Tuesday, 12 July 2011

4th Of July.


I know this is very late but we just went to a 4th of July BBQ this weekend.  
I did a strawberry cheesecake - recipe from BBC Good Food.  I put my strawberry puree in between the buttery biscuit base and the cheese layer so I could make the top look like the US flag.  I was quite pleased with the result!

I also make cupcakes - colouring the batter and layering.  I stole the idea for these cakes from here.


Lastly I tried to make red, white and blue striped strawberries but they didn't work out as well as I had hoped.


Carolyn from Cookin' For My Captain did a better job than me and gave me the idea.

And, no, I have no links to the great US of A other than having a Texan friend who has a BBQ every year but I am more than happy to join in the fun - any excuse for a BBQ with good friends and some frivolous dessert making!
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12 comments:

  1. From Beyond My Kitchen Window13 July 2011 at 00:06

    What a very lovely July 4 th. cake. Strawberries and blueberries just seem to go together. I made the same strawberries for our celebration on the 4th. I love your blue jimmies at the tip. I used blue sanding sugar on mine. They were messy making them but sooo delicious. You can go back to my July 3rd post to see them if you would like.

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  2. mr. pineapple man13 July 2011 at 00:25

    fun! love the cakes!

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  3. Angela13 July 2011 at 02:33

    The cupcakes are beyond cute - I love them. Any excuse for good food, I say.

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  4. Manu13 July 2011 at 07:27

    OMG these pics are amazing!! LOve most of all strawberry dressed that way!!!Have a nice idea

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  5. Rhyleysgranny13 July 2011 at 08:06

    How lovely. The American flag is so good. Lots of creativity going on there. Your cupcakes cases are great (so are the cupcakes)

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  6. Please Do Not Feed The Animals.13 July 2011 at 10:53

    FBMKW - ah yes - your strawberries are so neat - your presentation is much better than mine!

    Pineapple man - thankyou. :-)

    Angela - exactly!! Every day is a good excuse for good or fun food!

    Manu - thank you very much. I certainly can't take credit for the idea. That's what is so wonderful about blog world!

    Rhyleysgranny - thanks. The cupcake cases are actually just the plain boring white ones which means you can see the layers of the different colour sponges really well through them.

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  7. Anonymous13 July 2011 at 11:15

    Well your cupcakes came out even cuter than the inspiration! I love layered-color cupcakes and cakes like that. Way to bake :D And way to celebrate a U.S. holiday--any excuse to party, I think I'm going to take up some out-of-country celebrations as well, brilliant idea...

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  8. Valérie13 July 2011 at 19:42

    Wow, it all looks great! Very creative! The strawberry made me smile. :-)

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  9. Camilla14 July 2011 at 06:55

    Buttery biscuit base - see what you're doin' there! He he,
    C

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  10. Please Do Not Feed The Animals.14 July 2011 at 08:51

    Allie - thank you. We should definitely all enjoy eachother's celebrations.

    Valerie - thank you.

    Camilla - yay, you signed up. When are you gong to get your blog started?

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  11. Camilla14 July 2011 at 12:43

    Funny you should mention it Lou, I just wrote a piece... But I'm struggling with the technology, and feel I should write a few more before I publish it!

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  12. Please Do Not Feed The Animals.14 July 2011 at 12:51

    Yay! Can't wait to see it. Your are a proper writer and your photography is great. And you love good food! It's gonna be fab!

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