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I love a great bakery, one that has a wide variety of pastries, cakes, pies and cookies available by the slice or single serving. Many super market bakeries miss the mark. Cakes are sometimes made in house, sometimes they come in frozen. Pastries are often made offsite and baked on site, the same with pies, and cookies, and even bread.
Bakery is labor intensive, it always has been. Way back in the 1970's my family started spending winters in Florida, in the Miracle City Mall there was a nice bakery, run by a couple, who worked 12 -14 hours day, six days a week. When one of them had a heart attack, they found it impossible to pay staff to do the work, and still make a profit.
I have been experimenting at home on small cakes. A full size cake is far too much for the two of us. I have a set of 4-inch cake pans, I am pulling mini-cake recipes and giving them a try. I will post as the experiment continues.
Your mini-cakes sound intriguing!
ReplyDeleteI have made them twice, and will report on them soon.
DeleteMini cakes are a great idea! SG’s cakes are usually 16 servings (or should be). I wonder if he’ll give it a try.
ReplyDeleteNext Friday is a recipie
DeleteSuch a sweet post!
ReplyDeleteWell said
DeleteI'm not much of a baker. I favor lemon treats like - lemon squares or lemon meringue pie.
ReplyDeleteI did a lemon glaze on one recently
DeleteThat's such a good idea. I can't wait to hear about your progress.
ReplyDeletebaking for the smaller family
DeleteA great web site for small batch cakes www.theenglishkitchen.co I have made lots of her recipes and they always work out well.
ReplyDeleteJane
Thanks for the tip
DeleteI've never tried making small cakes, aside from packet mix cupcakes. Interesting.
ReplyDeleteSometimes smaller is better.
DeleteOMG! You nearly put me in cardiac arrest with that photo. But then I just wanted to go find a bakery. Sweet (pun intended) picture and story.
ReplyDeleteI printed your bun recipe - I need to try that soon.
DeleteI don't know of any bakeries around here (worse luck!) My favorite cakes are petit fours which I think only come from bakeries meaning I haven't had any in ages
ReplyDeleteIf it weren't for more gluten intolerance, I would have died by pastry consumption already.
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