Thursday, November 1, 2007

Bad Baking Mojo.

I had another failure yesterday. I tried to make the Sour Cream Cake with Cocoa Filling from The Simple Art of Perfect Baking. The recipe looked tempting because the cake had a double glaze. Sadly, it broke apart coming out of the pan. I put some in a tupperware and gave the rest away, as it's still perfectly edible and delicious.

I'm not a stupid baker. Usual i'm careful and meticulous. I think my heart hasn't been in my baking the past week; school is really busy and my increased stress seems to have the power to curdle frosting and eviscerate cakes.

While I try to recuperate and take a little time to myself, I'll treat you to an old photo of the Pisto Manchego from Jose Andres's Tapas: A Taste of Spain in America.

Pisto Manchego

There you go.
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2 comments:

  1. Carmen Encinas PinturasNovember 1, 2007 at 1:42 PM

    ñam ñam.....

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  2. AnonymousNovember 1, 2007 at 1:56 PM

    Concentrate on your school work as that is most important at this point. Your love and skill for baking will come back when all is right again.
    I know how stressful it can be...believe me! I was finishing my dissertation this time 1 year ago and was ready for the looney bin. I don't think I could have made jello!
    All the best to you.

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