I’ve been asked for a long time now what method I use for applying ganache to my cakes, so I finally decided to do a tutorial. My methods aren’t ground breaking or innovative, but I do try to focus on teaching a process that is fast, simple, inexpensive and most importantly…repeatable. Give it a try and see for yourself. You might just be surprised at how simple it really can be!
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Sometimes, I can be inspired to create new flavors of cake from the strangest of things. Ice cream is my inspiration a lot of the time, especially good ice cream with as little ingredients as possible. Perhaps it’s the way that the flavors dance on your tongue and the way they play together in one bite. Good ice cream, for me, is never overly sweet and you can taste the actual flavors of the ice cream before you taste any sweetness. That’s the way I like my cake too, with lots and lots of real flavor and just enough sweetness to prove the point that it is actually dessert.
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Ah, Girl Scout Cookies…
Sweet little girls outside the local grocery store with smiles on their faces, badges sewn on their vests, hope in their hearts, baby raccoons back home as pets and…sweetened preservatives in a box. mmmmm, girl scout cookies.
Did you know that “Scouts” was adopted from the people who blazed the trail West? The scouts who lived long ago blazed the trails for the Girl Scouts of today. They ventured ahead and led and helped others. They were trusted by the people. They prepared themselves for every emergency. They made friends with all the things of nature. They made delicious cookies made from tree sap, small stones, and dung beetles.
