GeorgiaRicotta was the food challenge this past week and my Saturday Bites recipe did not call for a full container of ricotta. So I decided to find another bake recipe to use it up in. These cookies were really tasty. More cake like, less cookie. The flavors were very subtle. Not overly sweet.. A simple lemon glaze. All in all a tasty little cookie. Glad I went simple because who can compete with a yummy peanut butter pie (Happy Birthday Mom!) and a banana / pineapple Hawaiian cake AmyOn Monday (May 27) Mom would have turned 79. So to celebrate I decided to take a crack at one of her very favorites. Peanut Butter Pie. I have never made this before so I wasn't exactly sure of myself. I pretty much nailed it. But if I were to make it again I don't think I'd bother with the whipped cream. Maybe a touch of chocolate syrup. The recipe calls for a double boiler. If you don't have one don't rush out to buy one. Unless you plan on using it a lot. I simply put a saucepan of water on to boil then use a stainless steel mixing bowl as the top. Just be mindful and keep a pot holder with you. For this recipe you can use either a 9" baked pie shell or a graham cracker crust (baked or unbaked). I made a graham cracker crust. Nikita I want it to be known here on Sunday Bakery that I sold my first half sheet cake. It is a Banana & Pineapple cake. It has the makings of a Hummingbird Cake but no nuts. I'll tell you this feat was not easy for me. I had to bake the cake twice because I forgot the baking soda the first time. Trying to find twelve ripened bananas at the grocery store at 10:30pm almost gave me a heart attack. I also took on the challenge of working with fondant. I bought white fondant and dyed it to make the surfboards and graduation hat with tassel. The icing is a classic cream cheese with crushed graham crackers as beach sand. The ocean is also cream cheese frosting dyed two different shades of blue and topped with a clear piping gel to give the reflective quality of water. I'm even proud of the piping work. Not too shabby. It took me five hours and most of the skills used here were learned on YouTube. The best part was when I showed Steve his graduation cake for his Hawaiian Luau party, he smiled and said he loved it! Melted my heart to know someone loved it as much as I do. Cheers to more years or more cakes to come. Another fantastic bake week.
I LOVE peanut butter pie and am salivating just looking at Amy's pie. And Nikita's baking / cake decorating skills are amazing. (FYI, she's in the Phoenix area if you need a cake made for your special occasion. Until next week, Georgia, Amy and Nikita |
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