A piece of a cake!

Today I’m going to share my first cake experience.

I always love making desserts, baking and my favorite thing decorate cakes. Since I left the coffee shop (where I used to bake cupcakes and a few cakes), I completely stop baking so after almost 2 years I start to think about starting baking again. A friend's birthday was in the way so I guess that was a perfect time.

I wanted to make something that I hadn't made before, something that used both fruit and fresh whipped cream. This cake seemed like the answer. It is a simple sponge cake that my mom used to make for us, but just simple and different toppings.

After baking 2 round 10" cakes I start working on the filling, I simply used some left over bittersweet chocolate and cooked with 1 can of condensed milk. (It's out of this world) in Brazil this is call "brigadeiro. After I sandwich my cake with the brigadeiro I prepared the topping. Simple, fast and delicious. I use 2 cups of heavy cream and 2 spoons of sugar, just mix altogether until reach a nice and firm peak. Make sure to stop once the peaks form because other wise the mixture will turn into butter.

I frosted the cake with the fresh whipped cream, cut some beautiful strawberries and decorate with mini dark chocolate chips.

A piece of cake to make. Simple, delicious and elegant.

How everything started

Like I already mention it, I am really creative and love when I'm not working to spend some time home creating new things.

First I start with Gift baskets. I really enjoy making it, decorating it and choosing delicious treats to put inside. But it's just a little expensive to make it here and not like Brazil it's not a big seller or maybe I don't know very much how to advertise it.

In a trip to San Francisco I found out I love candy apples. Well I'm eating a fruit that's covered with chocolate what it's not to like it? So I wait until the Holiday season and I didn't think twice to try to make Candy Apples at home, and if works could be the perfect gift for all my friends.

Well, thanks to "you tube" and some skills, I manage to come out with some beautiful candy apples and also pears (with I think are even better).

All you need is a day off, a little dedication, a few apples and pears, caramel, chocolate and at least 2 toppings and you won't believe it what you can create.