Cupcake Faktory http://www.cupcakefaktory.com a baking blog by Virginie Goulet Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:27:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Neapolitan layer cake http://www.cupcakefaktory.com/2012/07/17/neapolitan-layer-cake/ http://www.cupcakefaktory.com/2012/07/17/neapolitan-layer-cake/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:22:57 +0000 Virginie http://www.cupcakefaktory.com/?p=691 20120717-172027.jpg

I found the recipe for this beautiful cake on Sweetapolita. Chocolate cake with chocolate, strawberry and vanilla icing. I used my homemade strawberry jam to flavour the strawberry icing!

Happy baking!

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Happy baking!

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A simple, yet delicious lemon chocolate cream pie I made for Easter lunch.

Best enjoyed if shared with loved ones.

Happy baking!

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And I have some more big news! I have been accepted in the pastry program at the ITHQ! It has taken me three tries to get in, but I did it! I will start my classes at the end of August and I am so excited to start! As you can clearly see by my constant use of exclamation marks! I will of course say more about it when I start my classes.

I have been making my own bread every week since February. I have improved greatly and I’m really proud of the bread I make these days. I use active dry yeast, but on the side I’m still working on my own home made yeast and eventually I want to make bread using my own yeast. In the mean time though, I’m very satisfied with these!

Happy baking!

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Delicious lavender lemon squares from the new Joy the Baker cookbook.

Loved the squares, love the book!

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