dessert send off

pc: Emily




sakura pavlova - almond mascarpone creme - syrupy cherries - fresh strawberry cherries

I was obsessed with this pavlova for awhile. The light almost-flavorless base of a meringue being the perfect blank canvas for delicate sakura paste.
It almost worked out.
Minus the cracked walls and caved in center.

I filled it with crap anyways. And then slowly picked it out because the pavlova itself was too sweet for my liking. What is the minimum amount of sugar a pavlova needs? That's a project for another day when I have another egg white excess.

I ate the pavlova volcano walls like sweet and airy chips and then cut up the mallow-y center and baked it into a test batch of okara (soy flour byproduct of tofu making) brownies with some of the same syrupy cherries.
I'm calling this black forest s'mores brownies.


matcha turtle puffs - craquelin
pastry cream - mascarpone milk jam fillings

These turtles had been paddling around in my mind for as long as the craquelin topping has been sitting in the freezer (since this time).
And I loved them like my own babies.

Maybe even more.




salty caramel-y pretzel-y milk jam
2c milk
1/2c sugar
1t baking soda
pinch salt
1/2t vanilla