Finn Cake for Remy

I think Remy looks a little like Finn, don't you? For those of you who do not know of this Finn, check out Adventure Time, a cartoon with heart. This is a very tall chocolate cake with hazelnut, chocolate and vanilla buttercream filling, fondant cover, hand painted Finn.

Happy Birthday Jay

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yellow butter cake with hazelnut crunch buttercream. Yum.
The buttercream is made by infusing milk with hazelnuts, and making a pastry cream from that. Really smooth.

Hmm, that's a good cupcake

Yes, there was frosting on it!

Hot

Very hot this week, too hot to bake in fact. I did not make english muffins yesterday or today because they are baked inside, first on the griddle and then finished in the oven. Too much heat in an already steamy kitchen!
The pizza hut was over 100 degrees last night, and we were sweating it out, trying to keep things straight. The heat really messes with concentration and even rudimentary thinking. Today is much better, and hopefully we will see everyone for a breezy lovely evening outside. We'll see if the storms hold off till later.