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Post by trubble on Mar 19, 2009 1:04:28 GMT
 www.roalddahlfans.com/books/revorecipe1.phpI'm not kidding, that is the best chocolate cake...ever. Just read the ingredients for the icing to know: melted chocolate and cream - that's it. It's Bruce Bogtrotter's Cake from Roald Dahl's 'Matilida'. He's the poor kid who has to eat the whole cake infront of school assembly as a punishment from the evil headmistress. When you make the cake you'll understand the punishment. One small slice is enough chocolate for anyone- delicious but too too chocolately to eat more than a slice. I bet you didn't think that was possible. Gary Rhodes wrote a cookbook of Dahl recipes, all sorts of Willy Wonka treats, Mr Twit's Beard, Frobscuttle juice etc and Mini-Trub and I used to make them for fun. It's easy to look back on those days with rose tinted glasses. I'm feeling all nostalgic now.  Brilliant book. 
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Post by everso on Mar 19, 2009 15:17:57 GMT
www.roalddahlfans.com/books/revorecipe1.phpI'm not kidding, that is the best chocolate cake...ever. Just read the ingredients for the icing to know: melted chocolate and cream - that's it. It's Bruce Bogtrotter's Cake from Roald Dahl's 'Matilida'. He's the poor kid who has to eat the whole cake infront of school assembly as a punishment from the evil headmistress. When you make the cake you'll understand the punishment. One small slice is enough chocolate for anyone- delicious but too too chocolately to eat more than a slice. I bet you didn't think that was possible. Gary Rhodes wrote a cookbook of Dahl recipes, all sorts of Willy Wonka treats, Mr Twit's Beard, Frobscuttle juice etc and Mini-Trub and I used to make them for fun. It's easy to look back on those days with rose tinted glasses. I'm feeling all nostalgic now. Brilliant book. Oh man! That sounds like a chocolate brownie recipe with Chocolate truffle mixture on top. God, my mouth is watering so much. Exit everso with lined cake tin and saucepan in hand. On second thoughts, I'm supposed to be on a diet. Bugger. |
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Post by Patrick on Mar 19, 2009 15:30:41 GMT
I do a mean coffee and walnut cake! Covered in gooey coffee-butter icing! (The cake - not me)
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Post by trubble on Mar 19, 2009 15:51:39 GMT
I take a lot of persuading to eat anything coffee flavoured.
Espresso = good
Cake = good
Together = ruination of both.
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Post by everso on Mar 19, 2009 15:55:06 GMT
I take a lot of persuading to eat anything coffee flavoured. Espresso = good Cake = good Together = ruination of both. Are you looking for a fight on THIS thread too?  ?  Coffee and Walnut cake is devine. |
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Post by riotgrrl on Mar 19, 2009 15:57:01 GMT
I take a lot of persuading to eat anything coffee flavoured. Espresso = good Cake = good Together = ruination of both. Are you looking for a fight on THIS thread too? ? Coffee and Walnut cake is devine. I've got your back on this thread too Everso. Coffee cake . . is yum. I like the coffee flavoured revels too. |
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Post by trubble on Mar 19, 2009 16:06:58 GMT
Arf?
What do we say about coffee cake? Is it in our manifesto?
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Post by Patrick on Mar 19, 2009 16:18:58 GMT
Aah! Coffee Revels! You bite into it and think "Damn - not another orange one!" Then the glorious coffee flavour leaks across your tongue.
.......and there's only ever one in each pack!
I don't use espresso in my C/W cake I just mix enough (usually Percol) instant to give it a nice subtle flavour. (I know - strong dilution of coffee = same thing) I don't think it is, in this case, somehow!
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Post by sesley on Mar 19, 2009 21:46:17 GMT
coffee put into chocolate cakes some how compliments the chocolate.
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Post by Patrick on Mar 19, 2009 22:34:21 GMT
coffee put into chocolate cakes some how compliments the chocolate. So does Rum!  Or Whisky! |
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Post by trubble on Mar 20, 2009 1:03:01 GMT
Rum and whisky put into coffee complements the coffee.
Chocolate fights with it.
And vice versa vis a vis the cake situ.
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Post by sesley on Mar 20, 2009 17:11:59 GMT
oh i love those Irish coffees with the black coffee and sugar and whiskey cos its Irish and the cream on the top , and then you get a moustache enjoying it. lol.
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Post by everso on Mar 22, 2009 0:38:00 GMT
I have a new chocolate torte recipe that I'll be trying out tomorrow (today actually).
I'll let you know the results.
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Post by everso on Mar 22, 2009 14:34:18 GMT
I've made the chocolate cake. Man, it smells fantastic. I have fresh raspberries and double cream to serve with it. It contains 2 whole bars of plain chocolate PLUS cocoa powder, 5 eggs and 200 grammes (whatever they are) of butter, sugar and ground almonds. BUT no flour, so it won't be fattening.  If anyone wants the full recipe let me know. |
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Post by sesley on Mar 22, 2009 14:48:22 GMT
oh please i love new recipes to try.
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Post by everso on Mar 22, 2009 16:29:28 GMT
oh please i love new recipes to try. Sesley, I'll let you have the recipe once I've tried it (only about two hours to go!) The excitement is mounting. The grandchildren are round at the mo and have already spotted and had some of the raspberries, so I've had to hide them. They haven't seen the chocolate cake yet though. |
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Post by percyplum on Mar 22, 2009 17:24:25 GMT
I made a Victoria sponge this morning... Mr Plum has eaten almost half of it already!  Tip from my late Ma (a professional cook) - weigh the 3 eggs and use that weight for the rest of the ingredients rather than the usual 6oz or whatever. Perfect every time. |
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Post by Coffeepot on Mar 22, 2009 18:15:56 GMT
Didn't know that Mrs Plum  I don't do much baking as I'm the one that eats most of it.  But my eldest made me a lovely sponge cake at 1am so I could have some this morning, bless. He makes far better sponges than I do. |
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Post by sesley on Mar 22, 2009 20:12:26 GMT
ah plums tuscan plum tart a recipe from Rachel Allen and what do with reduced priced plums from morrisons. loverly dessert for Sunday .
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Post by bonbonlarue on Mar 22, 2009 20:23:18 GMT
Does anyone have a recipe for Shiraz and Doritos cake?
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