At the risk of making this sound like a food blog, I present you with pics of the sweets I served at a baby shower I hosted a few weeks ago for a labmate (before they go into the black hole that is my Pictures folder).
Figure 1. Madeleines. These take awhile to make, but their rich, buttery flavor is ah-so-worth-it! My favorite coffee cake hands-down.
Figure 2. Truffle cake. This is really not a cake, just pure truffle. What could be a better choice of a desert for a few dozen women? ;) The consensus was that it should be dubbed "Sinful." If I could only have one type of desert for the rest of my life, please let it be this melty goodness.
Figure 1. Madeleines. These take awhile to make, but their rich, buttery flavor is ah-so-worth-it! My favorite coffee cake hands-down.
Figure 2. Truffle cake. This is really not a cake, just pure truffle. What could be a better choice of a desert for a few dozen women? ;) The consensus was that it should be dubbed "Sinful." If I could only have one type of desert for the rest of my life, please let it be this melty goodness.
16 comments:
Yum!!! Too bad you don't live near me.
Yummy! Those are making me drool.
Oh, that looks tasty! I propose we set up a blogger meet-up, and everyone who has ever posted pictures of food that made the rest of us drool has to bring that food item to the meet-up!
Rebecca - that's what I was thinking when you paraded your Pi cake :)
Amanda - me too. I think I will have to make a desert soon (it's been a few weeks = way too long).
MadHatter - agreed! As long as each blogger only has to bring one item (now how do we get everyone to agree on the same item? ;)
Mad Hatter, clarification necessary: do you mean one item of posted food, or each item of posted food? I put up a recipe every week. Not that I haven't thought about quitting the whole science thing and going into catering and all... but...
Mmmmm, I love madeleines.
EtBr--I've thought about giving up science for catering too! Wanna start a business together if this science thing doesn't work out? :-) I have to say, though, my husband has astutely pointed out that the reason that seems like a good idea now is because I'm cooking by choice and for fun, and that I'll enjoy cooking a lot less if I were to do it for work. Oh, and I meant one food item per person. Perhaps you could let your readers pick their favorite?
Mad Hatter -
Funny, my husband is the one who wants me to go into catering or opening a bakery, and I'm the one who argues that I will enjoy it far less if I have to do it as a career! But I'm totally down for starting one up with another failed scientist! :)
Cath - I was quite excited when I found a recipe for madeleines that worked. If they were less work, I am sure I could score some major points for bringing them to meetings!
MadHatter and EtBromide - I wonder how many people consider cooking/baking as a backup career. Everyone's gotta eat! If y'all start that business, give me a holler ;)
EtBr and ScienceGirl--Sounds like an awesome plan! We can even incorporate things from our science backgrounds. For example, EtBr can make cakes in the shape of a teratoma (cancer research, right?), I can make ones shaped like Ebola, and ScienceGirl can make ones that look like the blue screen of death. People will just love them! :-)
Keyboard cakes, here we come ;)
Oh my gosh, truffle cake looks AMAZING!!
Albatross - thanks, it tasted to par too ;)
YUMMY!!!!!
I would like to place an order for sinful, to be shipped immediately.
ScientistMother - me too! My stove has been disconnected for a week (don't ask), but as soon as I have it back, you bet I will be making something sinful!
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