Coconut Almond Tart

One day I was searching through the recipe book looking for something new to bake, when I came across this Coconut Almond Tart. It sounded delicious and fun, so I figured I would give it a try. I am really glad I did! It turned out really well, especially for my first time making it. The only thing I would have done differently is added less sugar to the filling because it was a little too sweet. It had a good flavor though, and the dark chocolate helped to balance out the sweetness of the coconut. After making the tart shell and filling, I topped it off with a feathered design using dark and white melted chocolate. I'm really glad I tried out this dessert.

Florentines

Some time ago I decided to try something new, so I made Florentines. For my first time making them I think they turned out pretty good. The most difficult part was shaping them like a cylinder because it had to be done quickly when they came out of the oven, otherwise they became too stiff to shape. My favorite part was brushing them with chocolate and sprinkling them with toasted almonds. Next time I would chill the batter in the refrigerator longer so they expand better in the oven. Overall, for my first time making them I think they turned out pretty well. The taste and texture was really good in my opinion, and I would definitely make them again!

Pie

I've always hated regular pie crust and usually pie in general, so for the first pie I made I went with an Oreo type cookie crumb crust with chocolate cream filling and I topped it with coconut for contrast. I enjoyed making it and I think it turned out well

Plated desert

For our plated desert assignment I went with something i'd done before so I knew the general idea of how to put it together. I chose chocolate tuile cookies filled with raspberry cream cheese mousse, topped with tempered chocolate and a fresh raspberry. I decorated the plate with raspberry coulis and whipped cream

Cake pops

I underestimated the difficulty of cake pops. Taking them out of the freezer by two's and dipping them in the always ready and not setting bowl of chocolate and dripping them so they don't set in a puddle of their own skin. My first cake pops failed horribly and I was quite frustrated, so i left over half the cake pops to try another day and these faces turned out well

Awhile back in bakeshop I made this fruit tart. I really liked the bright colors of the fruits.

I think cutting the fruits into the thin layer was one of the hardest thing to do. I was scared I would burn the pastry cream but it turned out pretty good. In my opinion the kiwi was a little sour. The raspberries were sweet, it kind of balanced the kiwi out. Overall I think the fruit tart was really good. 

  Two weeks ago, I got to make my first Danish dough. It was a bit confusing at first, but the dough turned out really well. At first I was supposed to make Danishes, but then plans changed and I got to make Croissants. I had to take a whole day making the Croissants because I had to let the dough proof, and do the four/three folds. To make the final product, flaky and delicious I had to roll out some butter, and fold it in with the dough. Once I had finished the folds, I had to cut them into even triangles, and start rolling them up. I let them rise a little bit, and then baked them. I was really happy about the finished result, and how delicious they were. Next time I would want to add some kind of filling or glaze for the croissants. This week I made another Danish dough, and this time I made actual Danishes. After I cut them into squares and folded them, I added almond filling in the middle. Once I had baked the Danishes the filling had spread all over the Danish. Since that didn't work out I added a scoop of raspberry jam, and drizzled the Danish with icing. I am happy how they turned out but next time I would try to organize my time a bit more.