21/99: Chocolate Streusel Coffee Cake

 

The Chocolate Streusel Coffee Cake was not in the plan for the day, but as I have a test tomorrow and had only a short time to prepare a cake, the chocolate streusel coffee cake it was.  I think it turned out to be a great choice too.  Easy to prep, easy to make, common ingredients, and a breakfast style cake that makes everyone feel at home.  At least I did.

13/99: Génoise Très Café

Hello again faithful readers. As you have probably noticed, it is Monday and there have been zero posts this week and, as you know, there are supposed to be TWO. What's going on?

Basically a bad baking week. First I moved from Chattanooga to Oxford, MS which took a few days and then I came back home to my parent's house for a few days and cooking in a different kitchen just throws me off. But as I am home, I had lots of time so I decided to be overly ambitious and make a croquembouche.  Fellow bakers online gave me warnings. They said get ready to cry. Get ready to cuss. Get ready to burn your fingers with the caramel and have blisters all over your hands. Of course my head was too big and I tried it anyway.  It's not in the book but let's just say that I'm not going to post any pictures of it.  I blame the Mississippi humidity.

1/99: Apple-Cinnamon Crumb Coffee Cake

"It tastes like apple crisp... but it's better than apple crisp!" -Elizabeth Cain

"I could seriously eat the whole cake in one sitting." - Jessica Weston

 "I'm the one who said I could eat the whole thing. I seriously could. hehehe." -Hope McKinney

Well cake number one was definitely a success. I think I am going to be gaining a lot of weight this year but that's totally ok with me if everything tastes as good as this cake does.