Comments on: daring bakers dec 2007: yule log

By: marshmallows (twd) « The Way the Cookie Crumbles

marshmallows (twd) « The Way the Cookie Crumbles — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:58:15 +0000

[...] a blog baking group, problems arose with the recipe that I didn’t have. After months of curdled coffee buttercream, soupy lemon curd, flat party cakes, not-so-gooey gooey chocolate cakes, and a lemon cream that [...]

By: Dolores

Dolores — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 07:42:20 +0000

Congratulations… on a successful first challenge AND your move, which I hope went well. And welcome… I can see already that you’ll fit right in. I’m with you “Do NOT…” instructions drive me nuts.

By: martha martha martha «

martha martha martha « — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:57:48 +0000

[...] buttercream frosting. I had my doubts going in, because I haven’t had the most successful history of working with buttercream. Also, I was only making a third of the recipe. I know buttercream is very temperature sensitive, [...]

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:31:38 +0000

Gorgeous yule log! I am also impressed with your save of the buttercream. No one would be the wiser Happy new year!

By: Wendy

Wendy — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 09:39:53 +0000

Wow, you made this on top of the holidays, visitors and an impending move! Bravo to you! Your Yule Log looks great. I wanted a temperature too and went hot for fear of not cooking the egg whites. I read over in Tartelettes write-up that the temp was 140F. Great Job. Wendy

By: Deborah

Deborah — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 20:35:20 +0000

I think I only used 3 or 4 mushrooms on the final cake. We ended up eating the rest, which was fine because the ones on the cake got all soggy from being in the fridge. Your cake looks wonderful! Great job on your first challenge!

By: Gretchen Noelle

Gretchen Noelle — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 23:46:05 +0000

I certainly enjoyed your rant! When I can sort of flow with the recipe, the fact that things are not specific doesn’t bother me. But when I must follow something to a T I want specifics! Well, I am impressed by the outcome, especially knowing there are so many quirks under the buttercream! Great job! Congrats on your first DB recipe!

By: sidfaiwu

sidfaiwu — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:36:14 +0000

o.O You made that?!? Is there anything you can't do, Bridget? One year, two moves, one marriage, one PhD, and a Yule Log! That's quite a year. When I saw the pictures before I read the post, I thought those were real mushrooms. Wow.

By: Tara

Tara — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 00:01:49 +0000

Gorgeous Yule log and a wonderfully entertaining write up!

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:27:35 +0000

You don’t mention taste. Was it any good? It certainly looks pretty enough.