30.08.2009 / The Dobos Torta
Overwhelmed and drowning in work, I must say I feel quite guilty for abandoning this blog and keeping away from the kitchen for so long. So this month I tried to get back to it, even if I still couldn’t keep up with the Daring Bakers’ reveal date. But hey, better late than never, isn’t it?
The August 2009 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Angela of A Spoonful
of Sugar and Lorraine of Not Quite Nigella. They chose the spectacular Dobos
Torte based on a recipe from Rick Rodgers’ cookbook Kaffeehaus: Exquisite
Desserts from the Classic Caffés of Vienna, Budapest, and Prague.
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01.03.2009 / Bitter Valentino
I’ve been told I’m a sweet sort of person, but when it comes to Valentine’s Day… Boy, am I bitter! And as hard as I try to ignore this cursed date, hearts suddenly appear everywhere and make it impossible to bury my head in the sand. The Daring Bakers were no exception this month, with a heart shaped chocolate Valentino cake.
The February 2009 challenge is hosted by Wendy of WMPE’s blog and Dharm of Dad ~ Baker & Chef.
We have chosen a Chocolate Valentino cake by Chef Wan; a Vanilla Ice Cream recipe from Dharm and a Vanilla Ice Cream recipe from Wendy as the challenge.
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30.11.2008 / Caramel Cake with Caramelized Butter Frosting
Caramel is definitely not my favourite flavour, so I started the November Daring Baker’s Challenge with a bit of suspicion. Busy as I was this month, though, I didn’t give it much thought, and decided to give the recipe a chance without any hacks or additions.
But then something happened… the most delicious cake popped out of th oven. I could hardly believe it.
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31.07.2008 / Cashew Gateau with Praline Cream
Daring Bakers, I’m sorry I’m one day late… Had such a migraine, I couldn’t even think of looking at the computer yesterday, let alone write a post. But better late then never, so here it goes!
When I first looked at July’s challenge, I panicked a bit. After all, a chocolate covered hazelnut cake with buttercream wasn’t quite what I wanted to be doing, because of several reasons. First of all, hazels are my least favourite nuts, specially when combined with chocolate - I hate Nutella! Secondly, after the Opera Cake and Helena’s birthday cake, I have done and eaten enough buttercream for the whole Summer, so the idea of doing it again in this hot weather didn’t please me at all. Same thing for the chocolate frosting, after Filipe’s and Pedro’s birthday cakes, I promised myself I would lay off chocolate ganache for a good while.
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22.07.2008 / Helena’s Strawberry Cake
Time flies! My adorable niece Helena is already one year old! And what a smart, happy and fun kid she’s turning out to be! My mission for this weekend was to bake her a birthday cake, big enough for a crowd of 50. Scary…
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08.06.2008 / Chocolate Meteor Cake
Yet another chocolate birthday cake!
Truth is, tough to please birthday boy only likes chocolate cake, and even then, he’s very demanding. The brownies I made for him were a bit too dry, Claudia’s cake was a bit too strong… But I’m not one to give up.
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28.05.2008 / L’Opera
After postponing for a couple of weekends, I finally declared last Sunday as Daring Baking day, and set out to complete my first Daring Bakers challenge. I must admit, after seeing how long and complex this recipe seemed to be, I was a bit scared of it. As such, I called for help!
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