Welcome to The Big Crazy's Pastry Shop

The last one is making me drool. The gooseberries will be a delicious addition. Which variety are they using? Green, Red or Maroon? Each would impart a different flavor.
I also might be seeing some layers of vanilla laced cream cheese, or is it whipping cream?

Shop’s open…… following up on my visit yesterday and seeing what the cookers were doing, I asked them to prepare a special "Holiday Extravaganza" unlike they had ever done before. I asked for a confection that was loaded with fruitcake, spiked with rum, with the addition of blackberries, red currants, hazel nuts, white truffles, dates, mango and a profusion of multi-colored layers of striping of toffee and strawberry and banana paste, studded with macadamia nuts and covered with a hard icing sugar infused shredded coconut top.

We call this our Big Rock Candy Mountain.

The weight of this magnificent piece is 15 pounds and it measures 8.5”x 8.5”x 7.5”

Feast your eyes.






Uh-oh, it looks like the black berries are trying to escape.

The cookers told me one word describes this special confection, being: Awesome.  Cheers, johnw

I thought it was a good transition and supported your narrative well. Have a great weekend. Cheers, johnw

Here you go, available at Fry's in Arizona and at Kroger's in Utah and Wyoming. $5.99 each
Dipped in rum, brandy, egg nog or whatever, it's good, real good.

Weight is 1 pound 4 ounces, measures 1-1/4"x3-1/4"x9.0" Material is, oh yeah, that's right, it's a fruit cake.  Cheers, johnw

Shop's open just in time for the Holidays. We got plum puddings, and lots of goodies with berries of every type and size, use a lot's of vanilla, and custard, icing sugar, marzipan and toffee and we even have a rum baba special and a chocolate covered  delight. Too many to choose from anyway here they are for your visual pleasure. Warning this is picture heavy so it will take time to load up. Cheers, johnw

This is a chocolate covered square, carefull some of the chocolate is starting to melt. It covers vanilla and nougat layers. angel cake, white infusion over a crushed nuts, overlaying
dark chocolate and fruitcake base.

Weight:1#-10oz dims:3"x3.5"x3" Material, err, yep, you guessed it: Laguna Crazy Lace.


Chocolate slice, dark  chocolate covering a marmalade confection with chocolate chips infused all layered over a confection of toffee striping red currant puree and crushed wallnuts and macadamias

Weight:1# 14oz. dims:6"x4"x3.5"

Base is walnuts and cherry's covered with with grapes, a mixture of angel cake and marmalade, whipped cream, toffee stripes and covered with a puree of Black Berries.

Weight: 1# 8oz. dims:3"x3"x3"


 As seen in the display case over at The Big Crazy's Pastry Shop.

Here is a nice slice of  custard nut and toffee covered with chocolate chips and small plums infused with icing sugar.


Weight: 1#-10oz. dims 6"x4"x1.5"

Custard Bun, a combination of crushed nuts, coconut shreds, cream and custard with a strawberry and icing topping



Weight: 1# dims 5"x3"x3"

This is one of Big Crazy's specials: Berries and Vanilla Cream over strawberry and crushed hazelnuts

Weight:: 1# 6pz. dims: 4"x2.5" x2.5"

Big Crazy's had a special visitor who stated the following after eating this spiced confection:

The first offering for me is wonderful combinations that tantalized all of the senses. The blend of the cherries, currants and blackberries created an overwhelming smell that invited the taste buds to take action.

Upon engagement the taste buds were not disappointed. They all agreed that this is a pastry to indulge in slowly, to fully appreciate the intricate blend of flavors. They also appreciated the delicate blend of nutmeg and paprika in the cake layers was a wonderful surprise. This blended layer can be seen in the photo. The addition of paprika to a berry pastry is an art, which must be carefully done to prevent overpowering the other flavors. There may also be a hint of powdered peppers. Maybe a smoked variety, as there was a hint of smokiness. This added to the overall appeal.

Will be recommending The Big Crazy's Pastry Shop to all my friends who appreciate the finer things in life.



Weight: 6#-4oz dims: 9"x5.5"x2.5"


These are now ready in the customer viewing case over at Big Crazy's Pastry Shop


A confection of red berries, black berries, plum slices, layered on nougat, custard , strawberry puree overlaying coconut shreds covering a boiled grape

Weight: 1#-4oz dims 4"x3"x4"

 A slice of cream cheese pie covered with saffron, plums and  stewed rhubarb

Weight 2# dims. 5"x4"x3"

Here we have shreded coconut , layered with raspberry sauce covered with a crust of crushed damsons, topped with icing sugar.

Weight 1# dims 3"x3"x2"
 
Just a nice piece of berry pie.

Weight 10 oz. dim 5"x3"x2"

For your viewing pleasure, just out of the oven and cooling off.



This is a custom preparation  and has most everything. Lets start in the middle. a large rum baba, traditionally made with yeast and eggs, soaked in rum and  apricot brandy and
it's covered with a two inch layer of marzipan. Surrounding that, is a thick layer of traditional fruit cake  surrounded with layers of a soft  caramel coating laced with candied lime peel and infused with random nuts, with a plum outburst and strands of ginger laces.

Weight: 9# 6oz dims; 7.5"x6"x6"


This is called a mixed fritter. Berries and nuts, small kumquats, apple slices and  layers of strawberry sauce over vanilla and  gingerbread crust.

Weight: 1#-12 oz dims:5"x4"x2..5"


The cookers tell me their shift is over and are now closing up the shop. They said they will be back tomorrow with a few more goodies. Cheers, johnw

Yum.

Well, thank you rwa3006, Yes, I am having fun sharing my collection. I certainly hope others are able to suspend their beliefs and see pastry's rather than rocks.That said, the best has yet to come...........think Sentients Beings and more fruit cakes, careful now, fruit cakes can have several meanings.          Cheers, johnw
 

Bring it! I love collections with a theme.

Nice pastry creations.