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I regret to inform you that you are not going to find out who wins the Bakeoff. One of Noel Fielding's shirts has gone critical.
We're Here: It's the end of the world (as we know it)
Another image from Audley End House and this is from the dairy outbuilding. Much quieter this time of year so an opportunity to grab some shots without the visitors intruding!
The second week in February is the Great American Pizza Bake Off. Several competitors are vying for the top honors in Legoland, and the judges (um, wait a minute here folks...Who determined that these four underground crime-fighters would be selected to be judges for a pizza contest? I mean, really... They won't simply judge. They'll devour and consume without any critiquing of the fine ingredients used in the products or compliment the bakers on the eye-appeal of the crust, cheese toppings, and the aroma of freshly baked pizzas! Come on, people.... We should have thought this through. Even Chef Bo Yardi is a little upset, and they're using his kitchen and dining area as the testing grounds!)
Or, call you local pizza shop and order your own pizza and YOU be the judge for your own pizza!
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INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup LAND O LAKES® Unsalted or Salted Butter, melted
2 cans (13.9 oz each) Pillsbury® refrigerated orange flavor sweet rolls with icing (8 rolls each)
1 can (21 oz) apple pie filling with more fruit
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons grated orange peel
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 EGGLAND’S BEST egg
2/3 cup sour cream
1/2 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (2 oz)
1/2 cup Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
1/2 cup Fisher® Chef’s Naturals® Natural Sliced Almonds
1/2 cup Smucker’s® Sweet Orange Marmalade
1 1/2 cups frozen (thawed) whipped topping, if desired
DIRECTIONS
1. Heat oven to 375°F. Pour 1/4 cup of the melted butter into ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish. Separate dough into 16 rolls; set icing aside. Cut each roll into 6 pieces; arrange pieces on butter in baking dish.
2. Pour pie filling into medium bowl. Cut apples into small pieces with clean kitchen scissors or knife; spoon filling over roll pieces.
3. In large bowl, beat cream cheese, 1/2 cup of the sugar, 1 teaspoon of the orange peel and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Beat in egg and sour cream until well blended. Spoon over apple layer; spread to cover.
4. In small bowl, mix remaining 1/4 cup butter, 1/4 cup sugar, cheese and flour until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Stir in almonds. Sprinkle mixture over cream cheese layer.
5. Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until set and topping is golden brown. Cool on cooling rack 20 minutes.
6. In small microwavable bowl, mix contents of 2 icing containers, remaining 1 teaspoon orange peel and marmalade. Microwave uncovered on High 40 seconds; stir.
7. For 12 servings, cut apple bake into 4 rows by 3 rows. Serve with sauce on the side. Garnish each serving with 2 tablespoons whipped topping.
I made this cupcake for a cupcake Throw Down between me and Cakejournal in the flickr group Flickr Bake-off!
INGREDIENTS
1 Pillsbury® refrigerated pie crust, softened as directed on box
6 tablespoons LAND O LAKES® Butter, softened
1 package (3 oz) cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup Jif® Creamy Peanut Butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 cups 1/4-inch slices firm ripe bananas (about 2 medium)
1 cup whipping cream
1/4 cup Fisher® Party Peanuts, finely chopped
DIRECTIONS
1. Heat oven to 450°F. Unroll pie crust; place in ungreased 9- or 9 1/2-inch tart pan with removable bottom. Press crust firmly against bottom and side of pan; fold excess crust over and gently press into side of pan to make double thickness. Prick bottom of crust with fork several times. Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely, about 25 minutes.
2. In medium bowl, beat butter, cream cheese, peanut butter and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until smooth and creamy. Spread peanut butter filling in tart shell, building up side 1 inch and leaving shallow indentation in center of filling. Fill indentation with bananas; gently press into filling.
3. In small bowl, beat whipping cream on high speed until soft peaks form (do not overbeat). Spread whipped cream over filling and bananas. Sprinkle peanuts around edge of tart. Refrigerate 1 hour or until chilled. Store covered in refrigerator.
Macro photograph of sugar sprinkles for cake decorating. Photographed using Adaptalux. www.adaptalux.com
Englischer Marmaladecake mit selbstgemachter Orangenmarmelade und 85%iger Schokolade.
English Marmalade cake withhomemade marmalade and added chocolate with 85% cacao. Perfect cake, happy Sunday everyone!
The announcement that Festival Alley, held each year at the Death Star Botanical Gardens, was now open until the end of the year came as a surprise to everyone, especially those who planned to enter the Bake Off, like Stormtrooper Bruce, as they had very little time to prepare their entries since the Bake Off was being held the first Weekend.
TK-432: Well, I have to say the theme this year is actually quite um, festive? Bright? Surprised The P didn’t ask you to help with the decorating.
STB: After that fiasco with Haunted Alley, I’m totally not surprised. Although, none of that was really my fault.
TK-1110: Dude. Funny how with the last minute announcement you still managed to “whip up” that fancy little gingerbread house. How’d you do it?
STB: Well, I don’t have a Timeturner, but if I did, I’d go back and add more snow and a little snowman to make my gingerbread house match the theme. As it was, I’d already planned to make this for our Movie Night. For once things kinda worked out.
TK-432: Speaking of snowmen, do you think these standing guard are edible? For some reason they’re making me hungry.
TK-1110: Everything makes you hungry. Those are just decorations. Not everything on Bake Off night is edible.
STB: If you both behave, we’ll still have Move Night once this is over, and there will be plenty of snacks so no one will go hungry.
TK-1110: What? Won’t you be too distracted, waiting on pins and needles to hear what the prizes will be, or who the winner is this year?
TK-432: Surely after all these years he knows the prizes will suck, and he’ll never win first place.
STB: Yes, I know – I just can’t help myself. However, if the theme is any indication of the prizes this year… Well, I’d rather not think about it.
TK-432: Me neither. But still, I can’t help but Wonder what Winter themed nightmare prizes the P has planned? The possibilities are endless!
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A fantastic shot of some ingredients, shot by Mark Dell with his new Adaptalux Studio
Learn more about Adaptalux Studio Lighting here - adaptalux.com/
At the end of every year Palpatine transforms the Death Star Botanical Gardens into a winter wonderland called Festival Alley. The highlight for Stormtrooper Bruce is the Holiday Bake Off.
STB: Wow! Amazing how cheerful everything looks! A cooler full of cold ones says the P's nephew had a hand in decorating all this.
TK-1110: If he did, then I have to admit the boy's got talent.
TK-432: Well, our boy here's got the real talent. Just look at that cake he baked!
STB: I still feel bad having you two sample all those knock offs I made this past week only to come up with this one at the last minute.
TK-1110: Oh, it was our pleasure. No worries at all! My suit may be a little snug at the mo but I'm sure we'll be put through our paces next week and work it all off.
TK-432: It's probably for the best. Even if you did put your twist on a knock off, who knows if the P would disqualify it as cheating?
TK-1110: Your cake looks amazing! The judges are in for a real treat this year!
STB: Perhaps, but we haven't seen all the other entries yet.
TK-432: And we haven't seen the prizes yet, either. I'm still hopeful there's a Brewsky of the Month prize with your name on it this year!
STB: Yes, aren't we all!
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Explore: 12-15-18 #54
View east from the mill towards York city centre, with the afternoon sun shining on the Minster.
Holgate Windmill, York, on a sunny late September afternoon. The 2014 'Bake Off' event took place on this open day, when local people brought home-made baked goods for judging - part of the York Food & Drink Festival.
28 September 2014
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First prize in the Flickr Bake-off August all-in throwdown 'Space cupcake' challenge!!!
The planets are made from 'rice krispie treats' covered in fondant to make them lighter.
www.flickr.com/groups/bakeoff/discuss/72157622061721744/#...
I decorated this cupcake specifically for a Flickr Bakeoff.
The cupcake was one left over from the ones I did for the guys at work. I peeled off the case and did the fondant basket over it. It was lots of fun to do, but for some reason he bow gave me heaps of trouble and i had to make it about 5 times!!! Maybe cause it was sooo small.
I really like how the straw in the basket turned out, i just cut it with the spaghetti cutter on my pasta machine.
Every year Emperor Palpatine holds his Haunted Alley in the Death Star Botanical Gardens. It's a fun diversion for all onboard, full of thrills, chills and even a few chuckles. Everyone must attend at least one day, so Stormtrooper and the guys usually go on the night of the Bake Off.
STB: I have to say it looks pretty scary here. They may actually have nailed the nightmare theme this time!
TK-432: It always looks scary to me, especially those Jawas and their little glowy eyes. And look, there's one at the entrance now!
TK-1110: What scares me is the fact costumes are mandatory unless you’ve entered the Baking Contest. What’s this galaxy coming to?
Fett: What scares me are those featured activities this year. Who comes up with this stuff?
Chewie: eio gfnfnrr paltendn?
STB: No Chewie you don’t have to bob for anything if you don’t want to.
TK-432: Dude, I thought you were giving up these baking contests. You never win, and the prizes are almost always a pile a bantha poo.
STB: One day they’re bound to mess up and let me win.
TK-1110: Alas, there’s no fool like an old fool.
Fett: Yes, but as they say, he may be a fool but at least he’s our fool.
STB: You know I can hear you, don’t you. Not sure which nightmare is worse – standing in line with you guys or finding out what’s waiting inside?
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Cupcake for the Flickr Bake-off July all-in throwdown 'Pirate cupcake' challenge. Quite a few entries and all amazing! It gave me a good chance to practice some modelling. Got a lot to learn, but I had so much fun making it.
Because she was new in town, no one realized that Anna used to work in a bakery until she showed up at the Neighborhood Bake-Off with her entry for the competition: an elaborate three-tier wedding cake.
These Blythe dolls are Simply Lilac, Curly Blue Babe, and Simply Peppermint, posing for the theme “Anything you can do I can do better” in the Blythe a Day group on Flickr.
I was lucky enough to be able to enter a Flickr Bakeoff - Throwdown with the very talented Jacque Benson. We had an African Mini Cake theme.
I baked a 4 inch and a 6 inch gluten free white chocolate coconut mudcake, and filled it with dark chocolate ganache. We ate it for Father's day. It was yummy, and no one noticed the lack of gluten ;)
Congratulations to Jacque on her win. Her cake was wonderful!!!.
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Esta torta fue echa para una competicion en Flickr Bakeoff. Hicimos cada una, una
torta estilo Africana. Mi torta fue una "mudcake", que es un estilo de torta que
se hace en Australia. Es echa con chocolate blanco y coco rallado. Esta rellena
con "ganache". No tengo la menor idea como se dice "ganache" en Español. Alguien
me alluda? El "ganache" es chocolate derretido con crema doble. Cuando vuelve
a temperatura de ambiente queda blandito, y es riquisimo para rellenar las
tortas. Yo hago ganache de chocolate blanco y chocolate negro.
La cantidad de crema doble necesaria depende mucho en el chocolate que se use.
#10 on Explore
........ or more precisely, Alien overboard !
My entry for the Flickr Bake-off group's All In TD for August with the subject of Space.
Many congratulations to all the wonderful entries but especial congratulations to the very worthy winners ..... well done !
www.flickr.com/groups/bakeoff/discuss/72157622061721744/
Cupcake iced and decorated in Fondant.
Explore 24.08.2009
INGREDIENTS
1 package (16 oz) Pillsbury® Ready to Bake!™ refrigerated sugar cookies (24 cookies)
4 teaspoons sugar
1/3 cup Fisher® Chef’s Naturals® Chopped Walnuts, finely chopped
1/2 cup Hershey’s® semi-sweet chocolate baking chips
1/4 cup Smucker’s® Seedless Red Raspberry Jam
1 1/2 cups vanilla bean ice cream, softened
24 fresh raspberries
DIRECTIONS
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 24 mini muffin cups with Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray. Place 1 cookie dough round in each muffin cup. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.
2. Place 2 teaspoons of the sugar in small bowl. Dip end of wooden spoon handle in sugar; carefully press into center of each cookie to make 1-inch-wide indentation. Cool completely in pan, about 20 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix walnuts and remaining 2 teaspoons sugar; set aside. In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips uncovered on High 30 to 60 seconds, stirring after 30 seconds, until smooth.
4. Run knife around edges of cups to loosen; gently remove from pan. Dip rim of each cup into melted chocolate, then into walnut mixture. Place walnut side up on cookie sheet with sides.
5. In another small microwavable bowl, microwave jam uncovered on High about 15 seconds until melted. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon jam into each cup. Freeze cups about 5 minutes or until chocolate is set.
6. Spoon ice cream into cups, using small cookie scoop or measuring tablespoon. Top each cup with fresh raspberry. Store in freezer; let stand at room temperature 5 minutes before serving.
INGREDIENTS
1 box (19.5 oz) Pillsbury® Chocolate Fudge Brownie Mix
1/2 cup Crisco® Pure Vegetable Oil
1/4 cup water
2 EGGLAND’S BEST eggs
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1 can (14 oz) Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk
1/2 cup Jif® Creamy Peanut Butter
1 bag (8 oz) Heath® milk chocolate toffee bits
1 cup Hershey's® milk chocolate baking chips
3 tablespoons whipping cream
DIRECTIONS
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray 13x9-inch pan with Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray.
2. In medium bowl, stir brownie mix, oil, water and eggs 50 strokes with spoon. Spread batter in pan; set aside.
3. In large bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Add milk and peanut butter; beat until smooth. Stir in 1 cup of the toffee bits. Spoon mixture over batter; spread evenly.
4. Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until cheesecake layer is set and edges are light golden brown. Cool on cooling rack 30 minutes. Refrigerate 40 minutes.
5. In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and cream uncovered on High 40 to 60 seconds or until chips are melted; stir until smooth. Spread over cheesecake layer. Sprinkle with remaining toffee bits. Cool completely, about 1 hour. For brownies, cut into 6 rows by 6 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.
INGREDIENTS
10 tea bags spiced chai-flavored black tea
1 cup boiling water
1 box (19.5 oz) Pillsbury® Chocolate Fudge Brownie Mix
3/4 cup Crisco® Pure Canola Oil
3 EGGLAND’S BEST eggs
3/4 cup frozen (thawed) extra-creamy whipped topping
3/4 cup marshmallow creme
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
DIRECTIONS
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups.
2. In 2-cup glass measuring cup, steep tea bags in boiling water 5 minutes. Using back of spoon, press tea bags against side of cup to make 3/4 cup tea. Discard tea bags. If necessary, add enough water so tea measures 3/4 cup.
3. In large bowl, stir brownie mix, oil, eggs and tea with wooden spoon until well blended. Divide batter evenly among cups (cups will be almost full).
4. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out almost clean. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool about 45 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat whipped topping and marshmallow creme on medium speed about 3 minutes or until fluffy. Refrigerate while cupcakes cool. Generously frost cupcakes with topping mixture; sprinkle with cinnamon.
The Emperor's Holiday Bake Off was a huge success this year. After going through dozens of entries, the Judges have narrowed it down to three Finalists.
Stormtrooper Bruce is thrilled to have made it this far, but is worried because the final decision is going to be left up the Emperor's visiting nephew Thumbelina.
They have just been told to go back to their quarters and wait for the results - which will be delivered by the end of the week.
Hilary's excellent contribution from the healthy side - complete with almond fromage frais. (Lack of baking noted but we were getting out of control on the cake front).
When your 'bake off' turns 'cake wreck' it might be time to take a break Stormy! He just can't compete with those fancy pants elves over there.
Atelier ying, NYC.
When I was young, the best reading on my bookshelf was not any of the classics, rather it was treasured catalogs and Pillsbury Bake-off cookbooks which by now have become classics in themselves.
The See's Candies company based in San Francisco has been in business since the early 1920's. It's certainly on the shortlist in America to compare with fine European chocolates. The round white chocolate fruit truffles are some of the most beautiful, plain, simple American made products I have ever seen ( I often wonder why American things of beauty are always plain and simple).
In this chocolate fantasy (see also the Moon Forest camera, design no. 93), Agatha Christie's greatest creation, Hercule Poirot prepares for his Christmas with but three things: books that he has been anxiously waiting to read, a warm central heating system (which is part of his very modern Art Deco office-apartment during the 1930's), and a demi-kilo of his favorite handmade Belgian chocolates. His holiday repast is soon disturbed by yet another important case affair and he is summoned away, taking with him only his chocolates...
I have also adapted my KD camera no. 126 for this design. This camera has compartments for chocolates, a Victorian Chinese hand warmer wrapped in a miniature Amish quilt to adapt as a headrest, a Signature "Diamond" viewfinder and a condensed version of favorite catalogs which cross the line between kitsch and relic and therefore are very difficult to part with. This quintuple of items presented together within this camera as first-aid kit strikes a balance between the ascetic and the fetishistic.
This fantasy is derived not directly from the Christie novels as it is from the video series of the Poirot short stories, yet another departure from the main road.
A recommended list of See's chocolates (as they can be custom ordered) would be:
1. Milk chocolate cocoanut buttercream
2. Mayfair (rum nougat with cherries and English walnuts)
3. Apple pie truffle
4. Cashew brittle with coconut enrobed in white chocolate
5. California hard toffee with almonds
6. Lemon Truffle
7. Brown sugar buttercream
8. Molasses Honeycomb chip
This camera is dedicated to my wonderful wife in her search for the perfect chocolate and the perfect diamond.
Design, text and drawing are copyright 2014 by David Lo.
INGREDIENTS
1 box (19.5 oz) Pillsbury® Chocolate Fudge Brownie Mix
1/2 cup Crisco® Pure Canola Oil
1/4 cup water
2 EGGLAND’S BEST eggs
1/2 teaspoon chipotle chili powder
1/2 teaspoon instant espresso coffee powder or granules
1/2 cup Smucker’s® Red Raspberry Preserves
1 bag (12 oz) Hershey’s® semi-sweet chocolate baking chips (2 cups)
1 cup whipping cream
DIRECTIONS
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray.
2. In large bowl, stir brownie mix, oil, water, eggs, chili powder and espresso powder 50 strokes with spoon. Spread batter in pan. Drop spoonfuls of preserves onto batter; swirl preserves and batter with knife in S-shaped curves.
3. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted 2 inches from side of pan comes out almost clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
4. In medium microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and cream uncovered on High 30 to 60 seconds, stirring every 30 seconds, until smooth. Pour mixture over brownies. Refrigerate 30 minutes (topping will be soft). For brownies, cut into 6 rows by 3 rows. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.
It was also photographed earlier on route by Andy Hebden passing through Penge East.
According to Realtime Trains the route and timings were;
London Victoria [VIC] 7...1511.............1510......................1E
Voltaire Road Junction...1516 1/2......1515 1/2...............RT
Brixton [BRX]......................1518............1517 1/2...............RT
Herne Hill [HNH]...............1519............1518 3/4..............RT
Kent House [KTH].............1523 1/2.....1523 1/2..............RT
Beckenham Junction .....1524 1/2.....1524 1/2..............RT
Shortlands Junction.........1526...........1525 1/4..............RT
Shortlands [SRT]...............1526 1/2.....1526 1/4..............RT
Bromley South [BMS].......1527 1/2.....1526 1/2..............RT
Bickley Junction[XLY].....1529 1/2.....1529 3/4.............RT
St Mary Cray Junction.....1538 1/2.....1538 1/2..............RT
Swanley [SAY]...................1543 1/2.....1544 1/4..............RT
Otford Junction[XOT]......1552 1/2.....1554......................1L
Maidstone East [MDE].....1610 1/2......1611 3/4.................1L
Charing [CHG]...................1624 1/2.....1628 1/2...............4L
Ashford International 5...1633/1641..1638/1645 3/4....4L
Charing [CHG]...................1649 1/2.....1654.....................4L
Maidstone East [MDE].....1703...........1710 1/2................7L
Otford Junction[XOT]......1719............1729 1/4.............10L
Swanley [SAY]...................1727 1/2.....1738 1/2..............11L
St Mary Cray Junction.....1732 1/2.....1742 1/4................9L
Bickley Junction[XLY].....1733 1/2.....1742 3/4...............9L
Bromley South [BMS].......1738...........1744 3/4...............7L
Shortlands [SRT]...............1740...........1745 3/4...............5L
Shortlands Junction.........1741............1746 1/2...............5L
Beckenham Junction .....1743 1/2.....1747 1/4................3L
Kent House [KTH].............1746...........1748 1/4................2L
Herne Hill [HNH]...............1757 1/2.....1757 1/4...............RT
Brixton [BRX]......................1758 1/2.....1759 3/4...............1L
Voltaire Road Junction...1800...........1800 3/4.............RT
London Victoria [VIC]......1807...........1806 3/4.............RT