valentine's day: swan lake

so valentine's day has come and gone. and while i have no exciting valentines news. i did make swan creampuffs for a dinner party. it's been ages since i last made them. the last time i can remember was back in college actually. so it's been a LONG time. nevertheless they turned out well. i think i misjudged the swan neck piping, it was a bit too big at first and then a bit too small. but still on the whole they were great.

the whipped cream was hand whipped of course and super yummy. thankfully i had a handmixer this time. i've literally hand whipped whip cream dozens of times, and it's not something i look forward to do anytime in the near future.

oh people have asked where i learned to make this. i can't remember really. i first made them in high school. desserts were actually my entry in the cooking world. (even though i'm not a big fan of sweets). on the whole though, cream puffs are one of the simplest desserts to make. pretty much just water, salt, sugar, flour, butter and eggs. plus the whipped cream later on and the powdered sugar on top. probably took me 1.5 hours from start to finish. but there was a good amount of waiting time in the middle. hell i took a shower while waiting.