I really enjoyed my 2019 baking bucket list so I’m excited to do it again for 2020. This year’s focus is on cakes, revisiting a few 2019 bakes, and yeast bread.
I really enjoyed my 2019 baking bucket list, even if I did slack off for a few months during the late summer and fall. However, I did catch up on all my baking bucket list items in December and while I haven’t posted about all of them yet, I plan to write the final two, croissants & soufflé, in the coming weeks.
In fact, I actually completed my final baking bucket list item, soufflé on December 31st. I almost let it slip because I really didn’t care about making a soufflé but I finished it up for lunch, making a Black Truffle & Goat Cheese Soufflé — it was delicious!
Since I really enjoyed my baking bucket list project this past year, I decided to do another one for 2020! I really enjoyed making cakes this past year so I’ve loaded up my baking bucket list with cakes to improve my skillset. I’ve also doubled up a couple of months and left an ‘Other’ category in case I want to make something extra one month/use it as a holding area for other baking ideas that come to mind.
My 2020 Baking Bucket List
January: Challah Bread
February: Cookie Cutter Cake & Macaroons
March: Sourdough Bread: Chocolate Sourdough Babka, Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls, Sourdough Crackers
April: Geoed Cake
May: Watercolor Cake
June: Gallette, maybe a savory heirloom tomato & goat cheese?
July: Pinstriped Cake
August: Shag Cake
September: Mirror Glaze Cake
October: German Apple Strudel
November: Croquembouche Tree, maybe creme de menthe flavored?
December: Snowflake Jellyroll Inlay & Cookie Cutter Cake (again, for the holidays)
Other Options: Palimers, Kougin-Amann, Madeleine, Biscotti, Crepe Cake
This is SO exciting, Alyssa! I can’t wait to follow along! I had to look up shag cake because I was curious, and I didn’t know that’s what those are called. Fun!