Whenever I whip out my whisk and get ready to turn a liquid globule of albumen into a frothy, peaked sea of foamy egg whites in order to turn my average cake du jour into an evenly rising, well-crumbed treasure, I turn to iTunes for inspiration.
That’s right: I bake to the beat. The cheesier the beat, the better.
Apparently, I’m not alone. (And here I was, all embarrassed about my secret Pet Shop Boys/meringue-baking pairing obsession). Eater.com recently introduced me to Glamour Puds, Britain’s answer to Ace of Cakes (except Eric Lanlard is not nearly as cloying, perkily precious or vaguely irritating as the folks at Ace of Cakes).
Lanlard marries sexy, Eurotrashtastic style, snooty foodie lingo, bad raver-esque beats, ridiculous statements and overly fussy ingredients in a gorgeous package of foodie/music guilty pleasure. (And watching the show, I finally learned how to make a serious tarte bourguignonne. Next up: chocolate tart, West Indian Style. Yay!)
Baking to the beat is de rigeur for this master patissier–Madonna, Sir Elton John and George Michael are huge fans of his work, completing the baking/eating/wonderfully cheesy music circle beautifully.
Check it yourself and see if you don’t get a contact sugar high:
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