When you read a recipe, it sorta helps when you actually read it, instead of reading the title and a part of the instruction and then filling in the blanks yourself.
I blame this to tiredness. I didn't sleep well last night. Yet I woke up early, had breakfast, then proceeded to make this cake.
It looked like this.
Since it doesn't look bad. And given this is 1/4 recipe the puddle started thickening already. I decided to proceed and take the risk.
It seems like the ganache puddle never really sank to the bottom of the cake. It just sat there at the top. I watched, in horror, as the cake almost finish baking, waiting for that moment (or smell) when the ganache would start burning.
Thankfully, it never did.
Instead it sat there at the top, kinda like a baked ganache imprint.
They looked kinda funny, don't they?
Tasting impressions:
This cake lives up to its name, in that it is deep! Very chocolate-y and dense, this little morsels packs a chocolate punch. A tad too sweet for me, but it's okay because it's so small. I do think it's missing some boozy flavor, perhaps in the ganache, or as a light syrup.
They look great to me. I learned long ago not to bake until fully alert - oh the stories I could tell! When I'm in a hurry and need to make ganache, I throw it all together in a pan and heat it on the stove - no harm as long as it doesn't overheat. Btw, I'm so in love with that pink petal pan!
ReplyDeleteSound yummy!! I will try these. The small size will probably be just enough to satisfy my sugar/chocolate craving without adding too many pounds.Seems like they would make a nice company dessert with a couple of other small goodies on a lovely platter. I love your photography - excellent and adds so much to your posts.
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Cute pan!!!
ReplyDeleteooo! booze in the ganache! that would be great. your little pan is pretty cute, too.
ReplyDeleteOnce again, proving that Rose's recipes can withstand "mistakes" and come out looking and tasting just about perfect.
ReplyDeleteJenn, I loved your story. I so often do that with recipes. I am either lazy or impatient and fail to really read before I get cooking. But the mistakes are often fun and sometimes even tastier than the original recipe, right? Your rosebuds looked really good. I bet that richness was awesome!
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They look yummy. For the last few weeks I've been baking when tired, like you and it is horrid. It seems to take me three times as long. Sometimes I find myself reading the same instruction over and over...anyway...I'd still rather be a tired baker and have an imperfect Rose cake than no cake. And sometimes no matter how I try and organise my time, I'm still baking late at night or after a long tiring weekend. Might have to get a bit organised though for next week!
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone for the comments.
ReplyDeleteButterYum, yes should not have baked when tired but sometimes I have no "choice", especially in the race to finish the book.
Mari, thanks for visiting and liking the photograph.
Marie, Rose is simply awesome, isn't she? I can't wait for her next book.
Erin, mistakes are often fun, and I don't mind as long as they're still edible (which they are most of the time).
Melissa, I agree it's better to have an imperfect cake than no cake. We need our desserts, don't we? :)