Meringue and books (I like that combination)

[betsybookwyrm]

I'm trying to make meringue. Everyone talks about it like it's hard, so I was rather wary. But making it all seemed easy enough. An electric mixer with a whisk attachment is helpful. It really did develop 'stiff peaks'. It was all shiny and nice with the sugar mixed in. Next step: making the meringue pieces on the baking tray. Uh oh. If there's one

Comments

[ittykat]

I will take cupcakes off your hands. It will be hard. But I think I am capable.

[betsybookwyrm]

I think I'll have to bake something for Sunday. But what?

[ittykat]

I thought the decision had already been made: Cupcakes!

[betsybookwyrm]

Okay, but what kind of cupcakes? There are flavours to consider! Deciding is hard :(

Hm. I bookmarked a gorgeous looking vanilla cupcake on bakebakebake with cream cheese frosting. The texture looks amazing. Or should I go chocolate? Or try to make those orange ones Lauren used to make, but I wouldn't know how. Or I could just look up cupcake recipes and see what I find...

[nupatinga]

The vanilla ones sound good. I lost my orange cake recipe, but if you can find it or a similar one, it is awesome. Though I'm not sure how the staff will feel about you bringing your own cakes.

[betsybookwyrm]

No, no. Not bookclub, that was last week. Board games at my house. Makes baking easy.

I'm kind of inclined towards the vanilla, I think. The whole point is practice dealing with the gooey stuff that goes on top. I can put a couple of different flavours in that.

[nupatinga]

...damn you. Can a demand a repeat in a week or two?

[nupatinga]

By which of course I meant "can I demand", rather than "a".

[betsybookwyrm]

*grin* I was thinking another jigsaw puzzle day would be next. Then another games at some point after that.

And anyway, who's in Vancouver right now?

[nupatinga]

...not me... I leave Toronto in about 12 hours.

[betsybookwyrm]

Really? I thought you got there two days ago or something like that.

Well, then. Who's going to be in Vancouver tomorrow?

[sum_pisces]

meringues

[sum_pisces]

speaking of meringues, aren't they supposed to have a dash of vanilla essence in them anyway? egg white, sugar vanilla was essentially what i thought went into meringues

[betsybookwyrm]

I didn't put in any vanilla 'cause I wanted to see what they were like plain. But I may try vanilla ones for Sunday :)