Cutting time...

Last Monday (3/21/11) we made some really interesting meringue.  We whipped it silly, piped it into little cups and little super cute mushrooms, then baked it on 200 degrees over night.  Then Tuesday (3/22/11) we made this extremely delicious chocolate mousse to fill these "cups" and then we tempered chocolate to connect the top of the mushroom with the bottom.  Take a look at these and there is no way you won't think they are adorable:

I rubbed cocoa powder on top so they look more like wild shrooms.  This was the first "check off" project that I had all positive feed back.  Mushrooms: very nice shape and even: base to top, Cups: surprisingly done really well.  Chefs words lol!!!  Mousse: very tasty!!!  HELL YEAH!!!!!  GO ME!!!!  After all this excitement it was time to cut the pound cake we made in week 3!!  I was concentrating really hard bc I really wanted a straight cut.  Well, I cut through the cake followed by my finger.  I was using a serrated knife and when it made contact with my finger I knew I had to of cut it pretty deep.  After trying to get it to stop bleeding one of the girls in my class, who use to be a marine said put pepper in it and that will help.  So, don't ever do that because that shit burns!!!!  When the said marine saw the cut she decided to go tell Chef and when Chef came over she said I think you need stitches.  At school if you need to go to the hospital they call you a cab there and one back plus they cover you visit.  I was there about 3 hours.  Mostly waiting.  I did get my blood pressure checked and it was good, 110/68.  The doc decided not to give me stitches he just butterflied it then wrapped in this complete over kill of a bandage

Which therefore made the next day for baking for my exam difficult.