I tend to bake more when it's bleh outside. I have found some great recipes. This one was from Williams and Sonoma. I think they tend to go over the top with their recipes, so I don't make them often. This was a delicious pumpkin genoise. SCRRRUMM. It was not too sweet and the "cake" part was much more like the Russian desserts the girls at work bring in. The mousse was very light, so it wasn't too rich. Definitely going to make this one again.
I made these for my birthday. I think the fruit makes the desserts so much more pleasant. I can't wait to have more berries in season. I hope our own berries do better this year. We'll have raspberries and strawberries.
AND, yes, these have filling...gotta have filling.
And now for the big'un. My co-worker's daughter was turning 16 and she was at a loss for what to do. She sneaked in her daughter's room while she was sleeping and grabbed her cell phone for ideas. She found this cake and wondered if I could pull it off in 2 days. WOoo hoooo. I was all set up with the supplies, I just needed to figure out how to make zebra stripes. A few Youtube videos later, this is what it turned out like. Phew. I was so relieved that it turned out. I have never done a cake this style.
Top layer was white cake with bavarian cream and fresh strawberries for filling. The bottom was chocolate with white chocolate, cream cheese mousse filling.
The worst part was driving it to Tacoma assembled. I usually don't assemble cakes until I get there, but this had to be done and ready to go. The cars behind me must have been so mad...tee hee. Maybe I need a sticker on my window, "Transporting Cake"
