The need to challenge myself is really why I bake. Take bunt cakes for example. The cake itself is not hard to make its getting the crazy thing out of the pan. One weekend I baked a stupid bunt cake 3 or 4 times before it came out freely from the pan. Non-stick my...OK this is a PG blog but in my head I was not happy.
The other thing that has really not worked until several weeks ago was Swiss Buttercream. It looked simple and the directions made it all look easy but I have gone through many pounds of butter trying to make thing EASY recipe. I did succeed when it matter most. I had my mother-in-law here and my husband's siblings. I was making a Fall meal because in August of this year it was fall like. I had a Turkey in the oven and roast vegetables in with it. I had make the cupcakes which were lovely, round, plump mounds of goodness. I had fresh strawberries and I thought,"What the heck lets give this a go." I always talk in the plural when I am am encouraging myself.
I got the egg whites out and the sugar that was needed. I started the double boiler and found the right bowl to do this in. Got out that crazy $20 hand held mixer that I had bought and went for it. Within 15 minutes I had the most firm and enjoyable icing I have ever tasted.
It pays to never give up. The evening was a success and I was extremely proud of the fact that I was able to pull it all off. If only they knew how close it was to having a horrible dessert.
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