Confession time: I didn't want to make this cake. Not because it didn't sound delicous, or seemed too difficult, or called for some expensive, hard to find, and/or too exotic ingredient, but because I am leaving for vacation tomorrow and really didn't have time to make it. But, I didn't do last week's Sweet Melissa Sunday recipe opting to make a Chocolate Raspberry Ice Cream cake for my birthday instead and I may miss next week's selection because I will not return home until late Sunday. So, guilt talked me into making this cake.
The cake itself was fairly easy to put together. I used a ratio of 2/3 bittersweet and 1/3 semisweet chocolate instead of all bittersweet called for in the recipe because I made do with the chocolate options I had on hand. Even with this substitution I found this to be on the bitter side of the chocolate spectrum. I also didn't check my cake until 55 minutes, 10 minutes before the suggested cook time, and found a cake about five minutes overdone. Also, heed Melissa advice about treating the cake gently, mine cracked when I was inverting it onto the plate. This cake certainly has potential, and probably would be great with some ice cream or a gorgeous pile of berries, something to counterbalance the overall richness.
Check out Sarah's beautiful blog, Blue Ridge Baker, for the recipe. See ya when I get back!
It's okay not to bake for a while. We all do it sometimes. But I'm glad you did bake!
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your souffle looks great! i also love your ice cream cake :P
ReplyDeletePretty cake, glad you were able to fit it in. This one is great covered in berries and ice cream, I recommend it!
ReplyDeleteWell I hope you have a great time on your vaca!!!
ReplyDeleteHave a great vacation, thanks so much for baking with me this week! Your cake looks beautiful. Mine baked really quickly, too, it was done in 42 minutes...
ReplyDeleteGood for you for going ahead even with such a busy schedule! Lovely results!
ReplyDeleteHave a great time on your vacation! Glad you were able to bake with us before you left. The souffle looks fantastic :)
ReplyDeleteHave a great vacation. Glad you decided to bake it anyway... but its ok to take a break whenever u want to. Your souffle still looks great.
ReplyDeletewhat a nice contrast of the round cake on the square plate.
ReplyDeletealso, i think the crack makes it look more rustic!
Glad you were able to make this one- your souffle looks great!. I used 2/3 bittersweet and 1/3 milk chocolate (because I had it on hand too) and the flavor was pretty good. I don't like really dark chocolate. And I found the baking time to be really off as well. I pulled mine out 15 minutes early.
ReplyDeleteHave a great time on your vacation!