egg yolks and tea and rum

i kept the egg yolks from making swiss buttercream, and last night i finally used the recipe i had bookmarked and made bavarian cream. the texture isn't perfect because i didn't remember that i should add some liquid back into the whipped cream to help loosen it until i had started folding it in, but it's pretty darn tasty. C figured out that what it needs to shine is a dusting of cinnamon, although i think nutmeg might be the real champ and will try that on my next serving. honestly it's more work than panna cotta for a very similar product, but i do like the flavor notes that the egg adds and i got to use up four egg yolks.

not really related (and tea and rum) apparently i have been living inside the Sea shanty TikTok bubble due to it being shared at work. i thought everyone had heard this thing but it turns out neither mimerki nor my knittas had heard them. basically this one guy sang a sea shanty and then the internet started to sing in harmony with him. this article contains key videos and context to start you down the shantycore rabbit hole.