Trying to come up with something truly spectacular for mom's Mother's Day lunch was more challenging that I expected. "I don't care" wasn't the response I wanted. I finally ended up choosing steaks, mashed potatoes, rolls and watermelon. That was the easy part. The dessert was more challenging. Cake? Pie? Ice Cream? Cookies?
This was an Italian Cream cake with cream cheese frosting. Pretty tasty. Any ideas on another baby shower design? It seems like most of my orders lately have been for cakes instead of cupcakes. I've REALLY got to take some classes.
Not willing to brave the grocery store the day before Mother's Day, I turned to the fridge. I found some fresh strawberries. Blueberries in the freezer. Dehydrated raspberries in the pantry. So, I made a triple berry pie. I wasn't sure if the raspberries would work, but I rehydrated them and hoped for the best. I've had triple berry pie before, but never with strawberries. I hulled them, halved them, tossed in the blueberries and raspberries and tossed the whole mess with a little sugar. About 45 minutes later:
Yum. It turned out pretty well. Fresh raspberries might have produced a nicer texture, but it was tasty nonetheless.
I had an order for a first time mom's baby shower a few weeks ago. The order? Tres Leches cake (are you noticing how frequently this cake has made an appearance on the blog?) and a sheet cake to feed 50. Since I'm not a great cake decorator, I opted for the same design I did before, but in a lighter pink.
This was an Italian Cream cake with cream cheese frosting. Pretty tasty. Any ideas on another baby shower design? It seems like most of my orders lately have been for cakes instead of cupcakes. I've REALLY got to take some classes.
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