Orange Blackberry Charlotte
Scott keeps advising (as a member of the wiskthis.com board) that I should write about what I do all day at work. (I am the pastry chef at The Crown Market in West Hartford, CT) So, I thought I would share with you a new cake that we are offering at the store. This Charlotte is comprised of a layer of yellow cake, topped with a layer of fresh blackberries, filled with a fresh orange mouse and then wrapped with delicate lady fingers. An orange ribbon adds the finishing touch. I was very happy with the way the cake turned out and look forward to creating other seasonal varieties as new fruits come into season. Because we are still technically in winter, I wanted to utilize the great citrus available…I find that the slightly tart blackberries make a great compliment to the silky, sweet orange mousse. The 7″ cake retails for $14.99
This looks delicious. Do you make your own ladyfingers?
“THE” pastry chef? It must be difficult doing all that work yourself.
Just kidding dear…. see you tomorrow.
probably wouldn’t make it out to CA via mail huh?…sigh…looks amazing.
too pretty to eat, but i’ll try it on my Monday night group. Aunt Debbie
No, I did not make my own ladyfingers. We have a great commercial brand of ladyfingers that we use and I find them to be very good. They have a great, light texture, and a good balanced taste. Its the only component of the cake that isn’t made from scratch, so I think we are doing ok. 🙂
Hi Rene,Sorry to hear your picture wasn’t indlecud. Unfortunately we only have room for 25 pictures in our gallery, and it’s possible that your shot maybe was a little fuzzy, so it didn’t make the cut. Mariela the photo gallery is designed to give a picture of what the entire event was like. We do feature video of our two winners only (you can find them in the video gallery).Looking forward to seeing you both at the next round!Brandi.