to be annoyed with myself that I'm a victim of my own success and skills (patisserie related)

[sandralondonengland]

Im a great patisserie chef through years of practice and training. Everyone has such high expectations of me. But sometimes I just don't have the inclination to make something impressive and wish I could get away like other people and just buy something factory made. But I can't as my reputation is well known and everyone always expects a lot from me. Sigh, I just want to relax tonight but instead I'm having to make my triple pies in cakes with vanillia bean icing, as its been requested for a charity bake :(

I showed the pic of what OP is making to dh and he said 'pah, waste of time, I'd rather have a cream pie'.

"I'm sorry you have iss-chouxs" wins the thread!

I watched The Tunnel, last night, with DH. That triple pie cake looks like the severed ends of the sawn in half body when they pulled it apart.

If I stick a pork pie on top of a chicken pie on top of a steak pie, can I be a top chef too?

You just have to say no some of the time if you don't feel like doing it or are too busy. It's great to do the occasional charity stuff but too much and it becomes a stressful chore.

Let them eat [biscuit

Or even....

Let them eat

Yonic: NO.

HTH

Sandra you're the gift that keeps giving today my love.

"If I stick a pork pie on top of a chicken pie on top of a steak pie, can I be a top chef too?"

You could be the Boucherie Culinarian, YonicSleighdriver!

Did your sister in law make an inferior chocolate torte over the Christmas period?

How's your lemon dazzle cake OP?

Drizzle even, maybe it's dazzling?????

"Im a great patisserie chef" bahaahaa!!! Maybe Boris will give you a complimentary Over 60s Oyster card if you keep him supplied with pies.

Jaysus, that is three pies cooked into three cakes and then iced? That has to be an American invention, right?

Ahhh.. Another one! I do love these, so much.

Are you delivering this cake? However are you going to get there?

yes, how are you going to travel without a Freedom Pass?

What's happened to the OP - is she still baking?

She's baking a freedom pass into a triple pie cake & smuggling it to impoverished folk who no longer qualify for one. But only those who push their chairs in.

But could you do it with cheesecake?

I've never heard of a pie cake - sounds good.

Seriously OP - why the hell did you set such high standards? And it's an easy enough situation to resolve. Just send in a Lemon Turd Cake with 'fuck off' piped on the top. You'll never be asked again.

I've always made sure people have very very low expectations of me, and I get left alone to sit in my own mess

Wow OP it's not your day is it? Patisserie related issues and living in Essex not London.Doesn't get harder than this.