Monday, February 4, 2013

Goat Cheese


So if you know me, you would know that I love love love goat cheese. For Christmas I received a nice little goat cheese making kit that I was very eager to try. I had to hunt down some goat's milk but once I did, I immediately wanted to try making my own goat cheese!

 The process was fairly simple: heat the milk to 190 degrees, add some citric acid, strain milk in a cheesecloth, put in molds, and wait. It took about 24 hours for the cheese to harden to the consistency I wanted and to develop the tangy, sweet favor.

  

All in all, it was a fun experiment and I definitely recommend it! It tasted great (although I may be biased..)

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Pumpkin Spice Cake


One of my roommates celebrated her 22nd birthday this past week so of course I had to bake a cake!  Her sister, who also lives with us, secretly informed me that she had wanted to try a spice cake.  I found this recipe online and made a two layer cake.*  Nothing goes better with a spice cake than cream cheese frosting, some drizzled caramel, and crushed Almond Roca.  Oh, and a cup of hot chocolate of course. 

-Lisa

*Cake baked at 350 F for 30 minutes.


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