Promise Acre baking

[Southern by choice]

@promiseacres why can't you live closer? We could have so much fun!

So over the next few weeks I have to make several different cakes/desserts.
This may prove to be a challenge.

1) Cannolis
2) Blackberry /Lemon cake with A mild Lemon Buttercream icing (piped)
3) Salted Caramel Cheesecake
4) "Twix" Ice Cream Cake
5) Tiramisu

Tiramisu is one of my very favorite desserts. I am wondering if I should make the cannolis with the Mascarpone since I have to make the mascarpone for the Tiramisu.
Of course then that gets me to thinking- UGH I could have used our milk for the cheese... but all the does are now dried off. Then I thought of my disaster with the cream separator.
Of course that gave my kids some great memories... milk... all over me, the kitchen, the floor...

I give them so much to laugh at.

They all love my ice cream cakes but many years ago the first one I ever made came from my neighbor. I used her recipe. She made these cakes for a hefty price but they were really good.
I followed her recipe for the icing to the "T". It seemed "wrong" but what did I know? Anyway the icing recipe was wrong and it was like concrete.
EVERY time I make an ice cream cake they all bring up the "cement" icing! EVERY TIME!

The desserts are all for the family. We are all getting together so you know how it is... everyone (grown kids) has to have something different.
It should be fun.

I wanted to ask you, and the fellow herdies on this thread... what are some of your "can't live without" baking items?

I want to get a tilting turntable. But I envision my cakes sliding right off onto the floor. I guess my kids would have another amusing story.
Anyone have one? Do you like it?

 

[Pastor Dave]

Unfortunately proximity doesn't help me with being too busy. I live an hour from my best friend and my kinfolk. I usually only see them 4 to 6 times a year. My congregation lives a few miles from me and only see them once a week.

 

[promiseacres]

I just got a turntable.... it's great though it's not tilting. My new favorite must have item is a silicone mat that I can roll out my pies, knead breads on, ect...love it
made soft pretzel sticks tonight....ate way too many. I will make chocolate chip cookies tomorrow I think.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Boy do those look scrumptious!!! .....ya wouldn't have had to if I was there....I love those things. I used to get them from a place called Hot Sam's here with cream cheese all over it. I have never made any before, but may have to give it a shot and see how they turn out....

 

[promiseacres]

Boy do those look scrumptious!!! .....ya wouldn't have had to if I was there....I love those things. I used to get them from a place called Hot Sam's here with cream cheese all over it. I have never made any before, but may have to give it a shot and see how they turn out....

Lots of recipes...I like mall pretzels on allrecipes...it does take a couple rises though... I put the leftovers in the freezer and then we reheat them in the microwave.

 

[Latestarter]

I'm too lazy o make them but sure do love those big hot, salted, soft pretzels with mustard... Generally one of those is enough for me but man are they good. Before I read the post, I though it was a tray of breakfast sausages... When I see food, I naturally go to meat first... I'm a carnivore at heart.

 

[Pastor Dave]

Yah, I was thinking homemade sausage, but pretzels are good too.

 

[Baymule]

Breakfast and coffee is ready. Sausage, eggs and toast with wild plum jelly.

 

[RoahT]

 

[Southern by choice]

The purple cake is cooling. Yes it is 2:30 am. Lemon icing in the fridge for the night- I will pipe tomorrow.
Too tired to start the other cake.
I will make cannolis tomorrow. The ricotta is draining, mascarpone I ended up buying. Will start the dough for the shells in the am.

Pics tomorrow- I'll let you know how it comes out.