It's February! To me, the month and February and chocolate go hand in hand. It could be the buzz created by Valentine's Day but I think this is the month for everything chocolate. I decided to make a few chocolate goodies at home...orange chocolate truffles, chocolate covered strawberries, chocolate covered potato chips and red velvet cupcakes(pictured above). Chocolate is definitely my favorite medium to work with, it is such a versatile ingredient. I plan to work on my truffles...too bad guitar cutters cost so much.This month in school I am studying custards, creams and bavarians. I am really enjoying what we are working on this term. So far I have made Creme Brulee, Creme Caramel, Charlotte Royale and a Triple Chocolate Bavarian Cake. We also made Panna Cotta and I experimented with flavor infusions and made a green tea panna cotta, it was absolutely fabulous. Its great to learn how to make everything by the book but more fun when we can experiment.
