When I started as a Daring Baker there were 5 of us. Ivonne and Lis of course because they are the founders. Then there was my less evil twin Helen. And crazy Brilynn. And me. We made Chocolate Biscotti from who else, Dorie Greenspan. From there we grew to 7 of us where we learned not only could we make croissants but we could invent new swear words as well. Helen and I lucked out as we were the two who had already made them before. We had many a humorous exchange of emails. There was the evil crepe cake that I hated more than life itself. The cake itself was a beauty and I knew why Brilynn picked it, but that is where the adoration stopped. For we made that cake in April 2007, and I have yet to make a crepe since! :( When it was my pick I had us make a Strawberry Mirror Cake which was hit and miss depending on who's blog you read. I personally loved it, but then again, I picked it. Out of all the challenges I would have to say my favorite was the Yule Log. As it was something that … [Read more...]