Gillis Cake

WOW - it's been a little while! Much has happened along the way. I'm still going slowly and trying to create this business without going into debt. The website is still "under construction" as I create new items and get pictures of them the site will evolve. The hardest part is deciding which of the many recipes I've worked on over the years to use! SOOO many choices and so many changes made to each.


One of the things that I like best about this business is helping people. Through the group I run with (Runner's in Touch) we work with several charities. One is the Gillis House here in KC. Part of what we do is to give students a cake for their birthday. For many of them it's the first time they have ever been given a cake or had their birthday recognised at all. The cake I take is the "Oreo Cake" - the original idea was long ago developed by a chef I had worked with. I have lost his original but have kept the idea. It's a 2-layer chocolate fudge cake with a creamy-oreo center with ganache spilling over the edges.

"Gillis" or Oreo Cake

This cake can be made in a variety of sizes and shapes (round, sqaure, rectangle, heart, etc) The one pictured is a 10"x10" sq cake - it's a great size for an office or family gathering! Everything (except the oreo's) is natural and/or organic. Let me know when you are ready for your own!


Believe!
Bobbi

Having Fun!

Sooo What's the best part about starting a bakery? Why dessert of course! I love baking but I especially  LOVE baking desserts. And who doesn't love eating dessert?

Cheesecake is probably my favorite... no Cheesecake IS my favorite so it's the one I have the most fun with. Lemon Pudding cheesecake (pictured) was a whim.  Sometimes as I am baking - I start with an idea and as I am making it the idea changes - grows - develops into an entire new idea. This cheesecake was just that. I had been talking about Key Lime Pie to someone and had no Key Limes but I did have a bunch of lemons!

Lemon Pudding Cheesecake
Lemon curd with fresh whipped cream topping

Last weekend was a Red Velvet Cheesecake... unfortunately I didn't get a picture of it. At Christmas my mom had a Red Velvet "cheesecake" that my aunt picked up somewhere. The idea of this excited me. But when we opened the box the cheesecake was really a Red Velvet cake with a layer of vanilla cheesecake on top. After making a couple orders for red velvet cupcakes and cakes, I kept the idea of the cheesecake in my head. On Father's Day, I took the plunge and used the principles of a red velvet cake and applied it to the cheesecake... buttermilk, cocoa, vinegar and red dye. I topped the whole thing off with white chocolate buttercream! And although I wasn't thrilled about using a gel dye it was beautiful! Oh how I wish I would have gotten a picture!

Unfortunately I get ideas for cheesecakes faster than I can bake them and since we don't have a storefront yet I need to find a way to "share" them so I don't eat the whole thing! It also makes it hard for me to narrow down the list of selections to put on a menu.... so many cheesecakes...

I'll work on getting pictures of goodies as I make them.
Happy Baking!
Bobbi