A reprise of an earlier cake whose interior I didn't get pictures of. The lemon cream is clearly not flat across the top, the mousse layers have different heights, the rim of the ganache topping is rough, and the ganache itself is thick (and uneven because the mousse was uneven.) But I'm probably the only one that noticed any of this. Anyway, I'm not complaining; there's room for improvement, but it turned out well. Made for the 2009 Linguistics and Philosophy Workshop at the University of Michigan.

A slice. Clearly rough around the edges of the layers, but, again, not bad.

Pear and blackberry tart. This is as easy as a tart gets: crust, chopped-up pears, blackberries, a little sugar, a little cornstarch. But it's also the prettiest the rim of my crust has come out, so I was pleased. Also made for the workshop.