Monday, May 27, 2013

TWD: Savory Brioche Pockets

Like all pockets of flavor, such as raviolis and wontons, these Savory Brioche Pockets are satisfying, tasty, and of course, a pain in the butt to make. You have to roll out dough, cut out 24 circles, fill it with goodness, and then seal them. Ugh...too much work. 

Though, I guess it was worth it. They were filled with caramelized onions, goat cheese, potatoes, and blanched asparagus. MmMmm....

I think next time I'll just make half moons or triangles to save time. And I would definitely add more cheese. I love cheese. Or go with something else...I'm thinking something with curry in it. 

For the recipe, check out Carie's blog, Loaves and Stitches. She was this week's host!

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

TWD: Fresh Rhubarb Upside-Down Baby Cakes


At first, I didn't really like the taste of these cakes. I thought the cake itself was too thick and processed. I also thought that the rhubarb and the butter cake didn't work well together. I was about to call this batch a massive FAILbake, but then, I tried it the next day and it was so much better. 

I used three different pan sizes for the cakes; mini muffin, regular muffin, and ramekin. The ramekin one was definitely my favorite. It was the perfect ratio of rhubarb and cake. Also, it had a large surface area to plop a dollap of whipped cream on top. 
The juices from the rhubarb took it's sweet time as it slowly seeped into the cake and gave it a nice pang of sourness. And even though, I don't like the consistency of the cake, I thought it was very nice when you have only a small layer of it. The muffin pan ones had way too much cake and not enough rhubarb. 

Though I have to say, no matter what pan size I used, the cakes looked really ugly. When I flipped my first batch of cakes over, I was so sad. They were so chock full of crevices, it gave me the chills. BLEHHH.....I think next time I'll just frost the whole baby cake with whipped cream.


For the recipe, check out Erin's blog, When in Doubt...Leave it at 350 or better yet, get a copy of Baking with Julia and join in the fun! Also, if you're interested in how other TWD baker's made their cakes, check out the blogroll!