The ice festival is noon to 4 tomorrow. The vendors along Main Street will have sidewalk sales. Thankfully the weather for tomorrow will be much warmer. We will likely miss the whole festival because Dallas has his Make a Wish birthday party tomorrow.
I couldn't handle 48 inside I don't think, we keep it between 62 and 65 because the wife can't stand it warmer. I usually have a blanket on me and a wool beanie on, like right now.
It’s in the 50’s here today. I got some bottles cleaned out today and finished the last couple episodes of the second season of Hunters on prime. Not super productive. Oh, and I made some bacon and eggs. Time to get moving and get in a workout of some sort.
That’s cooler than I like it. Stay warm.
Pretty amazing..
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Meteorologist describes record-breaking cold atop Mount Washington
“It’s really an amazing day, an awe-inspiring day and actually a bit of a frightening moment.”
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We had a weather alert for snow in early morning hours, maybe we be able to see some snow this year... !?
A nice simple cupcake/cake base. This mix is also a very tasty bakery vape as is.
SMT's Creamy Vanilla Custard Cupcake
FW Vanilla Cupcake 3%
FW Creamy Sponge Cake 1.5%
WF Cream Filling 1.5%
INW Custard 0.65%
Optional additions:
FLV Frosting 0.75%
WF Crumble Topping 0.5%
Suggested steep time = 4 weeks. Cream, custard + bakery dictate the steep. As always, YMMV.
Not much I can say about Flavor West Vanilla Cupcake or Creamy Sponge Cake. Individually they are two of the best bakery flavors we have in DIY. As Tony the Tiger says "They're G-r-r-reat!"
The magic happens when they are combined in a mix. We get the benefits of what each offers in creating a very solid cake or cupcake profile. I also mixed this with FW VC 1.5% and FW CSC 3% for a different tasting bakery profile. Either way it's tasty.
I love using Wonder Flavours creams. IMHO they are right up there with the best creams around.
For this mix I wanted a rich cream with a light custard note. I did not want to use a custard that was eggy.
INW Custard is the perfect choice for mixes where you don't want a noticeable egg note. It adds all the other pleasing custard notes.
WF Cream Filling is much like the cream we've all experienced in a cream filled cupcake. WF CF is not overly sweetened. It sits at about the midpoint (0-10 scale). WF CF also adds a light vanilla note.
INW Custard and WF CF also add moistness and mouthfeel.
I mixed four variations of this. The recipe as written and then one I already noted (FW VC and FW CSC ratios).
For the third I used FLV Frosting. IMO it is the best tasting and most accurate frosting around. FLV Frosting tastes just like a frosting we've all experienced on any cake or frosted cupcake. It's very realistic compared to a decent frosting IRL.
For the fourth I added WF Crumble Topping. If you don't have it, Get It!!! Yes, it's that good.
As a cake or cupcake base nearly any additional flavors will work very nicely. A fruit or two, no problem at all. Adding an individual nut flavor will work. Or going with CAP Nut Muffin at 0.75% would add the nut and an additional bakery note.
Adding a chocolate will either give us a chocolate with a light swirl if used lightly - or - if used higher it will turn the base into a chocolate cupcake or cake.
One more, adding an ice cream flavor give you, ummm, ice cream and cake!!!
@Zazie can you please add this to your blog? Thank you!!!
SMT's Creamy Vanilla Custard Cupcake
FW Vanilla Cupcake 3%
FW Creamy Sponge Cake 1.5%
WF Cream Filling 1.5%
INW Custard 0.65%
Optional additions:
FLV Frosting 0.75%
WF Crumble Topping 0.5%
Suggested steep time = 4 weeks. Cream, custard + bakery dictate the steep. As always, YMMV.
Not much I can say about Flavor West Vanilla Cupcake or Creamy Sponge Cake. Individually they are two of the best bakery flavors we have in DIY. As Tony the Tiger says "They're G-r-r-reat!"
The magic happens when they are combined in a mix. We get the benefits of what each offers in creating a very solid cake or cupcake profile. I also mixed this with FW VC 1.5% and FW CSC 3% for a different tasting bakery profile. Either way it's tasty.
I love using Wonder Flavours creams. IMHO they are right up there with the best creams around.
For this mix I wanted a rich cream with a light custard note. I did not want to use a custard that was eggy.
INW Custard is the perfect choice for mixes where you don't want a noticeable egg note. It adds all the other pleasing custard notes.
WF Cream Filling is much like the cream we've all experienced in a cream filled cupcake. WF CF is not overly sweetened. It sits at about the midpoint (0-10 scale). WF CF also adds a light vanilla note.
INW Custard and WF CF also add moistness and mouthfeel.
I mixed four variations of this. The recipe as written and then one I already noted (FW VC and FW CSC ratios).
For the third I used FLV Frosting. IMO it is the best tasting and most accurate frosting around. FLV Frosting tastes just like a frosting we've all experienced on any cake or frosted cupcake. It's very realistic compared to a decent frosting IRL.
For the fourth I added WF Crumble Topping. If you don't have it, Get It!!! Yes, it's that good.
As a cake or cupcake base nearly any additional flavors will work very nicely. A fruit or two, no problem at all. Adding an individual nut flavor will work. Or going with CAP Nut Muffin at 0.75% would add the nut and an additional bakery note.
Adding a chocolate will either give us a chocolate with a light swirl if used lightly - or - if used higher it will turn the base into a chocolate cupcake or cake.
One more, adding an ice cream flavor give you, ummm, ice cream and cake!!!
@Zazie can you please add this to your blog? Thank you!!!
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I tried the blackberry crumble recipe I found on ATF earlier. It’s no where near the dinner lady. The dinner lady is a little tart and kind of gritty for lack of a better word. The one I mixed is sweet and kind of bland.
It’s not super sweet but isn’t tart at all like the dinner lady one shot. I wouldn’t worry about it if the dinner lady concentrate was easier to get. I’ve only found it a couple places and shipping is expensive.
But of course! I'm not one of those brats who expect to be able to lounge around in summer clothes midwinter (I have an uncle like that).
The power went out for about an hour and a half earlier. That was a trifle worrisome. It's 0 outside with a wind chill of -18 (an improvement on last night's -38, at least), and the temperature inside dropped to 44. I have a propane heater that I directed at the pipes most at risk (under the kitchen sink--which happens to be against the wall that's getting blasted by the wind) and set all the faucets to trickling. If the outage had lasted, I'd've been in trouble. Still could be if the power goes out again. Fingers are crossed.
I have only the propane space heater I mentioned.
It's currently 55 and very windy. Most of the ice has melted. My mother's neighbor was out with his boys, shooting off guns. I don't know if they were hunting or plinking cans.
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