two new items

so, silly me, forgot to take a picture of the cake, but I'll try and get to that next time. So, totally inspired by all the beautiful and delicious food in Chicago I came home ready to bake! Tried out a new style breakfast roll....my regular dough, but instead of a cinnamon sugar filling, cream cheese and strawberry preserves--then rolled up, baked and topped with cream cheese frosting--wow! Smell fabulous, taste great, too...and then vanilla cake, layered with a pineapple, spiced rum, brown sugar compote, buttercream, toasted coconut and macadami nuts. It looks great and is so yummy! I am very, very happy with the way both items turned out. Let's just see how they actually sell. Well, the rolls sold, I've got more started this morning...I just took the cake over yesterday. I had a customer requesting the mini-cherry pies which I took over yesterday a.m. and I found out why...his daughter bought one for his wife's birthday and HE ate it--and loved it--so has been trying to get another one to replace the one he gobbled down! too funny...also went to Omaha Bakery Supply yesterday. Met with Nancy and she was a fantastic hostess--gave me a great tour, we talked for about an hour, I think. They have some great looking equipment--cannot wait to get back there and get some. And next week I am definitely shopping there for some shortening, flavors, etc. What a great find! And they are not too far away, either. In this day of soaring gas prices, that is a bonus to be sure. I want to get to Whole Foods, but that's 50 miles for stuff I do not really NEED, just want, and people I would like to visit, obviously. Miss them! Okay, time to get some cookies into the oven. It's going to be a great day!