Not having the gumption to do a double layer chocolate cake this past weekend, I decided to do a recipe I had lurking in my 3-ring recipe collection for many years. Credit for the recipe: 101 cookbooks website, who credit the July 1974 issue of Gourmet Magazine who in turn credit reader Patricia Michaelson. Credit given where credit is due! Read More »
After my first quasi-success, I started researching the types of equipment I needed to bake with, and started ordering supplies. The obvious inspiration here is The Great British Baking Show. I have zero idea what attracted me to it other than watching a show on food that did not use shame as the basic pretense of how they would treat contestants. And I was in a long recovery from cracked ribs so that meant a lot of down time watching Netflix. Since there were totally everyday people on this show and I saw mistakes they made, I felt like I could tackle a cake or two. Each show was totally entertaining and educational. Everyone, including the audience, learned Read More »
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