#baking projects

Though this event lasts until Halloween so are we still getting those Halloween MR cards? (I really do want merman Vyn).

As for Twst, I'm aiming for Masquerade Azul so I hope he comes home in as few pulls as needed as I need to save for bday Trey & Sci club Trey, which I suspect will release in Nov since Sci club Rook has already been showcased.

Ever Crisis, I'm probably going to try for Aerith's Princess outfit that's supposedly going to come soon on the next banner paired with Matt.

So 2 years ago my oldest friend asked I make her a fruit tart for he birthday. This was after her birthday that year.

Last year I had just moved, and well 2020

So this year.. this year it happened

6 different recipes

4 batches of creme pat/ Pastry creme (3 of them in the last 24hrs),

a whole bag of hand peeled mandarins,

2 test tarts later...

I have succeeded!

Tart attempt #1 Pastry too thick (recipe was for 2x I made 1, I’m an idiot) Filling- Mascarpone Whipped cream = would make a good topping but too light for filling I can kinda make a pattern?

Tart Attempt #2 Shortcrust recipe #2 Needed more water to bind. This is where I remembered there's a difference between Shortcrust and Rough puff so by shortcrust measure not bad but could use improvement. Creme Pat filling that actually went well on the first try! (It was a fluke oh lord the false security) And look how pretty! Coworkers loved this one

This brings us to 0 hour the night morning before Birthday time  Get off work at 9pm relax a bit and start up on the final run at Midnight. I pull the prepared but not fully done Tart crust from the freezer (I had made 2 batches of recipe #2) and added anywhere from 1/8-1/4 cup more butter in place of more water to bind Result a flaker richer pastry baked and done! 

Then came the creme pat. GBBO did not lie Creme Pat is a BITCH First I fucked up separating the eggs and thus ended up with 3 extra egg whites which got added to the 4 egg whites from Test Tart #2

Batch #1 - I freaking cooked the eggs. Fun fact I could SMELL the cooked eggs even if it didn’t look totally pucked, and when I dumped the fail I saw the cooked egg bits.

Batch #2- Took my time watched like a hawk did everything I could to NOT COOK THE EGG YOLKS

putting Batch #2 in the fridge to set I realized it was 4am and I hadn’t even had real dinner. Eat and fall into bed for some hours Delivery time is 530 so at 2pm I get to the kitchen to start assembling... Batch #2 is too loose and I have only half the cream I need for another batch

One trip to the store and 20min later 

Batch #3 I am on this thing like a hawk I time everything, added a lil extra cornstarch just to be safe, it is babied and threatened and thrown in the fridge at 3pm with a goddamn prayer

Made a fast dinner while the filling set. 450pm I slice and prepare the fruit toppings. Check Batch #3, It fucking worked!! I throw everything together and glaze with an apricot preserve glaze

TADA!!! The Tart Finale