by bobbienoto | Jan 6, 2012 | Cakes, Home, x
Last Christmas, 2010, I introduced Sydney to a white opéra cake, with a crème bavaroise filling; she became an admirer from the first bite. I can still see her eyes wide and the glow of complete palate satisfaction. She normally prefers bittersweet chocolate over the...
by bobbienoto | Aug 18, 2011 | Cakes, Home, x
Well, it is birthday week again in the Noto home. Though each birthday is special, Sydney’s week always is a little more exceptional, and this is her nineteenth birthday. Time seems to leap, gallop, and sprint by, as each year passes. It was only a blink away...
by bobbienoto | Jan 27, 2011 | Cakes, Home, x
Gâteaux aux Framboises Starting from the middle of December 2010 joconde cakes have been a major baking pastry in our kitchen. So you can imagine my surprise when on January 1st I openened The January 2011 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Astheroshe of the blog...
by bobbienoto | Jan 22, 2011 | Cakes, Home, x
I must start off by saying this was one of the most entertaining cakes Sydney and I created; however if you had been with us in kitchen you would have thought you were part of a sitcom. Since the tulip paste and cake had been baked and assembled the previous night...
by bobbienoto | Dec 19, 2010 | Cakes, Home, x
I was contacted by a panicked client, who over the years has become a good friend (RG), she had volunteered to bring holiday treats to her son’s third grade class party. This phone call was initiated late Saturday evening and the party is this Thursday; as my...
