Monday, August 23, 2010

Sweet Beginnings!

Hi! I am Lady Máirghréad Ghearr and I have always been a baker, I love the Christmas holidays so I can bake ridiculous amounts of baked goods. I am an amateur cake decorator - I mean amateur :).
A little over a year ago (spring 2009) my household brother was being put on Vigil for elevation to Pelican. I started baking for those visiting, I made pelican chocolate lollipops, pelican cookies with painted icing, and I made a coconut nest to hold the pelican lollipops. I made these cute little bite size cakes with a chocolate ganache and they needed a little "something". I started shopping for sugar flowers the kind you can find on cakes nowadays. I ended up on an Internet search and discovered sugared violets, which I made and learned they were period!!! Excitement!
It started my desire to learn about period desserts, specifically I am interested in sugar subtleties.
I became apprenticed to Mistress Kis Marie aka Baroness Mika of Carillion, my home barony. I have great friends that help me dress appropriately and I keep them in sweet treats.
So I will blog about my trials, tribulations and success here. Sadly I may be sporadic I am starting my own business & graduate school.

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