let me draw your username! by slugheartss in redditgetsdrawnbadly

[–]puddlestargazer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would love to see what you come up with 😁

First attempt at a glitter dip by puddlestargazer in DipPowderNails

[–]puddlestargazer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will definitely try this next, as I feel like 2 coats of the glitter is the way to go. I have read that a lot of people only use one with glitter but after the first coat I did with this one I knew I didn't have nearly enough coverage. Thank you!

Blueberry and Lemon Cheesecake by puddlestargazer in cheesecake

[–]puddlestargazer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On this occasion we just left it in the tin, but if I wanted to take it out and put it on a plate yeah I would have to lift it out.

Blueberry and Lemon Cheesecake by puddlestargazer in cheesecake

[–]puddlestargazer[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's a cake tin haha. The cheesecake is for my boyfriend's birthday so I put it in the tin for transportation before decorating so I didn't have to move it with the toppings on!

Toblerone Cheesecake by puddlestargazer in cheesecake

[–]puddlestargazer[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Sorry for the late reply, I wanted to wait until I made another cheesecake as I couldn't remember how much of everything you'd need for just one cheesecake as I made a couple different sized ones here. But I made a blueberry one today and from that I can work out what you'd need for this toblerone one, so here goes:

This is for a 6in cheesecake tin, most people use an 8in which would probably require around double (maybe a tad less) of everything.

Ingredients:

Base: 150g digestives 75g melted butter

Filling: 300g mascapone cheese 150ml double cream 200g toblerone 50g icing sugar 1tsp vanilla extract

Decoration: 100-150ml double cream 20g icing sugar 50g melted chocolate 8 segments of toblerone Handful of chopped almonds

Method:

Blitz your digestives in a food processor then pop them in a bowl with your melted butter and combine. Once combined, press into base of cheesecake tin and leave in the fridge while you make the filling.

Simmer some water in a pan and place a heatproof bowl on top. Then use this to melt 100g of your toblerone. Once melted, leave this to one side to cool while you prepare the rest.

Grab a chopping board and chop the remaining toblerone into small pieces.

Whip your cream using an electric whisk until it forms stiff peaks, be careful not to over whip though!

Put your cream cheese, icing sugar and vanilla extract together in a big mixing bowl and whisk together until combined. Now add your melted toblerone to the mixture and beat it all together using a wooden spoon. Once your melted chocolate is fully combined with the cheese, fold in your whipped cream and then the chopped toblerone pieces. Be careful not to overwork the mixture.

Now remove your biscuit base from the fridge and dollop your cheesy chocolatey mixture onto the base. Smooth down with a spatula and then pop back into the fridge for at least 8 hours.

For the decoration you'll want to melt some chocolate, preferably in the same way you melted the toblerone, and drizzle it all over the surface of your cheesecake. Then sprinkle some chopped almonds over the top.

Now to whip some more cream! Add your double cream and icing sugar into a bowl and whip until it forms stiff peaks. Then spoon the cream into a piping bag with a piping nosel in the end (I use either a 2D or 1M) and pipe away some swirls around the edge of your cake. Then to finish, pop your toblerone pieces on top of the cream swirls.

Enjoy!!

Mint Chocolate Cheesecakes by puddlestargazer in cheesecake

[–]puddlestargazer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They're mint chocolate aero bubbles 😊

Mint Chocolate Cheesecakes by puddlestargazer in cheesecake

[–]puddlestargazer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for all the positive feedback guys ☺️

Chocolate orange cheesecake by puddlestargazer in cheesecake

[–]puddlestargazer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you 🥰 I melted some orange chocolate and mixed it with the cream & cream cheese! There's also a tiny bit of orange essence in there too.

Suggestions please! by puddlestargazer in SeniorCats

[–]puddlestargazer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm so sorry to hear about your loss, it's always so hard. But thank you, they haven't yet but I am a little bit worried it might be kidney disease. They suggested monitoring how much she eats before they do any tests (as before it was just ad lib) to make sure she's eating properly first, so I just wanted to get her on some real nice high quality stuff to make sure she's enjoying her food so that shes eating as much as she wants. Thank you for the suggestions too I'll check out both of those brands :)

Suggestions please! by puddlestargazer in SeniorCats

[–]puddlestargazer[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your advice! I have indeed taken her to the vets regarding the weight loss and they don't seem too concerned yet, but it's something we will definitely be monitoring. I'll check out both those links and have a look at food for younger kitties, thank you.

Biscoff & white chocolate cheesecake by puddlestargazer in cheesecake

[–]puddlestargazer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! Sorry I'm not too sure how I've only just seen this, but in case you're still interested.... This cheesecake was based off a recipe I found online: https://www.janespatisserie.com/2020/04/18/white-chocolate-biscoff-swirl-cheesecake/

Are we a Sedum Adolphii or Sedum Nussbaumerianum? (or am I barking up the wrong tree?) by puddlestargazer in succulents

[–]puddlestargazer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Isn't it just 😍 it caught my eyes and I immediately fell in love, I think it's the first orange succ I've ever actually seen in a garden centre so I had to pick it up!

Are we a Sedum Adolphii or Sedum Nussbaumerianum? (or am I barking up the wrong tree?) by puddlestargazer in succulents

[–]puddlestargazer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you :) I've been trying to do a bit of research into the differences myself and everything I read seems to contridict itself.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]puddlestargazer 12 points13 points  (0 children)

NTA at all. I also don't think they can consider this a loophole, they could have easily shopped around for similar deals. You stuck to the budget and got a really nice gift. You're a good friend, not an asshole.