Sweet Treats

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Hello Kitty!

There seems to be a resurgence of Hello Kitty happening... which I am not at all opposed to! I was recently asked to make some Hello Kitty cupcakes for an order and was pretty excited play with some ideas!

Started with some pink cupcakes....

and kitty faces

some pink frosting...and lost of luster dust!

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Girl Scout Cookie Bake Off

Last week I represented Water Street Coffee Joint in the local Girl Scout Cookie Bake off. Chef from local resturants were asked to prepare a dessert using Girl Scout cookies. After much deliberation and a lot of trial and error I decided on a Samoa Waffle with Dulce de Leche gelato and a homemade salted caramel topping.

I crushed up the Samoa cookies and created a waffle using them, toasted coconut and coconut milk. For the gelato, I used the vanilla bean gelato we serve at Water Street and added chunks of toasted coconut and crushed Dolce de Leche Girl Scout Cookies. I put a scoop of the gelato on top of a warm toasted Samoa waffle and smothered the whole thing with a thick homemade salted caramel... Ta-da!

Me and my intern!

My Desert ended up getting second place!

As part of the event we were also asked to create an auction item. I made a fondant cake with gum paste daisies and gold girl scout cookies!