Baking & Pastry - Day 18

Today we made cheesecakes.  Our group made regular cheesecake with strawberry filling/design and also peanut butter/chocolate cheesecake... YUM!  We baked the cheesecakes ( they need to cool and we will plate them on Wednesday)  then we made two cookies to cut and bake on Wednesday.

Peanut Butter Cheesecake...... YUM!

Baking & Pastry - Day 17

Today we cut, filled and decorated our chiffon cake.   Check out the chef's demo and the pictures..

And my cake for Ray (at Watson) and my class mates and their cakes...

Baking & Pastry - Day 16

Today we made chocolate mousse, chocolate ganache and then put our devils food cake together.  We sliced it into three layers - on the first layer we put the chocolate ganache and then on the second layer we put raspberry jam.  We frosted the cake in chocolate mousse, then decorated it with bark chocolate, jimmies, and more chocolate.  This cake is SO awesome.  My husband loved it!  Here are some pictures of the chef doing the demo...

and pictures of classmates working on and displaying their cakes...

AND finally, my cake!!! ( it was unbelievably delicious!!)

Baking & Pastry - Day 15

Today I went to class early to make up for a class that I missed.  I made apple turnovers, cheese sticks, and other puff pastry delicacies.   Then we made our devils food cake in preparation for Friday's class and our chiffon cake in preparation for Monday's class.

Baking & Pastry - Day 14

Today in class we had our second practical. We had to make an apple pie, a fruit tart, eclairs, cream puffs and swans with pastry cream filling.  Here are my delicious baked goods for this evening:


Fruit Tart                                                                                 Apple Pie

Swans, Eclairs and Puff Pastry

Baking & Pastry - Day 13

Today we took our second quiz and prepared for Wednesday's practical.  On Wednesday we have to make apple pie, fruit tart, cream puffs, eclairs and swans.  Tomorrow should be loads of fun!

Baking & Pastry - Day 12

I missed this class because we missed our plane from Atlanta to Orlando due to the weather.  I am making up the class the week of Nov. 30th so will post pictures then.