sugar and water on the stove and preceded to wash dishes. I suppose I got so into the dishes that I looked up to see the pot of sugar water steaming something fierce. I raced over to the pot and when i got there the caramel was dark dark brown...and i was so careful not to burn it the first time. hehe, and then one of the chefs comes in and flips the switch for the fan because the entire room was smokey.....it happens.


and moving on.

Sabayon 

dessert sauce made with wine (white, marsala, etc.), eggs yolks, sugar & whipped cream. 

put it on some fruit and torch it:

 Chocolate Raspberry Souffle

Time consuming and not very tasty, but nonetheless we must know how to make them. I opted out of the pain chocolate and added raspberry jam. This made the souffle collapse almost instantly because it was too heavy, but the flavor...oh! oh yes! 

Lava Cakes

Chocolate cakes that are made in such a way that when you cut them open "lava" comes out. 

oohh magic. 

Charlotte Russe

possibly the best cake ever. 

made with ladyfingers, chocolate mousse, bavarian cream, and a chocolate ganache glaze.  

"This cake will make you want to slap someone." 

Charlotte Royal

outside: a sponge roll with jelly

 inside: bavarian cream. 

"the brain"

Stencil Cakes

made with stenciled sponge roll, blackberry mousse, apricot mousse, topped with an apricot glaze. 

note: not for the weak tongues (packs a lot of punch)

(disclaimer: these pictures were taken pre 50mm lens...sorry)

i have a confession to make: i have been eating in class every day this week. 

i suppose mentally i am making up for last week, but still...

music is grand. 

goodnight.