sponge cake – Ruth E. Hendricks

February 2010–

There was a huge snowstorm and the whole city was covered with snow… for at least a month. I was supposed to fly to Florida for friend Kristin’s big birthday and take photographs of the event. Greater Pittsburgh Airport was shut down, no flights in or out. I never made it to Florida for the weekend. :-(. (Happy Birthday again, Kristin!)

For those of you who’ve been following the blog since 2010, it’s a repeat.

You know how I like to take a color photograph that looks like a black and white. This is unretouched.

The big snow was the impetus for my beginning a photo of the day, and I’ve just kept at it since then.

p.s. concerning yesterday’s post of French Pastries here are the details on the “dark chocolate something“- heard from Lisanne at La Gourmandine Bakery and she said”The chocolate cake is called “Royal” and made of dark chocolate mousse with a layer of crispy praline and sponge cake”

February 5, 2014 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: blizzard, car, city scene, crispy praline, dark chocolate mousse, Feb 2010, Florida, neighborhood, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, Snowstorm, sponge cake, winter 18 Comments

We made an evening run for me to pick up something at Target. Little plastic containers for soup.

On the way to the parking lot, Steve asked me if I could drive by his work so he could get something he left there.

Someone had brought two delicious French pastries from La Gourmandine Bakery as it turned out.

He brought out the box and opened it in the car and there they were. Two lovely pastries.

When we got home, I cut the raspberry one in half and ate it, intending the other half for him later. Ooops. I ate the other half too. Here is the description on their website

Tartelette aux Framboises
(shortbread crust filled with baked almond cream and topped with fresh raspberries) and the description of the

The chocolate cake is called “Royal” and made of dark chocolate mousse with a layer of crispy praline and sponge cake.

chocolate one courtesy of baker Lisanne

in the box so glad he remembered they were at work and they didn’t go to waste! Happy to swing by and pick these up.

close up

I saved this one for Steve.

February 4, 2014February 5, 2014 by Ruth Categories: Baking, PhotographyTags: almond cream, bakery, chocolate, dark chocolate, desserts, food, French Bakery, French pastry, La Gourmandine Bakery, Lawrenceville, neighborhood, pastries, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, praline, Royal, sponge cake 17 Comments

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