Let's Talk BBQ
Recipes => Recipes => Baker's Corner => Topic started by: ACW3 on January 23, 2015, 08:14:07 PM
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First of all, I cannot take credit for the following cakes. I wish I could, but I can’t. Last August I was approached by my college fraternity to help establish a new colony at Johnson and Wales University in Charlotte. I accepted the role of liaison to the University for the next two years. Most of the members are in the culinary arts program. Some specialize in becoming the chef's of tomorrow. Some become the pastry chef’s of tomorrow. Others become sommeliers of tomorrow. Still others go into hotel management. They are all focussed on what they want to be. I am jealous! I wish this had been available to me many years ago. I get to interact with them quite a lot. Needless to say, they make me feel young!! The good news is, I have a lot of credibility with them because they get to taste a lot of the things I am trying to prepare. The President of the Colony said to me several weeks ago that he was glad that they had someone who knew how to cook. I had prepared 15 quarts of elk chili and two pork butts that I pulled. Needless to say, none went to waste.
One of the young officers I advise prepared the following two cakes in his pastry class. I just had to share them with the LTBBQ Forum.
The first cake is a Black Forest cake.
(http://i1034.photobucket.com/albums/a429/acwiesemann/10917275_1598201237082843_1255398092819897340_n_zps72123513.jpg) (http://s1034.photobucket.com/user/acwiesemann/media/10917275_1598201237082843_1255398092819897340_n_zps72123513.jpg.html)
The second cake is a Chocolate Pistachio tort.
(http://i1034.photobucket.com/albums/a429/acwiesemann/10931348_1597860277116939_7990298187786447492_n_zpsc9867991.jpg) (http://s1034.photobucket.com/user/acwiesemann/media/10931348_1597860277116939_7990298187786447492_n_zpsc9867991.jpg.html)
Unfortunately, I have not been able to taste either one. They do pass the “EYE TEST”, however.
Enjoy. I have some more of their work to share with you later.
Art
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They both look fabulous, I can almost taste them just by looking at the pictures. ;)
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WOW!!!!
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You had me at pistachios.
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Works of Art ;D
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Boy, I sure would like to have a slice of that Black Forest cake!
Pardon me while I clean the drool off my keyboard now...
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Oh, that's nasty ::)
Hub
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not before breakfast. oh those look good.
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WOW Art..you are a lucky guy to be able to be part of this program.. I can make them cakes tho, but I'm self taught. I like pretty foods, and like I love to say, we all know it has to be pretty. Pam .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
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I'm not a big dessert guy - I eat most of my cakes for breakfast.
I just hit the brew button on the Keurig, so, please pass over a slice of both ! ! !
BD
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That's great you get to help and work with future cooks Art!!! Beautiful cakes and I'll have the pistachio one! Don
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Sounds like you will have a coll time,I am sure you will teach them a thing or two about cooking good food that is not as fancy artsy as the stuff they cook in school.
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Ken,
That learning goes in both directions. I observed them (the whole group) prepare a meal for about 40 people. Basic prep I didn't learn anything. In fact, on most of the tasks I would have been way faster. Their organization and time management skills were really good, as a group. I did pick up one small tip about preparing to bake a custard pie, however. Tapping the pie plate with the custard in it gently on the counter to release all the air bubbles formed while mixing the custard with a mixer. I used this technique when I made a buttermilk custard pie. I think it helped.
Art