BETTY FORD'S 90th BIRTHDAY CAKE

Betty Ford had her 90th birthday celebration at the country club I
work at today and here is a picture of the cake I made for her.
It is Chocolate on the bottom layer, carrot in the middle and her
favorite white cake on the top.
When the cake was served I put 4 sparklers on the top and wheeled it
in to her surprise. She loved the cake and took home all the leftovers.

PEAR ICE CREAM & CONCORDE

This is Pierre Herme's Concorde but done in miniature and my Pear Ice Cream with Pear Chips.
To make the chips: slice the pears very thin (skins on), dust with powdered sugar and bake in a convection oven at 200 degrees for about 2 hours.
To make the ice cream: saute peeled, cored & sliced pears with a little sugar and lemon juice. Saute until all the liquid is removed and the pears are caramelized. Let cool and puree in a food processor to a chunky sauce. Refrigerate overnight then add to creme anglaise and freeze in an ice cream machine. When done let ripen in the freezer for a few hours then use as needed.
I served this last night at a Wine Dinner. It was a hit!!

CARROT BIRTHDAY CAKE

Made this birthday cake and party favors this week. The cake is carrot and the cookies are sugar cookies with royal icing.