Thoughts on Fondant

I've worked with fondant a few times. A few. It's really easy to work with (a lot easier than I had initially thought), and it makes things look soooo pretty...HOWEVER, let's be honest. Who really likes eating fondant? Do you know anyone who actually likes the stuff? I admit I didn't eat the fondant from our wedding cake. I didn't eat the fondant from the cakes and cupcakes I've made with fondant on them. BUT, I did eat the frosting UNDER the fondant. I ate the sweet butter creams and the smooth cream cheese frostings. Yum. And I'm not even a lover of frosting.

So, while I do understand the need for an aesthetically pleasing treat, I prefer to place the emphasis on the quality of the taste than the appearance. That doesn't mean I won't take an occasional order for something with fondant on it. ;)

Going nutty

I'm dying to bake with nuts. All the concoctions in my head are nut-based, only I can't try them out because I'm on a nut-free diet for the next few months (and have been for 8 months now). I could try them, but then I can't eat them myself and well, who wants really wants to bake and not eat what they baked, right?

So, I haven't been able to experiment as much as I'd like and instead have been experimenting with my cooking instead. Much to my husband's excitement, I've been cooking all sorts of different stuff, only going back to my old repertoire of stuff occasionally. I should have taken pictures of all the stuff I've been cooking...so maybe I'll start doing that now.

Happy Halloween!!!