Charlotte Russe: No Not the Clothing Company

Charlotte Russe

Another Ugly Cake and French Vanilla Ice Cream

Charlotte Royale

Royale Slice

Homemade French Vanilla Ice Cream

Mousse Cake with a Splash of Color

Black Currant Mousse Cake

Slice of Delicious

A Cool Treat On A Hot Summer's Day

We made some incredible sorbet!  There weren't too many options with regards to flavors but this sorbet featured below is a mixture of apricot and strawberry.  There is also a little bit of ginger in there to enhance the flavor.  It was really hot today so having this cool treat was ever so delightful.  You can tell it's melting a little bit in the picture.  Oh well!

Sorbet

Frozen Souffle

No, it's not a purple sponge.  It's black currant frozen souffle.  

Frozen Souffle

I thought I'd include this shot to prove it's not a sponge

Panna Cotta

Look how awesome these turned out!  This is called Panna Cotta which is Italian for "cooked cream" and I must add, it is quite fresh and flavorful.  We used real vanilla bean (of course) and as they set in the pyramid molds the tiny seeds fell to the bottom which resulted in a beautiful look once unmolded.  

Panna Cotta

Panna Cotta (a closer look)

Sometimes You Feel Like A Homemade Chocolate Cake

It was my sister and brother-in-law's eighth anniversary this weekend.  While they were out for the day, my nephews and I made a "chocowit cake"--by their request.  We iced the two layer cake with my world-famous cream cheese icing (if you want to know the recipe, just let me know) and used some dragees to garnish the top.  The boys couldn't get over how awesome the "shiny sprinkles" were.  I thought I'd take a picture of the final project--it was beautiful and delicious.

Double Layer Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

Mmm