In my life PPS (pre-pastry school), I had two goals that I never waivered from. Get a turkey in bowling and create the best chocolate chip cookie recipe. I suppose something as subjective as making the best chocolate chip cookie isn’t an ideal goal, but there are few things in life better than a delicious, warm chocolate […]
Pineapple Upside Down Cake
For the fourth installment of the #BakingWithBeth series, we’re sticking with the classic, old-fashion cake theme one more time and making a pineapple upside down cake. There will still be more cake throughout the series. And likely Definitely more cakes from old southern and church cookbook recipes. As I’ve let nostalgia guide the beginning of the series, week four is […]
Hummingbird Cake
For the second installment of #BakingWithBeth, I decided to bake a Hummingbird Cake. Originally the plan was a sour cream pound cake, but the UPSP has my pound cake pan held hostage somewhere between Atlanta and Los Angeles, so that will have to be saved for another week. A Hummingbird Cake seemed like a natural substitute – […]
Adventures in Pastry Pop-Ups
My friends at the King of Pops agreed to my pitch of a holiday pastry pop-up while I was home in December. It would take place at their King of Crops Farm Stand at Ponce City Market, which sells local Georgia produced goods. The #BakingWithBeth concept was born following recent trips to Reno and London. Planning for […]
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When I moved back to Los Angeles, I had the specific goal of finding a job as a pastry chef at a restaurant. I felt that it was the best place to continue to build on my technical skills and I could improve in a faster period of time. At the end of November, my […]